Avis goes Beep in five Asian languages
Beep, Avis Budget Group’s one-stop training portal for travel trade professionals, is now available in five Asian languages: traditional and simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean...
Dip in August passenger traffic for Hong Kong airport
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled six million passengers and 35,655 air traffic movements in August 2019, representing year-on-year declines of 12.4 per cent...
Hotel investors emphasise private sector role in Indonesia’s tourism development
Hotel investors from the private sector are calling for the Indonesian government to be decisive in their list of destinations earmarked for tourism development...
Deterred by HK crisis and South Korea’s stringent rules, Filipinos take...
Destinations offering visa-free travel or easier visa procedures for Filipinos are winning over the outbound market from the Philippines.
Shunning Hong Kong which remains mired...
Klook outlines global expansion plans; plans to double headcount by 2020
Fast-growing OTA Klook has unveiled an ambitious global expansion plan as it marks its fifth anniversary last week.
Klook currently offers over 100,000 things-to-do and...
Oyo moves into upscale segment in India
Oyo Hotels & Homes, more associated as a budget and economy hospitality chain, will soon foray into the premium accommodation space when it opens...
Brisbane puts forth 2031 vision to boost tourism economy
More than 500 operators, investors, industry, local councils and government partners have joined forces to deliver a bold new 12-year vision to encourage visitors...
OTAs must rethink merchandising and retail flows for future growth: Amadeus
As the online travel market continues to rapidly evolve and grow, OTAs in Asia-Pacific looking to remain competitive must embrace merchandising and reinvent retail...
Hilton to open first Cambodia hotel in Phnom Penh come 2022
Hilton has signed a management agreement with real estate development group GFC Company to operate a new hotel in Phnom Penh.
Part of a mixed-use...
Fairmont Maldives unveils new underwater art installation
After the Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi was ordered by the Maldives' government last August to remove "anti-Islamic" human-like sculptures within the Coralarium —...
