Shangri-La partners Tencent for smart hotels
Tencent and Shangri-La Group have formed a partnership to develop and deploy smart hotel solutions to power the transformation of hotel operations and services.
Through...
Departure tax unlikely to spur domestic travel in Malaysia
The Malaysian government is deliberating the imposition of a departure levy on all outbound air passengers starting June 1, 2019 to encourage travellers to take domestic holidays, but members of the travel industry are doubtful that the move will lead to the desired outcome
Mr & Mrs Smith eyes expansion after securing US$7.8m via crowdfunding
Boutique hotel booking site Mr & Mrs Smith has raised six million pounds (US$7.8 million) through crowdfunding in mid October to accelerate the expansion of its hotel portfolio and into new verticals
Aqua Expeditions gets US$28m investment
With a US$28 million capital injection from Bison Capital, boutique river cruise company Aqua Expeditions will now work towards increasing its fleet size by 150 per cent and add new geographic locations over the next two year.
Last call for exhibitors at ATF 2019
With just two months to go until ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2019 in Vietnam, time is running short for sellers and exhibitors to book...
THAI posts 3Q loss on natural disasters, Chinese market decline
Thai Airways International (THAI) reported an operating loss of nearly 3.7 billion baht (US$111.6 million) in 3Q2018, compared to under 1.9 billion baht in...
New Ramada hotel coming to Halong Bay
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is set to open Ramada by Wyndham Halong Bay View come 1Q2020, adding to its existing Wyndham Legend Halong Bay...
Agoda partners JTB to expand Japan accommodation inventory
Agoda has joined forces with JTB Corp to strengthen and expand online sales and distribution of Japanese accommodations on both companies’ sites
F1 Grand Prix races into Vietnam come 2020
A Grand Prix event will be held in Hanoi from April 2020, the first new race to be announced under Liberty Media’s takeover of...
Pent-up demand showing up strong for less-than-ready Boracay
The Philippine trade is observing a strong pent-up demand for travel to Boracay from January 2019 onwards, but what's less clear is whether the...
