Asia’s winners and losers as Chinese travellers stay home
The Sino-US trade war and a weaker yuan have put a damper on outbound travel from China, as Chinese travellers turn towards domestic travel...
New Anantara-Verita partnership to bring health centres into hotels, starting first...
Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas has entered into its first-ever joint venture with Verita Healthcare Group to collaborate on a global network of integrated,...
Manila readies plans for tourism push as it undergoes major clean-up
As it undergoes a thorough makeover under new mayor Francisco Domagoso over the last three months, the city of Manila is concurrently developing a...
Merlin to build world’s largest Legoland in China’s Sichuan
Merlin Entertainments has entered into a partnership agreement with Global Zhongjun Cultural Tourism Development to build and operate a Legoland Resort in Sichuan Province...
Best Western plans Japan debut of BW Signature Collection in Kyoto
Best Western Hotels & Resorts has signed a deal with Landowner Japan for a new hotel in Kyoto, which will also mark the Japanese...
Indonesia’s draft criminal code would be disastrous for tourism, warns trade
Industry members in Indonesia have expressed their deep reservations and objections over the passing of a revised criminal code containing controversial articles, as they...
Cox & Kings’ IATA license terminated; Ebix acquires its business travel...
The IATA has terminated the license to sell tickets for Cox & Kings and asked the debt-ridden Indian tour company to surrender its IATA...
Saudi Arabia opens doors to international tourists for the first time
Once opened to Muslim pilgrims visiting the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia has made tourist visas available to non-religious travellers for...
Hotel investment sales in Singapore likely to hit new high in...
Singapore is on course to close out 2019 with record high hotel transaction volumes of S$2.5 billion (US$1.8 billion), buoyed by increasing tourist arrivals,...
Radisson goes to New Zealand
Radisson Hotel Group has signed its "biggest hotel management deal in 2019 in Australasia" to enter New Zealand with four new hotels comprising 777...
