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The European Travel Commission (ETC) and ForwardKeys have released a detailed study to help Europe’s tourism industry tap into the Chinese outbound travel market.
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Last week I brought to you the first part of my fascinating interview with Accor’s CEO for Asia-Pacific, Michael Issenberg, where he and I discussed the strategy behind the company's recent slew of acquisitions. In part two, we pick up where we left off and discuss Accor's Ctrip partnership and its…
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Preferred Hotels & Resorts added 35 new member hotels and resorts across 17 countries between 1 January to 31 March 2018. New hotel locations include:
Hotel Unique (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Located in Jardins, one of Sao Paulo’s most upmarket neighbourhoods, this hotel is designed by architect…
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Following a career in the high-paced, pressurised world of international finance in London, Anchalika Kijkanakorn decided to ditch her stamping ground in Hampstead, one of the UK capital's most exclusive addresses, for the more laidback setting of a Phuket beach, in Thailand.
It was a simple…
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Latest News
Why travelling to China nowadays is so much easier than in July 1997: mobile technology
Gone are the days where travellers had to print train tickets, boarding passes or hotel reservation receipts. Thanks to e-tickets, online bookings, and mobile check-in, consumers benefit…
Skyscanner announces top travel hacks for the World Cup
With the World Cup kicking off tomorrow and Skyscanner AE reporting a massive 597% increase in flight exits from GCC countries to Russia (comparing 2018 vs 2017 flight data), the travel…
Start-up OTA Hey! Belgium partners with Booking.com
Last month, while attending ITB in Shanghai, my boss and Travel Daily’s editor-in-chief broke the news of the brand new online travel agent HEY! Belgium, who simultaneously opened for…
Hilton regional GM for Malaysia: millennials will have careers “we would have envied 20 years ago”
As Hilton’s first regional manager for Malaysia, Jamie Mead has carved out an enviable reputation in the relatively short time he has been in the country. Described by Hilton as a “visionary…
Hidden Iceland: “Trips we’d be proud to take our friends and family on”
It is still less than a year from when Hidden Iceland was first set up by Scott Drummond, Ryan Connolly and Dagný Björg Stefánsdóttir – a small group of friends who came together through…
IHG’s new upscale brand to add more than 200 hotels over next decade
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has launched its new upscale brand, voco, along with the announcement of its first signing in Australia.
Interviews
The rebirth of the timeshare – for the cryptocurrency generation: we talk to…
Darvin Kurniawan, the Indonesian co-founder and CEO of Singapore-based start-up Crowdvilla, entered the alternative…
Appointments
Wendy White to “accelerate the path” for next generation of women…
Egencia has announced the appointment of Wendy White as its vice president of marketing and member of the Egencia Global…
Tech
Here is why we should see more women in the boardroom
Diversity is necessary for any industry, particularly the tech industry. Women are strong when it comes to project…