SIA, Ethiopian Airlines broaden codeshare deal
Star Alliance members Singapore Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines will expand their codeshare agreement as of June 1, 2017, which will include the latter’s upcoming...
Another day, another AccorHotels acquisition
AccorHotels is on an acquisition trail, as barely days after its VeryChic purchase it has now bought over Availpro, a European leader in providing...
Japan on the cards as Meliá plots APAC expansion
Spain’s biggest hospitality chain Meliá Hotels International wants to step up its growing presence in the region, with John Alarcon, vice president for development...
New hotel openings: April 3-7, 2017
The latest hotel openings and announcements made this week
137 Pillars Suites Bangkok
Opened on April 2 on Sukhumvit Soi 39, the hotel's 34 suites are...
Emirates’ Bali service to go double daily
Emirates will introduce a second daily service to Bali on July 2, 2017.
The additional service will be operated on the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in...
Savant Vela Hotel Bangkok adds to Cachet’s portfolio
Cachet Hospitality Group (CHG) will launch Savant Vela Hotel Bangkok in November 2017, marking its second property in the Thai capital and first Savant...
Hilton plans six new hotels in Sri Lanka
Hilton has signed six management agreements with Melwa Hotels & Resorts to manage three Hilton Hotels & Resorts and three DoubleTree by Hilton properties...
India eases e-visa rules, adds two new categories
The Indian government has from April 1 eased visa regulations, allowing tourists coming into the country on e-visa to stay for up to two...
Spykerman takes over from Jegge at Worldhotels
Christina Spykerman has taken over the role of executive vice president Asia-Pacific of Worldhotels from Roland Jegge, who has decided to have some ‘me’...
Montara presents a new poshtel vision
Thailand’s Montara Hospitality Group – known in the luxury market for its Trisara resort in Phuket – has set up a separate company, Heritage...
