Hotels & Tourism
GlobalTix launches single e-ticket for all tourist spots
GlobalTix launches single e-ticket for all tourist spots
Tourists will just need to scan a QR code to get their ticket.
Lower retail sales may weigh on tourist receipt figures: report
Retail sales dipped 1.3% to $3.6b in August.
Accor to launch 13 new budget hotels in Singapore
The partnership with Global Premium will bring total inventory to 7,625 rooms.
Hotel accommodation platform RedDoorz is now Vietnam's largest hotel chain
The company now operates a network of more than 125 hotels in the country.
Hotel supply to grow 2% in 2019
Expansion of Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa to boost the sector.
OUE sells hotel and serviced residence businesses for $289m
Both components will be bought by DHI Holding.
Daily Briefing: ARA Asset Management weighs Singapore float in dual listing plan; Search engine Wego partners with STB to boost tourism
And employee language discrimination cases fell in recent years.
Daily Briefing: Gaming company Razer commits $10m to boost esports; Foodtech company Hoow Foods closes $1.7m in seed round
And AI Singapore partners with Expedia to develop AI solution for travellers.
Singapore is APAC's 2nd most popular travel destination in 2018
Overall expenditure climbed 2.5 times from $8.85b (US$6.4b) in 2009 to $22.95b in the same period.
GIC closes in on $2.08b deal to buy stake in Oxford's Fairmont hotels
The portfolio consists of four iconic hotels in Canada.
Chart of the Day: Check out Singapore's tourist mix
ASEAN represents 40% and visitors from China account for 17%.
July RevPAR hits five-year high at $203.6
This is the highest so far for the year.
Ascott to open four new properties by end-2019
It will reportedly add 846 units to the lodging scene.
Hotel DC rates largely unchanged for the next six months: URA
This follows a 45.6% hike on the revision last March.
Faster immigration clearance extended to Japanese and South Korean travellers
Those who have visited Singapore twice or more in the last two years can apply.
Asia Pacific's MICE revenue hit $229b in 2018
The region had the fastest growing MICE segment, accounting for 28.4% of global revenue.
MICE market accounted for $2.2b of tourist receipts in 2018: report
The Sands Expo & Convention Center hosted approximately 1.4 million delegates last year.
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