DOT rolls out AR app Experience Philippines
The Philippine Department of Tourism (DoT) has partnered Makati-based school iACADEMY to launch the Experience Philippines, an augmented reality app which houses a treasure...
Agoda powers up two revamped JTB websites
Japan's JTB Corp has launched its revamped Rurubu Travel and JAPANiCAN.com websites, in collaboration with Asia-based OTA Agoda.
The websites, which leverage Agoda’s technology expertise in marketing...
Swiss-Belhotel embarks on Indonesian expansion spree
Swiss-Belhotel International will be launching 12 new properties in Indonesia by 2022.
The new properties will encompass four brands: Swiss-Belexpress, Zest, Swiss-Belinn, and Swiss-Belhotel. They...
Value triumphs cost for Indonesian travellers: study
Despite the threat of a global economic recession, travellers across the world, including Indonesian travellers, are increasingly prioritising value over cost, according to Travelport's...
Philippine trade turns to domestic travel, star power to tide through...
As they grapple with the fallout from coronavirus, travel agencies in the Philippines are resorting to promoting safe and responsible travel, dangling steep discounts...
Vietnam DMC rounds up SME operators to craft creative itineraries
Vietnam-based luxury DMC is aiming to disrupt the market and offer a platform for South-east Asian SME operators to shine.
In an age of corporate...
Hilton’s luxury brand LXR to check into Kyoto
Hilton has partnered real estate company Tokyu Land Corporation (TLC) to open a new LXR Hotels & Resorts property in Kyoto, Japan, marking the...
IHG to plant voco flag in New Zealand
IHG has signed a franchise agreement with Pro-invest to open its first voco hotel in New Zealand come mid-2021.
Located in the heart of Auckland’s...
SE Asia hotels note varying business impact as concerned travellers retreat
Hotels in major tourism destinations across South-east Asia are reporting different levels of impact on business as the flu crisis persists, with most bracing for dismal room occupancy in the first quarter.
Major reshuffle, new executives at Indonesia tourism ministry
Nia Niscaya, former deputy minister of tourism marketing development regional I for the Ministry of Tourism, has been appointed deputy of marketing at the...
