Airbnb acquires HotelTonight to enhance travel portfolio
Airbnb has acquired last-minute hotel booking app HotelTonight for an undisclosed sum, in a deal that is expected to accelerate Airbnb's ambitions of becoming...
Focus Asia expands deeper into China, explores multi-country possibilities
Following decades of operating in South-east Asia, including China’s Yunnan province, Vietnam-based DMC Focus Asia has taken the “next logical step” in its expansion...
Melia to rebrand Ninh Binh hotel into a bleisure property
Spanish hotel group Meliá Hotels International will be taking over the management of The Reed Hotel in Ninh Binh, Vietnam, from May onwards.
The property, occupying...
Thailand a harder sell for repeat travellers, but local experiences offer...
Long a top Asian destination for Europe’s travellers, Thailand today is not the easy sell it once was for tour operators and travel agents,...
Rising awareness of Japan sparks joy for Europeans
The perception of Japan as an insular nation no longer holds true, as the country opens up to tourism in recent years. Furthermore, the...
Philippines dives deeper into greater fun
With a recent refresh of its destination campaign, the Philippine Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) is extending its focus on more granular marketing content to...
Nepal kicks off campaign, pays tribute to tourism minister’s passing at...
he launch of Visit Nepal 2020 campaign at ITB Berlin was dedicated to the late Nepal minister for culture, tourism, and civil aviation, Rabindra...
Standard International doubles down on APAC with global expansion spree
Standard International, the parent company behind Standard Hotels and Bunkhouse Group, has announced 15 new hotel projects across the globe, with Asia making up...
Fayfay.com seal MoUs with Danang, Hue to promote central Vietnam
Vietnam-focused e-commerce travel site Fayfay.com has signed two MoUs with Da Nang Tourism Promotion Center and the Tourism Department of Thua Thien-Hue Province to promote travel...
No winner in sight as travel industry stuck in limbo over...
Uncertainties abound in the UK travel sector with the outcome of Brexit still up in the air weeks ahead of its planned deadline, but...
