The Chinese Tibet Autonomous Region wants to put environmental protection measures before the development of tourism. Nature and tourism need to coexist in balance.The tourism industry in the region has developed rapidly in recent years and has become a growth…
AccorHotels has appointed Mark Willis as chief executive officer for Middle East and Africa.Based in Dubai, Willis will be responsible for overseeing a combined network of close to 400 hotels in operation and pipeline across the regions.Willis joins the company…
Dusit Thani has expanded into the high-end vacation rental market through the full acquisition of Elite Havens, a provider of holiday lets in Asia.Dusit made the acquisition through its wholly owned Hong Kong-incorporated subsidiary, Dusit Overseas Company, which has bought…
Qatar Tourism Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with the German AIDA Cruises and the Italian Costa Cruises.The deal is designed to develop the cruise tourism sector with Qatar.The deal also includes the possibility of cooperation to build attractive…
easyJet has announced that Singapore Airlines will join the Worldwide by easyJet global connections service.The move, which will also include low-cost subsidiary Scoot, will connect easyJet customers with south-east Asia with Singapore Airlines via Milan Malpensa airport and with Scoot…
While body tattoos in Europe and U.S. enjoy a growing popularity, in Japan they are not well received. It should be considered when traveling in Japan.Especially large-scale tattoos are associated with the Yakuza thugs and thus organized crime. This is…
Qatar Airways will launch the A350-1000 – equipped with the airline’s Qsuite – on flights to and from Singapore’s Changi Airport from November.The aircraft will also be introduced daily to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport from January next year.The two cities will…
Onyx Hospitality Group has announced the appointment of Phan Ing Pai as vice president, operations, for Greater China.Based in Shanghai, Phan will report to Gina Wo, head of Greater China for the hospitality group.Phan will be responsible for leading the…
W Hotels has announced the opening of W Xi’an, the brand’s seventh hotel in Greater China and the largest W to open in Asia Pacific.Owned by Vanzhong Real Estate, the hotel is located in the Qujiang District, adjacent to Quijiang…
Due to economic turmoil, Turkey is on everyone’s lips these days. In particular, the devaluation of the Turkish lira by more than 46% since the beginning of the year, with marked its weakening (over 25%) in recent days, causes restlessness…
