Bangkok blockade: Hotel employees pay the price
Ian Jarrett - Dec 11, 2026
BANGKOK - The closure of Bangkok's main airports at the height of anti-government protest is now taking a heavy toll…
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Bangkok Blockade: Calls for an apology
Ian Jarrett - Dec 11, 2026
KHAO LAK - A top tourism official has told a top-level gathering that more than a million tourists were affected…
Gold Coast down but not out
Ian Jarrett - Dec 11, 2026
GOLD COAST - International visitors to the Gold Coast fell by 2.7 percent, while international visitor spend increased 1.1 percent…
Westin puts toe in the water in Vietnam
Ian Jarrett - Dec 11, 2026
SINGAPORE - Westin Hotels & Resorts has reached an agreement with Phat Dat Real Estate Development Corporation to develop a…
Movenpick, Sheraton develop in Vietnam
Ian Jarrett - Dec 11, 2026
HANOI – Luxury hotels continue to offer new choices in Vietnam. Sheraton Hotels and Resorts has targeted May 2009 as…
Loyalty rewards Honolulu calling – Hotel Renew
Reader Contribution - Dec 10, 2026
Until recently, boutique hotel operators lacked the infrastructure to create viable rewards program. Hotel Renew, rated # 1 by Trip…
Luxury travel faces ‘prolonged period of difficult trading’
Phil Davies - Dec 10, 2026
Luxury travel firms have been advised to prepare for a prolonged period of difficult trading. The warning came today…
Resorthoppa to be acquired by Lowcostbeds.com
Phil Davies - Dec 10, 2026
Holiday transfers company Resorthoppa is being taken over by Lowcostbeds.com. Management of the two businesses will be brought together…
Credit crunch ‘to hit overseas breaks’
Phil Davies - Dec 10, 2026
People could start abandoning overseas holidays provided that domestic alternatives offer good value and quality, according to new research.…
German specialist marks fall of Berlin Wall anniversary
Phil Davies - Dec 10, 2026
An early booking discount of five per cent is being provided by specialist operator to Germany Dertour to encourage…
GTMC elects new ‘board’ members
Phil Davies - Dec 10, 2026
Ajay Sodha of Key Travel and Adam White of Bath Business Travel have been elected onto the executive council…
Save up for summer hols – stay with the in-laws at Christmas
Phil Davies - Dec 10, 2026
Cost conscious people are preparing to save cash this Christmas so they have money to spare for their summer 2009 holiday.…
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