With HK Express acquisition, Cathay Pacific gets foot in the door...
Cathay Pacific is buying budget carrier HK Express in full, with the HK$4.9 billion (US$630 million) deal expected to go through by December 31...
PATA ponders marketing tweaks for travel mart in Astana, now renamed...
PATA Travel Mart, which is headed for Kazakhstan this year, may have to tweak its marketing to reflect an official change in the name...
Indian trade mourns sudden passing of Praveen Chugh
Praveen Chugh, a veteran of India's tourism industry and president of Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI), suffered a fatal heart attack on Tuesday,...
Indian trade mourns sudden passing of Praveen Chugh
Praveen Chugh, a veteran of India's tourism industry and president of Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI), suffered a fatal heart attack on Tuesday,...
Ascott expands short-stay offerings with Citadines Connect sub-brand
The Ascott has launched Citadines Connect, a line of business hotels with selected services, in a bid to widen its short-stay offerings.
Park Hotel Group to check into Melbourne
Singapore-based Park Hotel Group has inked a management deal with Roxy-Pacific Holdings to open Park Hotel Melbourne in 2022.
The 23-storey Park Hotel Melbourne will...
Aviation roundup: PAL, Cebu Pacific and Korean Air
Here's our weekly roundup of new air routes and other aviation news.
Hotels get personal to drive direct bookings
Hoteliers are taking control of their direct booking channels by stepping up personalisation, guest engagement and B2B relationships, industry players were eager to show at the...
Latest Henley Index shows transformative effect of Asian development
In a demonstration of Asia’s growing power and influence on the world stage, Japan, Singapore and South Korea now hold joint top spot on...
New solutions needed to tackle ‘invisible burden’ of tourism
There are hidden costs in tourism that urgently need to be addressed with new solutions, according to a newly released report, which also named...
