Vietjet expands services in South Korea
Vietjet will fly direct to Busan from Vietnam’s four major cities – Ho Chi Minh City, Danang, Nha Trang and Hanoi – from July...
Return of cruises boosts sales for Malaysian agents
The tills at travel agencies in Malaysia are ringing with cruise holiday transactions, following Resorts World Cruises's establishment of a Kuala Lumpur homeport, via...
IHG’s Vignette Collection debuts in Thailand
IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) has partnered Dinso Resort Co. to introduce its Luxury & Lifestyle collection brand, Vignette Collection, to Thailand’s Patong in...
Thailand expansion plans well-grounded, says Accor
AccorHotels' ibis Bangkok Siam in Bangkok
ACCORHOTELS is defending its aggressive expansion programme in Thailand amid the prevailing oversupply of hotel rooms in Bangkok.
Accor currently...
Marriott likely new operators of The South Beach hotel
THE South Beach Consortium, holding company of Singapore’s The South Beach hotel, is in talks with Marriott International to hand over management of the...
Singapore retailers use WeChat to lure more Chinese shoppers
WITH WeChat so widely used in the Chinese market, the Orchard Road Business Association (Orba) is hoping to entice more travellers from China to...
Hope for minimal impact on tourism amid Zika fears in Singapore
A GROWING number of countries worldwide are issuing travel advisories to Singapore as cases of Zika infection in the city-state climbed to 115 (as...
Etihad, TUI in talks to form new airline group
TUI and Etihad Aviation Group are in discussion to create a new European leisure airline group focused on point-to-point flying to connect key tourist...
Turkish Airlines to begin Phuket flights come July
Turkish Airlines will begin four-times-weekly flights between Istanbul and Phuket from July 17, 2017.
The flight will depart Istanbul on Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays...
China piques growing interest from South American luxury market
China is attracting growing interest among South America's luxury travellers as trade between the two continents strengthen and luxury bleisure bookings are on the...
