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Sri Lankan tourism growing, ambitious targets for 2024

Tourism is growing in Sri Lanka, after multiple crises in the past five years, and well on target to achieve the ambitious 2.3 million arrivals scheduled for this year, officials said.

“In fact, we are hoping to exceed the 2024 target with an increase in flights and new airlines coming in,” state-run Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) chairman Priantha Fernando told TTG Asia.

Sri Lanka is well on target to achieve the 2.3 million arrivals scheduled for this […]

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Onyx adds three new properties to its Malaysian portfolio

Onyx Hospitality Group will be adding three new properties – Ozo Medini, Shama Medini and Shama Suasana Johor Bahru – to its Malaysian portfolio in 2024.

This expansion will result in a total of seven properties in Malaysia by the end of 2024, making Malaysia the first country, outside of Thailand, to host all three Onyx brands: Amari, Ozo and Shama.

From left: Amari Spice Penang, Amari Johor Bahru, Amari Kuala Lumpur, and Ozo Georgetown Penang

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25 amazing new hotels for the year ahead — for all budgets

From the latest Claridge’s outpost to cool openings in Paris and Formentera, our hotel expert has the inside story on 2024’s most exciting launches, both home and away
Hell Bay, Isles of Scilly

This year promises to be a vintage one for hotel lovers, starting right here at home. London is your — our readers’ — favourite short-break destination, but 2024 will provide yet more reasons to head to the capital for a holiday. One of the most enticing new […]

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The luxury hotels with the best views in the world

Settle in for sundowners with a view at these hotels with spectacular backdrops

BY CAROLINE LEWIS AND ELLA ALEXANDER                                                                                      UPDATED: 02 JANUARY 2024

 

Standout architecture and impeccable interior design are all very well, […]

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PPHG’s job transformation study to yield playbook that benefits Singapore hotel industry

Singapore-based Pan Pacific Hotels Group (PPHG) has entered the final lap of its research project to redesign key roles in hotel operations, conducted as part of the nation-wide Job Transformation Map (JTM) for the Hotel Industry programme led by the Singapore Tourism Board and Workforce Singapore.

PPHG’s three-year job transformation project involves human resource experts, Mercer, which was awarded the contract in January 2023 after two rounds of tender evaluations jointly performed by Singapore […]

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The 180-key Parkroyal Serviced Suites Jakarta is opening in January 2024

Parkroyal Serviced Suites Jakarta is opening its doors in January 2024.

Opening its doors in early January 2024, Parkroyal Serviced Suites Jakarta, nestled within the Thamrin Nine complex, introduces a contemporary retreat in Jakarta’s bustling business hub.

Located in Jakarta’s business and retail centre, PARKROYAL Serviced Suites Jakarta offers easy access to key attractions via public transportation hubs. The property enjoys proximity to four railway connections, MRT and LRT stations, the commuter line, and an airport train, enabling […]

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