With the unfortunate temporary closures of The Standard's seven hotels globally in New York, Los Angeles, London, Miami and the Maldives, it has left many staff, who serve guests and its…

The global hospitality community has never seen anything like what has occurred over the past week. The mandated shut downs and social distancing has forced many to close their doors.

He's the owner of the super-luxe and ultra-glam beach resort The Standard, Huruvalhi Maldives, but Amir Mansoor has not always led the enviable life of a high-end international hotelier and,…

In this week’s edition of hot hotel openings, a new ‘standard’ arrives in the Maldives, a 17th-century church transforms into a lifestyle hotel, Taco Bell hotel opens and more.

Last week Bangkok Airways announced a new training collaboration between its subsidiary organisation Bangkok Air Aviation Training Center and International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Hospitality firm Standard International plans to open 20 hotels within five years as part of its aggressive expansion plans in Asia and the Middle East.

Genting Cruise Lines announced that Dream Cruises’ Explorer Dream is the first cruise ship in the industry to receive the Certification in Infection Prevention for the Maritime industry…

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) joined Thai AirAsia for a special activity taking place on the Bangkok-Krabi route on 29-30 June 2020, aimed at rebuilding confidence and…

UK-wide industry standard and consumer mark to provide a ‘ring of confidence’ for tourism

Meliá Koh Samui is launching a raft of stringent health, safety and hygiene measures in the wake of COVID-19, including the appointment of an executive to take charge of the emotional…

Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, is ramping up its efforts to open its hotels, one step at a time, with the launch of Centara Complete Care. The programme…

The Travel Corporation (TTC) and its guided vacations brands (Trafalgar, Luxury Gold, Insight Vacations, Contiki and Costsaver) have announced their newly enhanced COVID-19 related protocols…

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) has introduced ‘Safe Stay’, an industry-wide, enhanced standard of health and safety protocols designed to prepare America’s hotels to…

Accor and Bureau Veritas, company providing testing, inspection and certification, have joined forces to develop a label designed to certify that the appropriate safety standards and…

Trip.com Group has partnered with Standard Chartered, Hong Kong-based information and communications technology company PCCW and Hong Kong Telecom (HKT) to launch a new virtual banking…

Chinese provider of travel services, Trip.com Group, has strengthened its partnership with British Airways and Iberia by connecting to the New Distribution Capability (NDC). The NDC…

The Airports Council International (ACI) World called for appropriate standards and practices for supersonic aircraft to properly address their potential impact on the environment,…

Sansiri, Thailand’s leading real estate developer, announced its investment to increase its shareholding in Standard International Holdings (SIH), the parent company of The Standard, an…

Home share hosts can look forward to enhanced protection on their short term rentals with the announcement that Airbnb insurance broker, Pikl Insurance, has hooked up with online broker…

Standard International has unveiled its development pipeline of 15 domestic and international properties across the globe.

Airbnb has announced its first official partnership with the Thai government to train local provincial officials on hospitality, hosting, and compliance standards.