Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts has signed a management contract for its first hotel in the northern Chinese city of Xi'an. Due to open in 2016, the Swissôtel Xi'an will be located in China’s second national civil aerospace industrial base, which is currently under construction in the Shaanxi province capital. Upon completion, ...

Asia Pacific, May 22, 2013

China's aviation authorities have approved the launch of a new airline, based in the northeastern port city of Qingdao. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) announced on its website that it has given the green light to the establishment of Qingdao Airlines. The move follows the recent revision of new ...

Asia Pacific, May 22, 2013

Global corporate hotel bookings increased at a record rate in April 2013. According to the latest report from travel technology company Pegasus Solutions, corporate hotel transactions increase 8% last month, compared with April 2012, marking the highest year-on-year increase in reservation volumes through the global distribution systems (GDS) since August 2011. Previously, ...

Asia Pacific, May 22, 2013

Six Senses has opened its first spa in Bangkok, at the Pacific City Club. Located in the centre of Bangkok's Sukhumvit area, the new Six Senses Spa at the Pacific City Club offers four treatment rooms - three singles and one for couples - along with a consultation room, a manicure ...

Asia Pacific, May 21, 2013

Best Western has announced plans to launch its first hotel in Myanmar. The US hotel company has sealed an agreement to take over the management of the Green Hill Hotel in Yangon, in a move that would make it the first American operator to enter the country since it opened up ...

Asia Pacific, May 21, 2013

Onyx Hospitality Group, the Thai hotel company that operates the Amari brand, has launched a new CSR programme that aims to save the Asian honeybee from extinction. 'Plan Bee', as the programme is known, will roll-out beekeeping initiatives at two of Onyx's properties in Bangkok - the Oriental Residence Bangkok and ...

Asia Pacific, May 21, 2013

A new hotel brand has been launched in Singapore. According to its owners, ERC Holdings, Big Hotels will offer "luxurious, design-driven and technologically-savvy" properties at "comfortable prices". The first addition to the portfolio, located on the corner of Singapore's Middle Road and Bencoolen Street, follows the large-scale renovation of an office ...

Asia Pacific, May 19, 2013

Wyndham Hotel Group has completed a major expansion project in Singapore, which has seen the launch of two of its hotel brands in the city - Ramada and Days Inn. The Ramada Singapore at Zhongshan Park officially opened on Saturday 18 May 2013, joining its sister hotel, Days Hotel Singapore at ...

Asia Pacific, May 19, 2013