Yogyakarta Marriott marks brand’s debut in Indonesia
Having soft opened last November, the 347-room Yogyakarta Marriott Hotel is in its early days seeking volume in order to gain visibility in the...
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...
Star Cruises to resume sailing in Malaysia
Star Pisces will become the first ship to resume sailing in Malaysia, departing from Penang starting May 13, at the start of the Hari...
Arrivals into Thailand surge past 38 million
Despite concerns that the recent Phuket boat accident would affect Chinese arrivals, Thailand saw a record 38.3 million tourists in 2018, according to latest...
Turkey faces tourism backlash from India over pro-Pakistan stance
Following the recent escalation in hostilities between India and Pakistan, a significant segment of India's outbound travel sector is witnessing a steep decline in...
Singapore’s hospitality players feed on buzz around Trump-Kim summit
Ahead of confirmation that the historic Trump-Kim summit would take place on June 12 at Sentosa's Capella Hotel in Singapore, hospitality establishments located in...
Tujia teams up with SiteMinder to improve homestay management for overseas...
Chinese homestay booking provider Tujia has partnered Siteminder to streamline its back-end stock management and pricing system as well as provide a single lodging...
Silversea gets royal treatment from new majority owner
A slew of product and fleet enhancements has been announced for Silversea Cruises following its acquisition by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL).
The two companies...
Expedia adds event tickets
Expedia has added Event Tickets to its activities and attractions offering, a new service that brings tickets for more than 95,000 concerts and theatre...
Ascott fast-tracks Asian expansion with deals in China, Japan and Thailand
Ascott is accelerating its expansion in Asia by forging strategic partnerships with developers in China, Japan and Thailand, amid an aggressive expansion expected to...
