Pushing local experiences in secondary destinations
Localism, or local experiences, is something DMOs should invest in when it comes to the marketing of secondary destinations, shared speakers at the PATA...
Firefly suspends flights into Singapore over airport move issues
Firefly on December 1 suspended flights into Singapore over issues in relation to the transfer of small aircraft operations from Changi to the newly...
Advice for those affected by Marriott data breach
After news broke of a major data breach at the world's largest hotel chain, John Shier, senior security advisor at cybersecurity firm Sophos has...
Iconic Bangkok hotels in midst of renovation
Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok has announced that its River Wing is scheduled to undergo renovation from March to October 2019, right as another iconic name in...
El Nido up next for rehabilitation, but no forced closure this...
Another tourist destination in the Philippines, El Nido in Palawan, is up for rehabilitation but without the complete shutdown as imposed in the case...
Massive data breach of Marriott’s Starwood hotels exposes 500 million accounts
As many as 500 million guests may potentially have had their personal information exposed in an illegal hack of its Starwood database that began...
Radisson, Best Western step up presence in the Philippines
Come 2019, Radisson Hotel Group and Best Western Hotels & Resorts will be opening one property each in Iloilo and Angeles City respectively.
The Radisson...
Garuda returns to London with thrice-weekly flights
Garuda Indonesia will restart its Jakarta-London Heathrow direct services on December 13, after suspending the service on October 29.
The thrice-weekly flights will utilise the Boeing...
Tripfez-Holidayme merger to create single Muslim travel platform
One of the world's largest OTAs for Muslim travellers is possibly in the making with the merger of Malaysia-based Tripfez and Dubai-based Holidayme.
Tripfez CEO...
Marriott brings Fairfield into Japan, with 12 hotels in the works
Marriott International has entered into a long-standing collaboration with Japanese real estate developer Sekisui House to open 12 Fairfield by Marriott hotels across five...
