Travel and Tourism Industry News

Amadeus has signed up 60 hotel brands around the world to its Worldwide Commission Manager (WCM) and launched the solution in France following a successful international pilot. Over 20,000 hotel properties in Amadeus have subscribed to this initiative and the solution is today available to all 4,400 travel agencies in France. “Our travel agencies are [...]

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts has opened its first Grand Hyatt in China’s Guangdong Province, the Grand Hyatt Guangzhou. Situated in Guangzhou’s new central business district – Pearl River New Town, the 375-roomGrand Hyatt Guangzhou is located in one wing of a brand new streamlined twin-tower building. It is one of the first international hotels in [...]

Carlson Hotels is expanding its portfolio of luxury Regent Hotels with The Regent Kuala Lumpur scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2011. The Regent Kuala Lumpur will be developed by City Properties and joins a growing portfolio of Regent hotels and resorts worldwide, which includes The Regent Beijing and The Regent Shanghai. The [...]

One of the world’s leading operators of luxury hotels, Ritz-Carlton, has opened its latest hotel in China. The Ritz-Carlton, Sanya on Hainan Island, features stylish hotel room accommodation and luxurious private villas with eight dining experiences, a world-class spa and designer brand shopping. “Sanya is a beautiful, paradise island offering visitors perfect white sandy beaches, [...]

The InterContinental Hanoi Westlake is aiming to set a new standard in fitness center appeal throughout Vietnam with the launch of it Health Club membership sales campaign. Housed in an airy, stand-alone building, the Health Club features an array of Life Fitness-brand equipment imported from the United States, including six treadmills, three cross trainers, two [...]

Silversea Cruises has planned major dry-dock refurbishments for its 296-guest sister ships Silver Cloud and Silver Wind to bring their interiors in line with the style of its newest ship, the 540-guest Silver Spirit (scheduled for delivery in December 2009). For Silver Wind, the month-long refurbishment will take place this November and Silver Cloud’s in [...]

Following the heartwarming success of the “938LIVE I Love Mum We Love Sydney” campaign in 2006, Tourism New South Wales is once again partnering MediaCorp’s 938LIVE radio station to encourage listeners to nominate a special mother and say why she deserves a very special treat. The winning mother, together with the nominator, will spend Mothers’ [...]