Hong Kong – October 28, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – Hotel Owners for Tomorrow (HOT) has launched at HICAP 2016. The founding signatories of the HOT initiative will represent the first ever high profile coalition of hotel owners in Asia committed to a fixed set of sustainable actions, supported by brands, management companies, and industry supporters. … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – October 28, 2016 (travelindex.com) – Klaus Sennik (centre), General Manager of the Ramada Plaza Bangkok Menam Riverside hotel, welcomes top executives from the Wyndham Hotel Group. The delegation, visiting Thailand on a fact-finding mission, was led by Geoff Ballotti – President & CEO of the Wyndham Hotel Group and fellow executives to … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – October 25, 2016 – (travelindex) – Best Western Hotels & Resorts is delighted to announce that it has been awarded the title of ‘Best Mid-Range Hotel Chain’ in Travel Weekly Asia’s 2016 Reader’s Choice Awards for the second consecutive year. The award was voted for by the readers of Travel Weekly Asia … Read more

Yangon (Myanmar) – October 25, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon scored an amazing hat trick at the World Travel Awards 2016 with wins in the Myanmar’s Leading Business Hotel 2016, Myanmar’s Leading Hotel 2016 and Myanmar’s Leading Hotel Suite 2016 (for the property’s opulent Royal Lake Suite) categories. These awards were … Read more

Singapore – October 24, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – Mr. Lee Hsien Loong, the prime minister of Singapore, and his wife, Mrs. Lee, were welcomed by Ms. ChooLeng Goh, a Singaporean General Manager of the Plaza Athénée Bangkok, A Royal Méridien Hotel. Mr. Lee and Mrs. Lee stay in this hotel, on the occasion of paying … Read more

Singapore (Singapore) – October 24, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – Singapore will continue to be home to the next three editions of the region’s leading travel trade show – ITB Asia. Messe Berlin (Singapore), the organisers of the event, have announced the extension of its milestone partnership with the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) from 2017 – … Read more

Guilin (China) – October 24, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and the People’s Government of Guilin of China celebrate between 20-22 October the 10th UNWTO/PATA Forum on Tourism Trends and Outlook. The theme of this special 10th anniversary edition is ‘Tourism 10:10 – Looking back … Read more

Geneva (Switzerland) October 19, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects 7.2 billion passengers to travel in 2035, a near doubling of the 3.8 billion air travelers in 2016. The prediction is based on a 3.7% annual Compound Average Growth Rate (CAGR) noted in the release of the latest update to … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – October 19, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – The Bureau of the Royal Household has announced that during the 100-day Royal Funeral Rites, the general public are allowed to pay respect and write messages of condolence to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Grand Palace as follows: – Every day 08.30-16.00 Hrs.: Sala … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – October 19, 2016 – (travelindex.com) – The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt are organizing the 5th Global Summit on City Tourism: Cities: Local Culture for Global Travellers on 1-2 November 2016 in Luxor. During the summit, UNWTO will launch the Mayors for Tourism Initiative. … Read more