Royal Caribbean’s new mega-ship to set sail in 2022
Royal Caribbean's new and fifth Oasis Class ship, Wonder of the Seas, is set to make its debut in March 2022, sailing from Shanghai...
Avalon rides on cruising demand to promote European river cruises
Avalon Waterways is capitalising on the growth of the Indonesian outbound cruise market to promote river cruising in Europe.
The company, which operates under the...
Malaysia charts course for tourism recovery
Tourism Malaysia plans to restart international promotion efforts from this September, and in the interim, focus will be on domestic recovery, and drumming up...
Minor Hotels to debut in Paris with three hotels
Minor Hotels will debut in France’s capital Paris with the addition of three four-star hotels in 2024.
Minor Hotels will welcome to its family the...
TripAdvisor debuts instant booking in Asia
TRIPADVISOR has expanded its instant hotel booking tool into nine more countries – Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, India, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland and...
DoT pulls plug on new tourism ad over plagiarism backlash
The Department of Tourism’s (DoT) new TV commercial sporting the Experience the Philippines tagline has received flak from the travel trade for falling short...
Associated Luxury Hotels buys Worldhotels
US-based hospitality sales and marketing consortium Associated Luxury Hotels, which owns and operates Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), has acquired Frankfurt-based rival Worldhotels for...
Outrigger unveils new corporate name, brand structure
Outrigger Enterprises has announced the brand's change of name to Outrigger Hospitality Group in line with a company-wide initiative to restructure its multi-brand portfolio and solidify...
Hilton to plant DoubleTree brand in Malaysia’s Damai Laut
Hilton will introduce its DoubleTree by Hilton brand in Damai Laut, Malaysia, through a conversion of the existing Swiss-Garden Beach Resort Damai Laut.
Set to...
Tourism hopes high with new Yogyakarta airport starting operations end-April
Trade players are eagerly anticipating the new opportunities that the long-awaited Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) will bring, when the 210,000m2 facility finally completes its...
