June 2018 - Asia Travel Log

AccorHotels to acquire 50% stake in sbe Entertainment Group for USD 319 million

Posted by Travelelog - June 30, 2018

Mondrian Doha, an sbe property AccorHotels and sbe Entertainment Group have signed a Letter of Intent and entered into exclusive negotiations for AccorHotels to acquire a 50% stake in sbe.…

Travel tribulations: One-time, upfront payments are turning off travellers

Posted by Travelelog - June 29, 2018

Paying upfront for holidays has caused frustration among online shoppers, as 16% complained of spending their holiday budget before they even travel, according to new research from payments provider, Klarna.…

Project Deepblu dives into adventure travel

Posted by Travelelog - June 29, 2018

Deepblu CEO James Tsuei “My whole career has always been in tech, but I have always loved the ocean,” sales and marketing professional James Tsuei shared with Travel Daily. As…

Western companies go east: Overcoming the Great Firewall of China

Posted by Travelelog - June 29, 2018

China’s population of 1.4 billion has attracted companies from all over the world. The Asian country opens vast growth opportunities. However, travel tech companies must first overcome the Great Firewall…

Riviera Travel announces six new itineraries, including Jordan and Montenegro

Posted by Travelelog - June 29, 2018

Riviera Travel has revealed its 2019 short-haul escorted tours collection, with six brand-new itineraries, including new tours to Montenegro, Sardinia, Ireland, Italy, Jordon and Spain and updated tours to Sicily,…

Anantara completes Vietnam hat-trick with Anantara Quy Nhon Beach Villas

Posted by Travelelog - June 29, 2018

Beach Villa The increasingly popular Vietnam has yet again upped its luxury hotel quotient with the announcement that Anantara Hotels and Resorts has added its third site to its local…

Sarovar Hotels & Resorts opens in Indian smart city Jhansi

Posted by Travelelog - June 29, 2018

Famous for the legend of queen Jhansi ki Rani, the historic city of Jhansi is currently undergoing a facelift under India’s ambitious smart city project. Consolidating their foray into Uttar…

European Waterways announces luxury ‘Cruises for Everyone’

Posted by Travelelog - June 29, 2018

Luxury hotel barge operator, European Waterways, has announced its ‘Cruises for Everyone’ promotion with up to 20% discount on whole barge charter prices. A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, typically…

Club Med to offer discounts on all-inclusive holidays

Posted by Travelelog - June 29, 2018

Club Med, the French company specialising in all-inclusive holidays, has announced that its discounted sales will start on 18 July 2018. During the three first days of the sales opening,…

Open for the Open: Sleeperz Dundee launches in time for British Open golf championship

Posted by Travelelog - June 29, 2018

With the 147th Open Golf Championship (aka the British Open) set to tee off in mid-July, Sleeperz Hotels could not have picked a better time to open Sleeperz Hotel Dundee,…