Norwegian announces order for four next-gen ships
Norwegian Escape, the first ship in NCL's Breakaway-Plus Class
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCL) has reached an agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to construct four...
New hotel openings: March 27-31, 2017
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
Camlux Hotel
Housed in a converted factory space in Hong Kong's Kowloon Bay is the 185-room Camlux...
Garuda CEO replaced before his contract ends
Bank Mandiri director Pahala Nugraha Mansury has replaced Arif Wibowo as president and CEO of Garuda Indonesia.
Arif was appointed to the role in 2014....
Digital Travel APAC 2020 focuses on the power of personalisation in...
The fifth edition of the Digital Travel APAC, which will see the gathering of some of the world’s most innovative and disruptive travel companies,...
Accor to sell half its stake in Huazhu for US$451 million
Hospitality giant Accor has entered into an agreement to offload its approximate five per cent stake in Chinese hotel operator and franchisor Huazhu Group...
Khiri Reach out to SE Asia’s marginalised
Khiri Reach, the charitable arm of Khiri Travel, has been supporting vulnerable communities across South-east Asia whose income has been hurt by the downturn...
Amadeus builds recovery playbooks for hoteliers
Amadeus has released an eBooks collection, designed to help hoteliers navigate the path to recovery post-pandemic.
The eBooks are created in partnership with a trio...
Plans in place for Muslim-friendly Philippines
THE Philippines hopes to court more Muslim travellers by having at least 50 establishments in Manila, Cebu, Boracay and Davao to become halal-compliant by...
PATA Travel Mart to spice travel up in Sichuan in 2020
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has revealed next year's PATA Travel Mart will be held in Leshan, Sichuan, China from September 3-6.
“We are...
Aleph Hospitality signs trio of Kenyan hotels
Dubai-based hotel management company Aleph Hospitality has signed management contracts for three hotels in Kenya.
The hotels – Boma Nairobi, Boma Inn Nairobi and Boma...
