1,008-room Best Western hotel coming to Halong Bay
Best Western Hotels & Resorts has signed a new hotel overlooking Halong Bay, scheduled to open its doors in 4Q2020.
Developed by Doji Land Real...
EbixCash acquires India’s Business Travels Group to grow B2B business
EbixCash, the financial exchange division of US insurance solution provider Ebix, has acquired assets of India's Business Travels Group to aggressively grow its Via...
Aviation roundup: Philippine Airlines, Garuda Indonesia and Hainan Airlines
Here’s our weekly roundup of new air routes.
Trade finds optimism in Maldives inbound with government change
With political unrest leading up to the presidential elections blown over, optimism is now high in the Maldives’ inbound sector, further buoyed by hopes...
Video interview: How Ctrip is making its ‘super app’ more super
Ctrip, which says it sees 40 per cent of traffic opening its app in non-homebase destinations, is on a drive to make the “super...
Expedia, Indonesian tourism ministry deepen marketing partnership
Brand Expedia and the Indonesia Ministry of Tourism (MOT) are joining forces to promote and drive international travel demand to 15 key destinations in...
Hilton gets new ‘Motto’ in the form of customisable rooms
Hilton has announced a new affordable lifestyle brand, Motto by Hilton, to meet the growing demand for reasonably priced, less traditional hotels in central...
Sentosa’s Tiger Sky Tower to take final spin on December 28
Tiger Sky Tower on Sentosa will cease operations permanently on December 28, after negotiations to renew its lease fell through.
The rotating observation tower's closure...
Plugging the knowledge gap for SE Asia’s budding cruise agents
Amid the cruising boom in Asia, penetration rate in some fast-growing markets in South-east Asia remain as low as 0.02 per cent, underscoring the...
Thai trade presses for relief steps to tackle declining Chinese arrivals
Thailand needs aggressive remedial measures to woo the Chinese market back, with expectations that the decline in Chinese arrivals would persist into the first...
