Hotels & Tourism

Orchard Parade Holdings appoints Vincent Yik Yen Shan as Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Yik has worked as senior executive of SIngapore branch of multinational banks.

Orchard Parade Holdings appoints Lucas Chow Wing Keung as CEO

Mr Chow foremerly held the same post in MediaCorp and SingTel.

Harry's Holdings names Parmjit Kaur as President

Before his appointment, he was responsible for implementing manpower planning and recruitment of candidates.

HL Global Enterprises appoints Loo Hwee Fang as Director

Ms Loo is a partner in the a law firm Lee & Lee since 2006.

Singapore to crack down on gambling anew?

Possibility is raised as a new study cites "emerging concerns" on casino gambling participation.

Genting Singapore may fund new overseas venture

DBS believes the company will issue perpetual bonds and use it to invest abroad.

Banyan Tree names Ho Ren Hua as Assistant Vice President, Country Head, China

He will be assigned to the growth and development of the Group’s portfolio through new management contracts, greenfield acquisitions and strategic...

International Cruise Terminal won’t propel Singapore’s hotel sector

ICT will be busy by 2Q12 but OCBC expects most cruise passengers will fly into Singapore, take a cruise, return to land and then fly off, without...

Will there be more tourists in Singapore this year?

Singapore Tourism Board expects visitor arrivals to moderate but new attractions will still come online to bolster tourism.

Resorts World Sentosa to open 2 eco-luxurious hotels

The 172-room Equarius Hotel and 22 exclusive Beach Villas are set to open on 16 February 2012.

Singapore tourism receipts reached a new high in 2011

The figures met the year’s forecast range of S$22 – S$24 billion - but how much was it exactly?

More Asians, less Brits travelled to Singapore in 2011

International visitor arrivals reached more than 13 million and 76% came from Asia.

Singapore hotel room revenues up 27.8% to S$2.6b

But which sector was the top performer in terms of RevPAR growth?

Marriott International names Paul Rushton as Regional Director of MICE Sales Asia Pacific

Appointment of the senior executive is to bolster the company’s aim in boosting its Asian MICE market.

CDL Hospitality Trusts’ revenue up 13% to S$38m in 4Q11

Studio M Hotel, which was acquired in 2Q11, accounted for approximately S$2.7 million of the group’s revenue increase.

Arrivals for CDLHT will hold up in 2012, says analyst

Among the cited factors were a larger dependence on Asian travelers and resilient Asian consumption.