Industry response for next year’s ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) has been positive, with over 350 TRAVEX (travel exchange) booths contracted and some 550 applications for the Hosted Buyers Program. ATF aims to promoting ASEAN as a single destination and hosting of the event is rotated among the member countries each year. Participation from host country …
Kempinski Hotels announced the upcoming opening of its first property in Myanmar, Kempinski Hotel Nay Pyi Taw. The 141-room and suite hotel will begin welcoming guests on November 1, 2014 in time for the first ASEAN Summit to be held in the country. Reservations can now be made via Kempinski.com. The newly built property is …
Yanqi Lake Kempinski Hotel, aiming to become one of Beijing’s most iconic buildings, was designed by Chief Designer Zhang Hai Ao and his team from Shanghai Huadu Architect Design Company. Zhang worked with his team of 60 designers from across the globe, including the UK, Italy, Spain, the US, Holland and the Philippines, who spent …
No more “same old, same old” vacations this year: at Ayana Resort and Spa and Rimba Jimbaran Bali, family holiday hotel packages strive to make creating the vacation of a lifetime as easy as one, two, three, a, b, c. Families will enjoy the exclusivity, luxury and service of this unique Balinese destination resort while …
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts announced it has been appointed to manage an all-suite beachfront resort in Bali, Indonesia. Scheduled to commence operation as Fairmont Sanur Beach Bali by December 2014, it is currently the Regent Bali and is owned by PT Pancaran Kreasi Adiprima. The addition to Fairmont’s luxury hotel portfolio comes ahead of the …
The InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa has been named Best Fijian Property at the Hotel Management Awards held in Sydney last month. “We’re honored to have been recognized by the Hotel Management Awards and are incredibly proud of our team,” says Area General Manager Erik Stuebe. “The resort has long been praised for not …
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement with Henan Donggang Real Estate Co. Ltd for the development of Fairmont Zhengzhou in the capital of Henan Province in central China. Projected to open in 2018, the 350-room hotel will be part of a new mixed-use development in the CBD of Zhengdong New Town, an upcoming …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image-247×300.jpg” width=247 height=300 captiontext=”Cape Lodge cuisine. Credit: Artisan Traveler.” align=”left”] Take the foodie journey of a lifetime, as travelers make their way to discover the amazing dining and entertainment districts of Perth and enjoy a full-day Indigenous Heritage tour at Kings Park. Spend a day at Monkey Mia and enjoy feeding dolphins and discovering …
In recognition of tourism’s vital contribution to socio-economic development, particularly in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the Prime Minister of Samoa, Hon. Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Dr. Sailele Malielegaoi, has received the UNWTO / World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Open Letter on Travel and Tourism on the occasion of the Third International Conference on Small Island …
Become one with nature and enjoy all of the amenities you could expect from a luxury property, mixed in with the rugged wilderness. From the African plains to Australia’s Northern Territory, Swain Destinations’ tented properties are picked “to exceed expectations of immersed luxury.’ With Swain Destinations Preferred Properties, travelers will not only find themselves in …