Hotels & Tourism
Sharp loss at hotel group Banyan Tree as chief blames Thai floods, bad economy
3,000 cancelled room nights by October for Thailand, booyah!
Sharp loss at hotel group Banyan Tree as chief blames Thai floods, bad economy
3,000 cancelled room nights by October for Thailand, booyah!
The Island of the Calm
Our contributor visits Palma Mallorca and discovers why it’s a hit destination with royalty, celebrities (and writers)
Orchard Hotel Singapore appoints Andrew Tan as general manager
Most recently, Mr Tan was the General Manager of Millennium Gloucester and Millennium Bailey’s Hotel in London.
Government urges Singaporeans to leave Bangkok immediately
As the growing severity of the floods is endangering the lives of Singaporeans staying in Bangkok.
Mabuhay Pinoys: Filipinos the second fastest growing tourist visitor nation to Singapore last quarter
Filipino visitors grew 34% as overall arrivals hit 3.2 m for the quarter, but guess which was the fastest growing tourist market ?
Tourism receipts amount to an amazing S$5b in 2Q11
And guess what countries were the top 5 markets for this quarter?
Up, up, and away: Airfares in Asia Pac to soar by 3.8% in 2012
But average daily hotel rates in APAC will range from a 1.9% decrease to a 2.1% increase in the first half of 2012.
Meritus Hotels & Resorts appoints Christoph Szymankski as manager for Mandarin Orchard Singapore
Christoph joins Meritus from his previous capacity as General Manager for Crowne Plaza Hong Kong.
Pan Pacific Hotels appoints Hans Heijligers as Area VP, Operations – Singapore
He will also helm PARKROYAL on Pickering, the flagship PARKROYAL hotel in Singapore when it opens in 2012.
Singapore’s hotel investment market amounts to a whopping US$1b in 2011
After China, Singapore has been the most active market this year, accounting for 27% of the total investment volumes.
Paramount Hotel to be renamed East Village Hotel after S$30M makeover
Far East Hospitality announced that Paramount Hotel will be renamed East Village Hotel, following upgrading and refurbishment works that will cost...
Malaysia Targets 2 Million Singaporean MACS Cardholders, Says Ng Yen Yen
Malaysia wants two million Singaporeans to become holders of Malaysia Automated Clearance System cards , said Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen...
Visitor arrivals may have grown 10% to 12.8m in 2011
As tourism receipts for 1Q11 rose 36% to S$4.98b and are expected to surpass last year’s record of S$18.8b.
Work away from work: How to be a flexible workaholic
Work-Life balance.
Is Singapore hospitality heading to a pit stop?
The industry outlook for 2012 appears uncertain as travel demand may be affected by the weak economic environment.
Japan is Singaporeans’ favorite travel destination
As 33% of Singaporeans will most likely travel to the country in the next two years.
Singapore tourism defies the odds
UNWTO recently warned a slowdown in the growth of international tourism in the remainder of the year as global uncertainty lingers but SG is poised...
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