Former Shang EVP in new startup selling hotel ancillaries
Former Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts’ executive vice president South-east Asia Cetin Sekercioglu has laid down his corporate suit and is developing an online platform...
HNA Group’s founder passes away in France
Wang Jian, co-founder and chairman of HNA Group, has passed away, the group announced on its website.
In an obituary, the group stated that Wang,...
Luxury Escapes appoints first head of Asia amid expansion
Luxury Escapes has appointed Rajah Chaudhry head of Asia, a newly created position, after recently establishing presence in Singapore, Hong Kong and India.
Rajah will...
Dining and nightlife brand Cé La Vi struts into Colombo
Singaporean dining and nightlife brand Cé La Vi has partnered The Kingsbury, a five-star luxury hotel in Colombo, to launch its newest restaurant and...
Responsible Travel launches documentary as overtourism hits critical point
At the start of another tense summer between local people and holidaymakers, and weeks after The Wall Street Journal described tourism as "generating a...
New luxury tradeshow in Bali picks Potato Head for conference spot
At the inaugural Further East event, the conference component typically expected of similar travel tradeshows will be ditched in favour of intimate learning sessions...
Singapore tourism school takes cue from French hospitality to earn US...
Since entering into a partnership with France's Vatel Hotel and Tourism Business School in 2011, the School D’Hospitality (SDH) Institute in Singapore has recently...
Aviation roundup: AirAsia, United and Qantas
Here’s our weekly roundup of new air routes and frequency updates.
With new terminal opened, Cebu airport wants more international flights and...
The newly opened Terminal 2 of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is expected to attract more airlines as it nearly triples the airport’s...
PATA partners travel data company to help partners unlock insights
PATA has partnered Adara, a data solution for travel brands, to empower its members with destination visitor data which can be used to better...
















