Singapore’s CDL makes fresh attempt at Millennium & Copthorne Hotels takeover
Singapore-listed real estate firm City Developments Ltd (CDL) is taking another stab at buying Millennium & Copthorne (M&C) Hotels in a deal that values...
Visitor-friendly developments flourish in Osaka’s Izumisano City
Izumisano City, one of the 33 cities in Osaka Prefecture, has announced several upcoming tourism developments in Rinku Town, located a 10-minute drive from...
Angkor Wat to stamp out cruel elephant rides by next year
The controversial elephant rides at Angkor Wat will cease next year, Metro UK reported.
Accor to manage upcoming property in Phuket’s MontAzure
Boutique Corporation has appointed Accor to manage its new 230-room hotel under the Mövenpick brand, which will be located at MontAzure, an integrated resort...
Thomas Cook confirms takeover talks with Fosun, its largest stakeholder
British travel giant Thomas Cook has confirmed that China's Fosun Tourism Group was in talks to buy its tour operator business.
Fosun, which acquired a...
M’sian hoteliers observe disparities between arrivals and occupancies in 1Q
The Malaysian Association of Hotels' (MAH) statistics on 1Q hotel occupancy showed a slight drop to 64.2 per cent, compared with 65.7 per cent...
NASA opens space station for commercial business and private astronauts
NASA is opening the International Space Station for commercial business, which it hopes will open the gates to American innovation in the low-Earth orbit...
Wyndham to bring Ramada to South Australia
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' Ramada brand will make its South Australia debut with the signing of Ramada by Wyndham Playford, a new property planned...
Sri Lanka’s marketing campaign takes off to arrest tourist slump
Tourist arrivals plummeted 70 per cent last month, owing to lack of travel confidence after the Easter Sunday bombings, but Sri Lanka’s travel industry...
Social enterprise rolls out edutainment programmes against child exploitation in tourism
Cambodia-based social enterprise Friends International (FI) has unveiled a swathe of new products as part of its recently-launched ChildSafe Academy, including an escape room,...
