Guests and staff at hotels in Christchurch have been spared by yesterday’s 6.3-magnitude earthquake that destroyed a number of buildings in the city’s CBD and has so far claimed the lives of 75 people.
EXCLUSIVE BY JAMES WILKINSON IN BANGKOK
Novotel’s next generation hotel rooms were officially launched in Bangkok on Monday night (Feb 21), as Accor’s upper mid-scale hotel brand continues to chase a larger share of the business and leisure markets across Asia-Pacific.
EXCLUSIVE BY JAMES WILKINSON AT AIME
Luxury Hunter Valley resort Chateau Elan is proving increasingly popular for sole-use bookings.
EXCLUSIVE BY JAMES WILKINSON AT AIME
Thanks to the introduction of daily flights between Sydney and Honolulu from April 5 until August 5, Hawaiian Airlines is targeting the groups and incentive market with some great deals on offer.
EXCLUSIVE BY JAMES WILKINSON IN BANGKOK
Accor Asia Pacific Chairman and COO, Michael Issenberg said the group is off to a strong start in 2011 across the region.
Tourism Queensland has launched a campaign targeting incentive groups, as the state continues to recover from the recent floods and Tropical Cyclone Yasi.
Conventions and Incentives New Zealand CEO Alan Trotter is cautiously optimistic about the upcoming Rugby World Cup as hotels begin to release thousands of rooms back into the market for sale during the tournament.
In an HM exclusive, Accommodation Association of Australia (AAA) President Garry Crockett and board member (and former Mirvac CEO) Andrew Turner talk about the organisation’s plans going forward.
This year is shaping up to be yet another milestone one for Sir Richard Branson and his Virgin Group of companies as the British entrepreneur gets set to fly into space and target the elusive mid-scale hotel segment.
The premium travel market has come back with a vengeance, according to Subhas Menon the regional head of Singapore Airlines, and that means (hopefully) a solid year ahead for Australia’s tourism industry.
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