Asia/Singapore Saturday, 1st November 2025

Aviation roundup: Riyadh Air, Etihad Airways and more

Here’s our weekly roundup of new air routes and codeshare partnerships

Emirates opens Dubai facility for advanced hospitality training

Emirates has unveiled a new training facility in Dubai to provide advanced hospitality instruction for nearly 25,000 cabin crew. The US$8 million Emirates Centre of...

Royal Caribbean prepares new experiences on Legend of the Seas

Royal Caribbean will debut Legend of the Seas in July 2026, offering new itineraries across Europe and the Southern Caribbean with expanded dining, entertainment...

Leisure Hotels Group expands Corbett portfolio with new experiential resort

Leisure Hotels Group (LHG), a home-grown resort chain from Uttarakhand, will expand its presence in Corbett with a new experiential resort this December. With this...

Marriott unveils outdoor travel platform and nature-focused hotel collection

Marriott International has launched Marriott Bonvoy Outdoors, a digital platform designed to help travellers discover and book trips based on preferred outdoor activities. The platform...

PATA highlights sustainable and inclusive tourism at World Tourism Conference 2025

PATA showcased its commitment to sustainable and inclusive tourism at the World Tourism Day and World Tourism Conference 2025, held in Melaka, Malaysia, from...

Agentic AI takes centre stage at Amadeus Trav-Tech Hackathon 2025

The Amadeus Trav-Tech Hackathon 2025 closed on September 16 in Bangkok, Thailand with 11 teams from across the Amadeus ecosystem pitching agentic AI-driven solutions...

Aviation roundup: Vietjet, Firefly and more

Here’s our weekly roundup of new air routes and codeshare partnerships

WTTC forecasts 91 million new travel and tourism jobs by 2035,...

A new report from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) predicts the sector will support 91 million new jobs worldwide by 2035, accounting...

Accor upgrades loyalty game with roll out of ALL Accor+ Explorer

Accor Plus, Accor's subscription business, has launched a new global premium travel subscription, ALL Accor+ Explorer, the first subscription to feature the new ALL...