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How Asia’s travel industry is turning the great resignation into the great renewal

Many industry members now view the current time as the “best time to have a front row seat to travel’s rebound and transformation”. Photo Credit: Xinyi Liang-Pholsena

As the travel sector ramps up for recovery, there’s a battle for talent across the globe – not only among the big travel brands but also startups that offer an alternative path that founders hope will entice with more meaning and purpose as well as an opportunity to participate in the upside of growth.

During the first […]

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Meliá Hotels announces new resort in Vietnam

Meliá Hotels International is expanding its footprint in Vietnam with Meliá Quy Nhon Beach Resort, set to open on the country’s central coast in 2025.

The 12-hectare resort in Quy Nhon will consist of 140 hotel rooms, and 93 villas with infinity plunge pools with ocean views. Other facilities will include an all-day dining restaurant, a ballroom, a beach club and restaurant, spa, and a kid’s club and clubhouse.

Meliá Quy Nhon Beach Resort will be Vietnam’s fourth beachfront resort by Melia […]

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What it’s like glamping in a space-like tent in Antarctica

The ‘sky pods’ are described as “the retro design of the Millennium Falcon meets an otherworldly boutique retreat”. Photo Credit: White Desert

While space travel is not readily available to the masses yet, a semblance of that will be recreated in a destination notorious for having one of the most austere weather conditions on the planet — Antarctica.

Pioneers of luxury travel in Antarctica, White Desert, has announced the launch of their third camp, Echo, set to open this November. As the […]

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Crowne Plaza takes the crown for IHG in APAC

Crowne Plaza’s new hotel openings focuses on a fresh era of connection and productivity. Photo Credit: IHG/Crowne Plaza Phu Quoc Starbay

IHG Hotels and Resorts is primed to expand its portfolio across Asia Pacific with the rapid growth of its premium brand, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts.

The APAC region already accounts for over 160 existing hotels under the Crowne Plaza brand, and the hotel group is planning to launch 75 more over the next few years. Globally, Crowne Plaza hotels number […]

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Marriott commits to continued China expansion

Demonstrating continued confidence in the recovery and long-term tourism growth of Greater China, Marriott International says it will add more than 50 hotels in over 30 destinations across the region this year, with the 500th hotel set to open in early 2023.

Marriott International’s expansion will include a growing presence of luxury hotels in leisure destinations, such as a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in China’s Jiuzhaigou Valley and W Macau – Studio City scheduled to open this year; an injection of more than […]

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Centara to more than double its footprint across the region in the next five years

Centara Hotels and Resorts is anticipating tourist comeback from the regional markets, according to deputy CEO Markland Blaiklock.

A greater part of Asia and the Middle East is coming under Centara Hotels & Resorts’ radar as the Thai hotel chain unveils an aggressive growth plan, not just in terms of its development pipeline but also its target source markets.

While Centara continues to keep up its strong play in its Thailand homeground, the hotel group is now stepping up its expansion momentum […]

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