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...
Cathay Pacific urges 27,000 employees to take unpaid leave
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways has asked its 27,000 employees to take three weeks of unpaid leave, in the face of falling demand due...
Dream Cruises next to be hit by quarantine order
Following Diamond Princess, another cruise ship has been quarantined over fears that crew and passengers were exposed to the Novel Coronavirus by infected passengers.
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New royal museum to rise in Thailand
The Thai government will build a museum dedicated to the royal cremation of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thailand's longest-serving monarch, in Pathum Thani's...
Sim Leisure rides into Sri Lanka with Escape theme parks
Penang-based theme park developer Sim Leisure Group (SLG) has signed an MoU with Sri Lanka's Elpitiya Plantations, managed by Aitken Spence, to bring its...
Sales spike for third edition of Further East
The third edition of Further East, a luxury travel trade show organised by Beyond Luxury Media, has seen record growth – 62 per cent...
Aviation roundup: ANA, Korean Air and more
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