SHATEC lends support to hospitality training in Papua New Guinea
The Singapore Hotel Association Training and Education Centre (SHATEC) Global and Papua New Guinea’s Coral Sea Hotels have entered a collaboration to train local executives...
Quantum of the Seas returns to Singapore for longer homeporting stint
Royal Caribbean International (RCI) has announced that Quantum of the Seas will be back in Singapore for a six-month-long homeporting season from November 2019...
Philippines’ secondary cities get on Cebu Pacific’s radar
Efforts to lure tourists to less-travelled parts of the Philippines have gotten airline support as Cebu Pacific spotlights flights to secondary cities from Manila,...
Maldives tradeshow touts new features in second edition
The International Travel Trade Show of Maldives (TTM), taking place from May 1-3, 2018, is returning for the second year with new components including...
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...
Houston company wants to launch first luxury space hotel into orbit
Millionaires may be jetting off on zero-gravity holidays as soon as 2022, at least according to Orion Span, a Houston-based company that has begun...
TTG Asia keeps in shape with print redesign
Following last year’s relaunch of TTG Asia online and e-daily news, we've given TTG Asia a refresh – our version of a nip and...
Malaysia-Tencent partnership targets Chinese travellers
The Ministry of Tourism and Culture Malaysia (MOTAC), together with its promotional arm Tourism Malaysia, will collaborate with Tencent Holdings – China's tech titan...
New Bali’s power Accor’s development pipeline in Indonesia
As it marks 25 years of operation in Indonesia, AccorHotels is readying to venture deeper into the country, including “New Bali's” such as Mandalika...
HNA Group wants to check out of Hilton
Following the shedding of assets in recent months to pay down debts, China's heavily indebted HNA Group now plans to sell some or all of its US$6.3 billion stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Reuters reported.
