Asia/Singapore Thursday, 30th October 2025

SIA to integrate IATA Travel Pass into own app by mid-2021

Singapore Airlines (SIA) plans to integrate a digital health verification process into its mobile app, after a recent trial of IATA's Travel Pass for...

Andaz Singapore gets new GM

Andaz Singapore has welcomed German hotelier Stephan Karl as its newly-appointed general manager. With a career spanning over 24 years, Karl first started at Hotel...

IATA calls on India to address infrastructure constraints, policies

IATA has called on the government of India to maximise the potential contribution of aviation to India’s development by addressing infrastructure constraints and government...

Global air travel demand loses steam: IATA

GLOBAL air traffic results for May indicate a general downward trend in demand – in line with deteriorating global economic conditions, according to the latest...

CWT makes two new appointments

CWT has appointed Ian Cummings as global head of CWT Meetings & Events, as well as Bill Courtney as executive vice president and chief...

Patina Maldives hires duo to exec roles

Patina Maldives, Fari Islands has appointed Marco Den Ouden as general manager, and Simone Broekhaar as director of sales & marketing. In his new role,...

Centara names Wayne Duberly as area GM

Centara Hotels & Resorts has appointed Wayne Duberly as area general manager of Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya, and Centara Sonrisa Residences &...

International tourism revenue shoots past US$1 trillion

LAST year, international tourism receipts exceeded US$1 trillion for the first time, reaching an estimated US$1.03 trillion, up from US$928 billion in 2010, according to the...

Japan removes visa and arrival cap, welcomes individual tourists once again

Japan will resume visa-free entry for individual travellers from October 11, announced prime minister Fumio Kishida yesterday in New York. This brings the country’s...