Chef Paulo Airaudo returns to Bangkok for culinary showcase

Chef Paulo Airaudo returns to Bangkok for culinary showcase

Internationally famend Chef Paulo Airaudo is about to make a particular look in Bangkok on 22-23 October 2026 at Sartoria by Paulo Airaudo, positioned on the 56th ground of EA Rooftop at The Empire. Known for his Michelin-starred eating places worldwide, Airaudo will collaborate with Head Chef Bjørn Tischner to provide unique tasting menus that […]

Iniala Valetta introduces WITHIN during World Travel & Tourism Council Summit

Iniala Valetta introduces WITHIN during World Travel & Tourism Council Summit

Destination journey model Iniala Valletta not too long ago unveiled WITHIN, its new luxurious wellbeing and longevity idea, on the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit 2026 in Malta, hosted by the Malta Tourism Authority.  The announcement marks a major milestone in Iniala’s continued growth, bringing collectively new hospitality areas, worldwide design collaborations, […]

New Oriental invests millions of dollars in Desti Youth Hostel

New Oriental invests millions of dollars in Desti Youth Hostel

China’s main youth hostel chain, Desti Youth Hostel, has secured a brand new spherical of funding, with Chinese schooling and journey firm New Oriental making a strategic funding price tens of millions of yuan (about millions of dollars). Going ahead, the 2 firms will leverage their respective strengths in branding, person engagement, product improvement and […]

Ulsan Whale Festival marks 30th anniversary

Ulsan Whale Festival marks 30th anniversary

The Ulsan Whale Festival is ready to have fun its 30th anniversary from 15 to 18 October, remodeling Jangsaengpo in Ulsan, South Korea, right into a premier eco-tourism vacation spot. The competition, themed “A Whale’s Invitation: The 30th Birthday Party,” will showcase Jangsaengpo’s evolution from a historic whaling port to a vibrant cultural and ecological […]

Local brands know China better — what edge do global hotel chains still have?

Local brands know China better — what edge do global hotel chains still have?

China’s hotel market is going through a pronounced imbalance between provide and demand, whereas rising uncertainty over funding returns is making the period of speedy, in depth growth a factor of the previous. Domestic hotel teams are accelerating their push into extra area of interest market segments. For worldwide brands, the power to better perceive […]

Beyond traffic and scale, travel’s new growth playbook takes shape

Beyond traffic and scale, travel’s new growth playbook takes shape

More than 1,900 journey trade professionals gathered in Shanghai on September 22-23 for the 2026 TravelEvery day Conference, bringing collectively leaders from OTAs, lodges, airways, cruise traces, TMCs, locations, journey expertise corporations, cultural tourism companies and funding establishments. Key decision-makers from journey corporations accounted for 85.1% of attendees. Held on the Shanghai International Convention Center […]

Travelex expands retail footprint in Qatar

Travelex expands retail footprint in Qatar

Travelex, a number one international change firm, has introduced the enlargement of its retail presence in Qatar with the opening and upgrading of three key retailer areas. The firm has greater than doubled its customer support factors at Doha Al Jadeda metro station, growing from three to seven areas. This enlargement goals to offer clients […]

Phulay Bay offers bespoke wellness journeys

Phulay Bay offers bespoke wellness journeys

Phulay Bay, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Krabi, Thailand, is inviting visitors to embark on personalised wellness journeys beneath the steerage of Radhika Khemka, an professional in yoga and Ayurveda. These bespoke programmes, designed across the rules of Vitality, Clarity, and Rest, provide a novel path to bodily, psychological, and non secular concord. Radhika, who hails […]

Siam Piwat invests $300m in ICONPHUKET project

Siam Piwat invests $300m in ICONPHUKET project

Siam Piwat, a number one Thai retail and actual property developer, has introduced a $300 million funding in ICONPHUKET, a groundbreaking project set to open in 2029. This formidable improvement goals to remodel Phuket into a worldwide vacation spot by integrating retail, leisure, and cultural experiences. ICONPHUKET can be a first-of-its-kind hybrid retail and leisure […]

Conference programme announced for COITM 2026

Conference programme announced for COITM 2026

The China Outbound Travel & Tourism Market (COITM) convention is slated for 14th to sixteenth October on the New Hall of the National Agricultural Exhibition Center (NAEC) in Beijing. This 12 months’s programme guarantees a complete exploration of the pivotal shifts reshaping China’s outbound, inbound, and area of interest journey sectors. Opening with remarks from […]