Hotels & Tourism
STB ties up with Alibaba for Chinese traveller analytic tools
STB ties up with Alibaba for Chinese traveller analytic tools
The collaboration aims to boost Chinese visitor arrivals and spending.
Fraser Hospitality unveils serviced apartment Fraser Residence Orchard
It offers studio deluxe apartments and one-, two- or four-bedroom apartments.
Chart of the day: Visitor arrivals growth slows to 2% in January-February
Arrivals from China and the ASEAN region moderated.
Genting Singapore and Marina Bay Sands to invest $9b in expansion works
They are expected to create up to 5,000 jobs.
500 evacuated as fire hits Grand Hyatt Hotel near Orchard Road
The blaze involved a kitchen stove and an exhaust duct in a restaurant on the second floor.
GIC buys 25% stake in Netherlands-based hotel operator citizenM
The sovereign wealth fund is looking to expand its portfolio of affordable luxury in urban markets.
Ascott Reit to buy Felix Hotel in Australia for $58.8m
The 150-room property will be rebranded as Citadines Connect Sydney Airport.
Singapore's passport is the most powerful in the world
It shared the top spot with Japan and South Korea, having visa-free access to 189 countries.
Oxley appoints consultants as it looks for Mercure and Novotel's new buyer
This follows the firm’s termination of its LOI from Gracious Land.
Oxley terminates LOI for $950m sale of Mercure and Novotel hotels
Its purchaser Gracious Land failed to make its subsequent 4% consideration deposit of $38m.
ZUZU Hospitality Solutions raises $5m in series A funding to boost APAC expansion
The firm hired country managers for their expansion in Thailand and Australia.
Tourism receipts up by 10% to $3.44b from January to September 2018
BTMICE visits increased by 14% to 2 million arrivals during this period.
Chart of the Day: 6.2% rise in tourist arrivals cushioned retail sales slip in 2018
Growth was driven by substantial increased arrivals from the US and Europe.
Hotel RevPAR up 2.4% to $188.57 in 2018
It was driven by growth in market occupancy and ADR.
First Sponsor to buy German hotel for $75.7m
The 340-room hotel houses more than 1,800 sqm of meeting and event space.
Daily Briefing: Malaysian foreign minister says port limits issue quicker to fix than water concerns; 199 unlicensed PMDs impounded by LTA
And here’s why Sentosa is a better Bali according to CDL’s executive chairman.
Hotel investment deals hit three-year high at $518.7m in 2018
Investors are embracing hotel assets as the residential segment loses luster.
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