Vietnam booms, but hotels remain a challenge
Ian Jarrett - Jan 29, 2026
BANGKOK – The quickening pace of foreign direct investment will help to ease Vietnam’s chronic four and five star hotel…
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Hotels in London, Birmingham and Manchester had strong December, says PKF
Bev - Jan 29, 2026
London hoteliers pushed rates up by 6.4% over the festive period, according to the preliminary December figures released by PKF…
Sleep Inn to rebrand as purplehotels
Bev - Jan 29, 2026
Nine Sleep Inn hotels in the UK will be rebranded as purplehotels on February 1. The budget brand, owned by…
Swan Hellenic to reintroduce river cruising
Bev - Jan 29, 2026
Swan Hellenic will return to river cruising in 2009 after partnering with A-ROSA. The spring and summer/autumn river cruise programme…
Travel 2 Travel 4 unveils fastest growing destinations for 2008
Bev - Jan 29, 2026
Thailand, New Zealand and the Middle East are seeing the largest increase in bookings for Travel 2 Travel 4. The…
Aussie Landmarks – you name it!
John Alwyn-Jones - Jan 29, 2026
Is it about time you explored the wonders in your own backyard? From Uluru and Kata Tjuta to Simpsons Gap…
75% of Beijing Olympic tickets unsold in 2nd phase
John Alwyn-Jones - Jan 29, 2026
A report from Xinhua News says the Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee (BOCOG) said on Sunday that only 450,000 tickets for…
Russell Crowe named ambassador for Sydney
John Alwyn-Jones - Jan 29, 2026
An AFP report says that the NSW Government as named Hollywood actor Russell Crowe as an ambassador for Sydney. New South…
Macquarie offloads Lime taxi business
John Alwyn-Jones - Jan 29, 2026
An AAP report says that Macquarie Bank has sold its wheelchair-focussed Lime Taxi business at a multi-million dollar loss. A…
NZ domestic tourism up $1 billion
John Alwyn-Jones - Jan 29, 2026
An NZPA report says that New Zealanders spent $8 billion on domestic travel in the year to September 30, $1…
48 hours in Bordeaux?
John Alwyn-Jones - Jan 29, 2026
A Reuters report asks if you have 48 hours to explore Bordeaux, the wine capital of the world, then Reuters…
Fiji leads the race for offshore weddings
John Alwyn-Jones - Jan 29, 2026
An AAP report says that Australian couples by the hundreds are opting for offshore marriage ceremonies, often bringing a dozen…
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