A NEW media marketing platform was launched for the travel industry that allows tourism boards, attractions, hotels and interesting sites to be uploaded on a world map.WhereIsWhere functions as a free location-marketing tool for businesses to market themselves by pinning…
WITH Siem Reap’s innumerable temples, overeager drivers, unofficial tour guides, flocks of one-dollar kids, and absurd humidity, 48 hours in the city can be a rather beguiling experience for the unprepared. This weekend warrior’s guide will set you straight.By dayRoughly…
BEIJING will host the Hospitality Technology Expo (HTx) 2016 from April 13-16 which will bring together hospitality developers, operators and investors to see, touch, and learn about the latest in cutting-edge technology.Slated to be held in China National Convention Centre,…
MALAYSIA’S Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) on Monday suspended the nation’s first sharia-compliant airline for three months. The airline was suspended on the grounds of faulty service and unpaid salaries, barely five months after its maiden flight.DCA director-general Azharuddin Abdul…
Promotional image from Disney for its Shanghai park opening. Walt Disney World and Resorts Zhou Jian, a 26-year-old folk dancer, dreams of a stage career, and he believes the Magic Kingdom can help him get there.Zhou recently made the 14-hour…
TO see Beijing today, the city appears to be in a perpetual state of growth. New shops, bars, restaurants, businesses and social events spring up all the time. It’s hard to believe that only a few decades ago, Beijing was…
The sophisticated Asian luxury traveler is looking beyond luxury shopping. In 2015, China produced 120 million outbound tourists—who spent an estimated US$229 billion on shopping overseas, leaving the rest of the world way behind. Their top purchases? Fashion and accessories.The…
SHAREHOLDERS have voted to approve a merger between Marriott International and Starwood Hotels & Resorts, putting the companies on track to become the world’s largest hotel chain.Starwood shareholders are set to receive 0.8 share of Marriott common stock and US$21…
IF poor reception is a pet peeve of yours when traveling on business, goTenna was designed to pacify those frustrations.The device was created to allow users to connect with their travel companions even without a cell or WiFi signal. Weighing…
A man using a selfie stick and one using an iPad to take pictures at the Ayasofia Museum in Istanbul. Skift Turkey moved to minimize the financial fallout from a sharp drop in tourism by creating new rules to govern…
