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‘Buy now book later’ packages featuring of TreeHouse Villa, an adults-only luxury resort on the island of Koh Yao Noi in Thailand’s Phang Nga Bay, sold more than 1,000 bookings within 24 hours, according to Luxury Escapes. Credit: JessJaparman/Instagram

Rush of 'buy now, stay later' deals prop up demand for future travelAs travel curbs ease and domestic tourism restart in many countries across Asia Pacific, travel industry players are seeing...

The 270-room Mercure Ambassador Seoul Hongdae boasts guestrooms fully equipped with Internet of Things.

Accor brings new Mercure hotel to Seoul’s HongdaeSeoul’s rising hotspot of Hongdae, a precinct in the northwestern part of the Korean capital, is set to welcome Mercure...

The global bedbank will also focus on sourcing hotels from secondary destinations.

Domestic travel surge drives Hotelbeds' push into local inventoryGlobal bedbank Hotelbeds has unveiled a new strategy to bolster its domestic hotel portfolio in response to the strong demand...

Hospitality experts look to Q4 for recovery of primary markets

Hospitality experts look to Q4 for recovery of primary marketsSINGAPORE – A recent survey of Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) members found that 80% of...

Phuket Hotels Association President Anthony Lark (third left), Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana (fourth left) and Vice Governor Supoj Rotreuang Na Nongkhai (fourth right) launch the Covid-Ready Certification for hotels in the island destination.

Phuket embarks on Covid-ready certification for hotelsPHUKET - The Phuket Hotels Association has joined hands with international certification body Hotel Resilient to roll out the...

Ascott’s global hospitality training arm saw a 400% year-on-year increase in participants since January.

More hotels sending staff for upskilling during crisisSINGAPORE – In the face of a global pandemic that has taken a toll on people’s professional lives, more hotels are seeing the...

Millennium Hotels and Resorts (MHR) has launched a “We Clean. We Care. We Welcome” campaign.

How hotels are coming clean from back to frontSINGAPORE - Hotels are now offering hospital-grade hygiene to reassure guests during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond that...

Amanbagh, India.

Aman’s ‘blueprint for the future of travel’SINGAPORE - Aman Resorts plans a phased reopening of its resorts around the world, with the brand’s resorts in Asia soon to be...

Top executives from the hotel industry share what’s top of mind for them in the latest episode of the “6x8” webinar series by The BHN Group.

APAC Hotel Industry: C-Suite Executives Talk Priorities and Trends Amidst RecoveryASIA PACIFIC – Against a backdrop of uncertainty as destinations and businesses around the globe are looking for ways to...

STR area director Asia Pacific, Jesper Palmqvist, will be one of the executives appearing on HiCAP’s Recovery Top of Mind series.

HICAP 6x8: Recovery Top of MindSINGAPORE - Ever wondered what’s top of mind for some of the hotel industry’s leading executives?