While the UK government was recently blasted by the aviation sector for its policy on raising air passenger duty (APD), AOA chief executive Darren Caplan’s initial response to its latest aviation policy document was upbeat. Caplan welcomed “a clear recognition by the Secretary of State…

With openings of W hotels in Singapore and Bangkok, W Hotels Worldwide unveiled its plans to more than double its Asian presence by the end of 2018. As of now, more than half of the W brand’s global pipeline is slated for Asia Pacific, including…

Global hotel giant Accor recently announced the opening of the latest Bangkok properties: Mercure Bangkok Siam and ibis Bangkok Siam, two newly-built hotels situated within the same building in Bangkok. “With the opening of our combined Mercure and ibis property in the Siam area, we…

At the recently held Routes Airport Marketing Awards, Changi Airport Group was announced as this years winner. Over 700 aviation professionals were gathered to witness the presentation of the awards and to take part in the 11th Routes Asia – the largest route development event…

The 11th Routes Asia opened yesterday to an engaging and provocative debate on some of the key topics impacting the aviation business across Asia, the Pacific region and Australasia. To a packed audience of delegates at the Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel, in Mumbai, discussions…

Under the Ambassador of France to India, Francois Richier, a special soiree held at the Residence of France recently saw the launch of Atout France-France Tourism Development Agency’s promotional campaign, “Be There! Do That!” focusing on novel experiences in France. The evening was also the…

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts recently debuted a new addition to its growing portfolio in the Middle East – Fairmont The Palm. The property is owned by international residential and resort developer IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR). The property will feature 381 guestrooms and suites,…

At the recently concluded ITB Berlin, SATTE – South Asia’s leading travel and tourism event, received overwhelming response and garnered great interest among exhibitors as well as visitors. International players who expressed ardent interest in SATTE at ITB Berlin include Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, Macedonia,…

Union Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi has said that the recent decision of the Government of India to lift the restriction of the two month gap on re-entry of foreign nationals coming to India on a tourist visa will encourage more tourists to visit India. Addressing…

Asia and the Pacific continued as a hot spot for international tourism in 2012, attracting what is expected to be in excess of 350 million international visitor arrivals, expanding its collective inbound count by more than 5 per cent and generating more than 18 million…