Accor Australia new appointments
Saturday, January 27th, 2007Accor has a new look Operations and Sales & Marketing team in Australia headed up by three new faces. (more…)
Archive for January, 2007
Hong Kong Visitor Arrivals up 8.1%
Saturday, January 27th, 2007Provisional figures issued by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) show that the financial contribution from inbound tourism to Hong Kong’s economy in 2005 and 2006 should exceed projections by around HK$10 billion. (more…)
Macau-Las Vegas of the East
Saturday, January 27th, 2007The biggest gamblers in Macau aren’t the guys lining up at the blackjack tables and slot machines. They’re the casino and hotel owners betting billions that they can transform this backwater on the edge of the Chinese mainland into the Las Vegas of the East. (more…)
Thailand Bombings impact Tourism
Friday, January 5th, 2007(Bloomberg) — Thailand’s tourism minister said a series of bomb blasts in Bangkok will have a “significant impact” on visitor arrivals, the latest setback for an industry still recovering from the 2004 tsunami and a September military coup. (more…)
Hong Kong Booming
Friday, January 5th, 2007The hotel industry will be “cautiously optimistic” for 2007, with high-end hotels looking the most promising, according to Federation of Hong Kong Hotel Owners executive director Michael Li Hon-shing. (more…)
