Fire engulfs Japan’s historic Shuri Castle
Shuri Castle, a popular tourist spot in Naha, the capital city of the Okinawa Prefecture in Japan, has been destroyed in a fire early...
Oakwood to open two hotels in Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics zone
Oakwood, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mapletree Investments, has partnered Sinobo Thaiwoo (Zhangjiakou Chongli) Cultural & Tourism to manage two serviced apartments within Sinobo...
Resilient industry confidence props up HICAP amid testy times for Hong...
The 30th edition of Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP) forged on ahead in Hong Kong last week, even as months of social unrest...
Tourism Australia wants visitors to find a new Philausophy of life...
Tourism Australia (TA) has launched a new three-year global campaign highlighting "the distinct and defining character of Australia and of Australians" to attract more...
Crossroads Maldives anchors S Hotels & Resorts’ global expansion path
S Hotels & Resorts (SHR), the hospitality arm of Thai developer Singha Estate, is adopting a different approach to international expansion from other Thai...
Dutch online ticket seller Tiqets raises US$60 million led by Airbnb
Amsterdam-based ticket booking platform Tiqets has raised US$60 million in a Series C financing round led by Airbnb, with continued support from prior lead...
Aviation roundup: Drukair, FlyArystan and Cebu Pacific
Here’s our weekly roundup of new air routes and other aviation news.
Indonesian outbound players excited about Saudi Arabia’s tourism prospects
Keen to tap on Saudi Arabia as a new outbound destination following the kingdom's recent move to open its doors to foreign tourists for...
Grab offers ride-hailing services through Booking.com app
In a move that is part of a broader strategic partnership between two travel giants, users of accommodation booking platform Booking.com can now book Grab's ride-hailing...
Indonesian bedbank eyes 40% domestic market share by 2020
KlikNBook.com, an Indonesia-based B2B bedbank founded in 2012, has pumped heavy investments in technology and human capital as it targets to achieve 40 per...
