Park Hyatt Jakarta to Open before Year End
Park Hyatt Jakarta will be the latest luxury unit to open for the US hotel group by the end of the year. It will feature 221 rooms as well as dining and entertainment options. The [Read More…]
August 2019
Luxury Factory Outlet Mall to Open at Bangkok Airport Despite Ongoing Issue with Authorities
A new commercial development at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport fostered by Thailand.s largest real estate developer Central Pattana Plc (CPN) is getting into trouble. The company is fighting with the Airports Authority of Thailand which [Read More…]
Tourists Spending Down in Singapore in First Quarter 2019
While total international arrivals to Singapore increased by 1.4% for the first half of 2019 reaching close to 9.5 million visitors, spending are going down, declining by almost 5% during the first quarter of the [Read More…]
Another U-Turn to London for Garuda Indonesia
Erratic. This is how Garuda Indonesia network strategy could be described as the airline in less than one year announced three times to stop its regular service to London Heathrow either from Denpasar or Jakarta. [Read More…]
CCTV Development Remains Slow in Southeast Asian Metropolises
A study by the consulting firm Comparitech shows that CCTV surveillance is on the rise across the globe. Surprisingly or not Chinese cities are under the heaviest CCTV surveillance in the world, according to the [Read More…]
Vietnam Starts to Experience a Slowdown in Tourism Growth
Like in other countries in Southeast Asia and after recording double-digit growth over the last three years. Vietnam is bracing this year for a slowdown in international tourist arrivals. The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism [Read More…]
British Ambassador’s Residence: Another Heritage Building Vanishes in Bangkok
The almost 100-year old residence of the British Embassy has been reduced to rubble as the land sold to Bangkok real estate Central Pattana looks at further expanding Central Embassy mall. The original historical building [Read More…]
Cambodia Will Promote Historical Secondary Destinations
Battambang, Kampot and Kratie will be the centre of a new promotion campaign by the Ministry of Tourism to highlight the colonial and historical heritage of the three places, which give them a unique appeal [Read More…]
Consortium including Changi Airport and Cebu Pacific Owner to Manage Clark Airport
The official Philippines Information Agency, an information branch of the Philippines government, announced that the government officially attributed a 25-year concession to Luzon International Premiere Airport Development (LIPAD) for the operations, maintenance and development of [Read More…]
Sarawak Tourism Enters into An Agreement with AirAsia for Promotion
In a bid to boost tourism and further promote the Land of the Hornbills as a brand, the Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) signed an agreement to collaborate with low-cost airline AirAsia and local advertising company [Read More…]