Silversea gets royal treatment from new majority owner
A slew of product and fleet enhancements has been announced for Silversea Cruises following its acquisition by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL).
The two companies...
Jin Jiang reportedly weighing bid for Radisson Hotel Group
As HNA Group considers selling Radisson Hotel Group, Bloomberg reports that China's state-owned Jin Jiang International is weighing a bid for the Minneapolis-based hotel...
Experience discovery app Trell raises US$1.25 million in seed funding
Local experience discovery platform Trell has raised US$1.25 million in seed funding from multiple investors. The Bengaluru-based startup, which generates content via short videos...
Airbnb invites guests to spend the night atop Great Wall of...
Airbnb shows it does not take its tagline "don't go there, live there" lightly, having added the Great Wall of China to its platform...
Wyndham heads to Pacific island of Palau
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will launch a 593-key resort in the western Pacific island destination of Palau, said to give the country's Aimeliik region...
Grab bags US$2bn, races for market share in Indonesia
As it consolidates market share in South-east Asia on the back of a takeover of Uber's operations in the region, Grab has raised US$2...
Scoot fires the first salvo to raise air fares due to...
Sharp rises in fuel prices have prompted major North American airlines to warn of flight cuts and fare hikes, and that direction appears to...
First Asian MICE Cruise Conference to set sail at IT&CMA 2018
IT&CMA 2018 will debut the region’s first-ever Asian MICE Cruise Conference on September 18 as part of the show’s three-day business, education and networking...
First Capri by Fraser in Japan to open in Ginza
Capri by Fraser is debuting in Japan with an opening in the Ginza district of Tokyo.
In line with the brand's design centricity and millennial...
Hainan uses homesharing to rejuvenate village tourism
Hainan Tourism Development Commission has teamed up with Xiaozhu.com to leverage the rise of homesharing and develop rural tourism, including through establishing a Hainan Tourism B&B Association.
Wang Liantao,...
