Hotels & Tourism
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.
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...
Asia Pac overtakes Europe in hotel rate growth
And Singapore jumps seven places to 23rd place in the list of most expensive cities in the world, owing to a 10% increase in average room rates.
A Lion’s share: Singapore is most active hotel investment market in Asia Pac
The Lion City accounted for a whopping $1.02b out of the $2.6b transaction volume in the region.
Naumi to open second hotel in Singapore
The total refurbishment of the second hotel at Keong Saik Road will be finalized in 2012.
Welcome to Singapore: Tourist arrival reach a robust 6.4m in H1 2011
This is more than half the government’s target of at least 12 million visitors for this year.
Singapore Tourism Board launches free mobile app for smartphones
YourSingapore Guide enables visitors to access the latest and most essential information about Singapore.
Carlson Wagonlit Travel Asia Pacific appoints Kelly Kuhn as president
And Martin Warner was appointed to the new role of executive vice president.