November 2018 - Asia Travel Log

What Marriott is doing about the Starwood database breach

Posted by Travelelog - November 30, 2018

Here’s what Marriott customers need to know about the data security incident involving the Starwood guest reservation database. The investigation so far in a nutshell The investigation determined that there…

API integration: the keystone in your strategy for total guest focus

Posted by Travelelog - November 30, 2018

With an ever more sophisticated and expectant consumer on our minds, it’s easy to fall prey to the growing pressure to become overly ‘switched on’ in the literal sense. At…

Cash, time or service: LCC’s vs traditional airlines

Posted by Travelelog - November 30, 2018

The choice between flying a low cost carrier (LCC) or a standard airline can be tricky; the difference in costs are huge and so the savings made from opting for…

Air New Zealand’s newest, longest flight launches from Auckland

Posted by Travelelog - November 30, 2018

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, in Air New Zealand liveryAir New Zealand (ANZ) kicked off its brand new Chicago connection today when flight NZ26 took off at 1700 time to Chicago’s…

Etihad arrives in a “breathtakingly beautiful part of the world” for the first time

Posted by Travelelog - November 30, 2018

BarcelonaEtihad Airways said “hola” to Barcelona for the very first time this morning, when the carrier launched the virgin flight of its new service from Abu Dhabi to the capital…

Industry insights with Willem Niemeijer of Khiri Travel

Posted by Travelelog - November 30, 2018

Celebrating 25 years in business, Khiri Travel looks in retrospect at its journey as an travel agency in Asia. Khiri Travel founder, Willem Niemeijer, shares the insights which inform his…

China will get its first underwater bullet train route in 2025

Posted by Travelelog - November 30, 2018

Once again, China is breaking boundaries. Source: Shutterstock. NEVER one to not embrace technology, China continues to break boundaries by greenlighting a project to build its first underwater bullet train…

The last straw: Hotels and resorts in Asia fight back against plastic waste

Posted by Travelelog - November 30, 2018

When it comes to plastic waste, many hotels and resorts have reached the last straw. This month in Indonesia a dead sperm whale washed ashore with close to 6 kg…

Want to get slapped with a US$730 fine? Smoke here

Posted by Travelelog - November 30, 2018

Here are some new rules you need to learn before going to Singapore. Source: Shutterstock. STARTING 2019, Singapore’s bustling shopping central Orchard Road will go smoke-free. The precinct-wide smoking ban…

Hot hotel openings: Silversands Grenada and more

Posted by Travelelog - November 30, 2018

Another week has come to pass, and as usual, we’ve been curating the hottest hotel openings around the world — from the white sands of the Caribbean to the Beyoglu…

Month: November 2018

What Marriott is doing about the Starwood database breach

API integration: the keystone in your strategy for total guest focus

Cash, time or service: LCC’s vs traditional airlines

Air New Zealand’s newest, longest flight launches from Auckland

Etihad arrives in a “breathtakingly beautiful part of the world” for the first time

Industry insights with Willem Niemeijer of Khiri Travel

China will get its first underwater bullet train route in 2025

The last straw: Hotels and resorts in Asia fight back against plastic waste

Want to get slapped with a US$730 fine? Smoke here

Hot hotel openings: Silversands Grenada and more

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