Vietravel to launch new airline in Vietnam come 2020
Vietnam's Vietravel Airlines will begin operations next year, making it the sixth domestic airline to launch in one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets,...
New Kyoto hotel adds to Red Planet Japan’s growing portfolio
Red Planet Japan and GreenOak Investment Management KK, the Japanese arm of GreenOak Real Estate, has acquired a prime site on Horikawa Dori in...
Following courtship, Thailand now contemplates marriage prospects for LGBT+ travellers
Since declaring its proud intentions to openly promote Thailand as an LGBT+ friendly destination in Asia, Thailand is now stepping up its pursuit of...
Bidroom brings no-commission room booking model to APAC
A "fair-minded" hotel booking platform is touting to boost the profitability of the Asia-Pacific hotel sector with its "radically different business model based on...
Monorail link in pipeline for Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport
Thailand's airport authorities are planning to build a three-kilometre monorail electric train route linking Don Mueang international airport with the Bangkok Transit System (BTS)...
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...
