Hotels & Tourism

Singapore hotels slash check-in time via facial recognition tech

Check-in times could be reduced by as much as 70%.

Singapore hotels slash check-in time via facial recognition tech

Check-in times could be reduced by as much as 70%.

Genting Singapore's profit plunged 24.5% YoY to $158.9m in Q3

Weaker volumes in the gaming segment caused the drop.

Chart of the Day: Check out the top hotel investment transactions for 2019

Ascott Raffles Place’s 268 rooms sold for an average of $2.4m each.

IMDA launches digital roadmap for hotel industry

It covers digital upgrades, data-driven integration, and higher levels of automation.

Conferences, mergers to drive hospitality sector's recovery in 2020

RevPAR growth could hit 3%, according to DBS Equity Research.

Genting shortlisted for Japanese integrated resort bidding

This followed Osaka’s request-for-concept exercise.

Technology will only make soft skills more important

At the recent Smart Nation Summit, Mr S Iswaran, Minister for Communications and Information, highlighted the need for businesses to harness the...

GlobalTix launches single e-ticket for all tourist spots

Tourists will just need to scan a QR code to get their ticket.

Accor to launch 13 new budget hotels in Singapore

The partnership with Global Premium will bring total inventory to 7,625 rooms.

Hotel accommodation platform RedDoorz is now Vietnam's largest hotel chain

The company now operates a network of more than 125 hotels in the country.

Hotel supply to grow 2% in 2019

Expansion of Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa to boost the sector.

Singapore is APAC's 2nd most popular travel destination in 2018

Overall expenditure climbed 2.5 times from $8.85b (US$6.4b) in 2009 to $22.95b in the same period.