Six Senses plants flags in France and Costa Rica
Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas will open new properties in France's UNESCO-listed Loire Valley, and Costa Rica's Papagayo Peninsula.
The resort in France will be...
Hotel Indigo introduces shoppable hotel rooms
InterContinental Hotels Group's (IHG) Indigo Hotels is bringing the retail and shopping experience in-room with the introduction of Shop the Neighbourhood.
Shop the Neighbourhood, which...
Sri Lanka approves concessions for airlines to hasten tourism recovery
Sri Lanka has announced concessions including reduced ground handling charges and relaxed visa requirements for a six-month period to provide a fillip to its...
Vietnamese conglomerate gets green light to launch airline unit
Vinpearl Air Joint Stock Company, a member of Vingroup owned by US billionaire Phạm Nhat Vuong, will soon enter the aviation market after being...
Grand Princess to replace Sapphire Princess in Singapore homeport
The 2,600-guest Grand Princess will homeport in Singapore for the first time in the 2020/2021, replacing the Sapphire Princess in Princess Cruises' seventh homeporting...
Oyo claims it is now world’s third largest hotel chain
Oyo Hotels & Homes published a statement hailing itself the world’s third largest hotel chain by room count as of June 2019, while staking...
Two Krabi resorts to be rebranded into Avanis
Avani Hotels & Resorts has signed two new resort hotels in the southern Thailand resort town of Krabi, marking the brand’s continued growth within...
Trade backs levy move for Bali’s Nusa Penida to improve infrastructure
Bali's popular tourist islands of Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan have introduced a levy on foreign visitors, a move that the local...
Air Mauritius lays out Asian expansion goals with A330neo delivery
The recent delivery of two Airbus A330-900neo aircraft in April this year, which makes Air Mauritius the first airline in the world to operate...
Penang seals pact with Ctrip to bring tourism growth to state
Chinese OTA giant Ctrip and Trip.com (a Ctrip Group company) have entered into a strategic MoU with Penang Global Tourism, sealing the first partnership...
