Belmond has announced a new series of ‘pop-up’ collaborations with highly acclaimed international chefs Ian Kittichai and Luke Mangan aboard south-east Asia’s luxury sleeper train, Eastern & Oriental Express.Hosted by the train’s executive chef, Yannis Martineau, the award-winning chefs have…
Angsana Lăng Cô, under the management of the Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts, has appointed Brett Burton as the area general manager of the two beachfront resorts located within the world-class integrated resort Laguna Lăng Cô in Central Vietnam.In his…
Mahan Air celebrated their 15 years of flight operations to Delhi in a glittering ceremony in Le Meridian Hotel, New Delhi. The event was honoured by Fariba Bayati, Director, Far-East & South Asia Region from Mahan Air head office, Tehran…
Visitors from China are a priority for tourism in Argentina. Therefore, a tourism introduction seminar was launched last week so that the members of the Chinese community living in Argentina get some training and learn how to welcome the Chinese…
Hong Kong Airlines and WestJet have entered into a codeshare agreement, which sees Hong Kong Airline placing its HX marketing code on WestJet-operated flights.The two carriers are building on an existing interline agreement put in place earlier this year.Li Dianchun,…
Japan Airlines has announced an order today for four 787-8 Dreamliners from Boeing.The order is valued at more than $900 million at current list prices and will expand JAL’s Dreamliner fleet to 49 airplanes.“This order for additional 787 Dreamliners is…
Singapore Grand Prix Pte. Ltd and Singapore Tourism Board announced that they will continue to host the FIA Formula 1 World Championship for four more years from 2018 to 2021.Chase Carey, Chairman and CEO Formula1 stated that the Singapore Grand…
Jet Airways has announced a partnership with Airbnb, setting an example in the industry-first initiative. The partnership will allow Jet Airways to offer a wide spectrum of rapidly growing, global hospitality choices to its guests from India, strengthening its portfolio…
Royal Brunei Airlines has announced that it plans to resume direct flights to Beijing in December.The expansion of RB’s service into China will begin with a twice weekly service to Beijing using the Airbus A320 chief executive and with an…
Zurab Pololikashvili has been appointed secretary general of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation.The decision was confirmed during the 22nd General Assembly of the body currently taking place in Chengdu, China.He will lead the UNWTO from 2018-2021.Pololikashvili is currently ambassador…
