Best of TW Asia Global Wrap: ANA lands at KL International Airport
Featured stories from TravelWeekly Asia: All Nippon Airways’ new service to Kuala Lumpur, Starwood’s Tribute Portfolio brand in Hokkaido, sharp decline in tourists to MacauANA lands at KL International AirportJapan-based All Nippon Airways (ANA) started daily services between Tokyo Narita and KL [...]
Happy with your leisure time? The new national divide
This ia guest post by Laurens Van Den Oever, Global Industry Lead, Travel and Hospitality, GfKThe busy pace of life is a popular complaint for many people, but there are notable differences between countries. Russia and Japan have the highest percentage of people actively unhappy with the amount of [...]
Oakwood launches Studios brand, enters Singapore
Oakwood Asia Pacific announced last week it will be launching a new serviced residence brand in Singapore – Oakwood Studios – due for completion in November 2016. A management contract with local developer Newfort Realty Pte Ltd was signed for a period of 10 years, with an option to renew for 10 [...]
Best of TW Asia Global Wrap: Conrad Macao Launches ‘PINK Inspired 2015’
Featured stories from TravelWeekly: ‘PINK Inspired 2015’ campaign by Conrad Macao, impact on hotel rates from impending recession, Thailand to reform tourism sectorConrad Macao launches ‘PINK Inspired 2015’Conrad Macao, Cotai Central has announced its ‘PINK Inspired 2015’ campaign. From [...]
Smart Nation Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to address WIT Conference
Singapore’s Minister for Environment and Water Resources and Minister-in-Charge of the Smart Nation Initiative, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will give the opening address at the 11th edition of the WIT (Web In Travel) conference this year, to be held 20-21 October at Marina Bay Sands.The conference regu [...]
How Red Planet intends to conquer the value hotel sector with technology
“Give customers more of what they want, and less of what they don’t”. That’s the mantra of Bangkok-based Red Planet Hotels, which aims to redefine the value hotel experience in Asia. WIT speaks to Tim Hansing, Chief Executive Officer, Red Planet Hotels, about the technology-driven opportunit [...]
Best of TW Asia Global Wrap: Bomb blast sends shock waves through Thai economy
Featured stories from TravelWeekly: Effects of Bangkok bomb blast on Thai tourism, Park Hotel Group’s foray into Adelaide, Bali’s dolphins in the limelightBomb blast sends shock waves through Thai economyJust when the Tourism Authority of Thailand was celebrating a great set of international vis [...]
Letter from Saigon: Big, young, social and mobile, powered by women
One evening in Saigon, after a lovely dinner at a rooftop garden, we stopped on a sidewalk to have a brief chat about where to go next. Ice cream? Beer? Wine? The choices are endless. Suddenly, a bunch of taxis just stopped by us, the drivers looking at us in anticipation for a ride.Simon Christy, f [...]
Mom & pops the real fuel behind the Vietnamese boom
As with most of emerging Asia, the smartphone is transforming Vietnam’s travel market. Digital entrepreneur and marketing specialist Simon Christy, founder and CEO, of VEO Media, started Alehap.vn, a social travel platform, back in 2009 and has since the changes since the beginning. He talks to WI [...]
Best of TW Asia Global Wrap: South Korea declares MERS is no more
Featured stories from TravelWeekly: South Korea's MERS free, focus on Chinese outbound market in Hotels.com’s travel monitor, boom time for China’s cruise line sectorSouth Korea declares MERS is no moreSouth Korea will launch a massive marketing campaign to woo tourists after an end to a deadly [...]
