Bangkok (Thailand) – August 3, 2018 (travelindex.com) – The Chefs from Eighty Twenty Bangkok and Haoma come together for a two night collaborative dinner to create an explosive Thai-Japanese-Indian fusion dining experience. Three of Bangkok’s young and mischievous chefs are coming together to create an epic dining experience that blends three distinct cultures over a … Read more

Jakarta (Indonesia) – August 3, 2018 (travelindex) – Best Western Hotels and Resorts has celebrated the opening of an exciting new hotel in the heart of Jakarta’s vibrant downtown district. Best Western Senayan Hotel is a modern midscale hotel located on Jalan Asia Afrika, a main thoroughfare in Central Jakarta. This cosmopolitan area is home … Read more

Hong Kong (Hong Kong SAR) – August 1, 2018 (travelindex.com) – Hotel Management Asia Summit (HMA), organized by one of the region’s premier conference producers Questex Hospitality Group, will be held on 27 Sep 2018. 120 senior hoteliers are scheduled to attend HMA to explore the ways forward for hotels in a competitive environment. Themed, … Read more

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) – July 30, 2018 (travelindex.com) – Tourism is, and tourism will remain the people’s industry, it is and has always been. But the yield a destination derives from its tourism industry is often dependent on the ability of its industry players to work in partnership with others from far away destinations, to … Read more

Madrid (Spain) – July 28, 2018 (travelindex.com) – As stated in the Relevant Fact submitted to the Spanish Stock Exchange Commission on 26th July 2018, Oceanwood Capital Management Limited and Minor International (MINT) have entered into a Share Purchase Agreement of 22,496,064 shares representing a 5.7% shareholding in NH Hotel Group, only subject to the … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – July 27, 2018 (travelindex.com) – Centara Hotels and Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel group, and Nakheel, UAE-based master developer today cemented their joint venture with a construction contract worth 2.63 billion to build a 601-room beachfront resort at Dubai’s Deira Islands. The new property, Centara Deira Islands Beach Resort Dubai, is Centara’s first … Read more

Madrid (Spain) – July 27, 2018 (travelindex.com) – Promoting a greater engagement of the tourism sector with sustainable development is the main objective of the Tourism for SDGs Platform. The online tool is designed to advance the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals through tourism, and was developed by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) with … Read more

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) – July 24, 2018 (travelindex.com) – I was last week honoured to have been chosen to be a panellist for the Routes Africa 2018. It was a great event and a golden opportunity to renew contacts and make new friends. Tourism is very much a people’s industry which is why people of … Read more

Phoenix, Arizona (USA) – July 24, 2018 (travelindex) – Best Western Hotels and Resorts announced today that its SureStay Hotel Group franchise has reached yet another milestone – revealing the brand has over 100 hotels in its North American portfolio. This announcement underscores the brand’s overarching success, as it now has a total of 189* … Read more

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) – July 24, 2018 (travelindex) – Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that it has won SKYTRAX World Airline Award for the Best Airline in Africa for second successive year. Skytrax is the most respected global air transport rating … Read more