Trip.com Group donates oxygen concentrators to Indonesia
Some 130 oxygen concentrators have made their way to Indonesia, courtesy of Trip.com Group, to help the country battle a surge in Covid-19 infections.
The equipment...
HotelQuickly overhauls app, rejigs strategy
HAVING extended its booking window from 48 hours to seven days last year, last-minute room booking app HotelQuickly has embarked on a brand rejuvenation...
China becomes world’s biggest business travel market
CHINA surpassed the US as the world’s highest-spending business travel market, having ended 2015 with US$291.2 billion in business travel spending as compared to...
Indian arrivals to Malaysia on the rise
The demonetisation crisis might have put a dent on Indian outbound travel to Malaysia in 2016, but Malaysian agents are finally seeing signs of...
Hertz appoints GSAs for four Asian countries
Hertz Asia-Pacific has appointed Discover the World (DTW), a global travel industry sales and marketing specialist, as its general sales agent (GSA) for Cambodia,...
UNWTO brings Instagram into tourism recovery picture
UNWTO and Instagram have joined forces to produce a tourism recovery playbook to help destinations and businesses harness the power of digital and visual...
Global tourism grows 4% in 2021 but remains far below pre-Covid...
While global tourism experienced a four per cent upturn in 2021 compared to 2020 (415 million versus 400 million), international tourist arrivals (overnight visitors)...
UNWTO to vote on suspending Russia’s membership
The UNWTO Executive Council will convene an Extraordinary UNWTO General Assembly to consider the suspension of Russia's membership on the basis of the latter's...
Princess Cruises’ flight booking programme now available in South-east Asia
Princess Cruises has expanded its EZair flight booking programme for guests from South-east Asia, mainly Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Brunei.
This easy-to-use tool provides...
The Lux Collective signs management agreement for Vietnam resort
The Lux Collective has signed a hotel management agreement with P Q Hai Quoc Joint Stock Company to build a luxury overwater resort under...
