Hotels & Tourism

Skal International Singapore appoints Andrew Chan as president

Chan was officially installed at a function taking place at the Pan Pacific Hotel Singapore last week.

Skal International Singapore appoints Andrew Chan as president

Chan was officially installed at a function taking place at the Pan Pacific Hotel Singapore last week.

CapitaLand clinched contract from China Overseas Property

Ascott, CapitaLand's wholly-owned serviced residence business unit will manage the first international brand of serviced residence in Macau SAR.

Singapore most competitive tourism industry in Asia

The countries that are traditionally more reliant on tourism also tend to invest more heavily in the sector, said UBS.

OUE to buy LCH Hotels for $224.5mn

OUE will advance LC Airport Hotel a sum equal to the Loan Settlement SUm of $68.5 million to discharge the Shareholders Loans and LC Airport Hotel's...

Shangri-La Hotel, Manzhouli opens today

It is Shangi-La Asia's third hotel in Inner Mongolia following its sister properties in Huhhot and Baotou.

Record 2mn visitors in first 2 months of 2011 to boost hospitality sector

Emerging travel patterns post March 2011 could be in Singapore's favor, said DBS Vickers.

Singapore charter market to grow five-fold in the next 5 years

South-East Asia's charter market is estimated to be worth around $10-$15 million at the present juncture, with Singapore accounting for about a third...

Jones Lang LaSalle offers Crowne Plaza Changi Airport Hotel for sale

The 320-room hotel is being sold with the benefit of a long term management agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group under their Crowne Plaza...

45% of Singapore attractions reported decline in visitors

Singapore's record 20.2% growth in tourist arrivals last year is not all good news as some of the attractions had a 28% decline in visitorship...

ibis launches second hotel in Singapore

ibis Singapore Novena sports 241 modern rooms equipped with 32-inch LCD TV.

Pan Pacific Hotels to open $350mn flagship hotel in 2012

PARKROYAL on Pickering which earned the nation's highest green rating, Green Mark Platinum, features a hotel-in-a-garden concept and sustainable...

WDA sets up new CET centre to boost tourism sector

The integrated CET Centre for Tourism aims to deliver 2,000 training places annually for the tourism workforce in Singapore.

Singapore global visitors hit almost a million

International visitor arrivals (IVA) to Singapore registered 15.4% year-on-year growth in February 2011 to 990,000.

3m visitors to Japan could be diverted to Singapore

Visitors from China and Korea are "low hanging fruits" for Singapore to tap  as they are already top generating markets locally.

Frasers Hospitality expands to 80% occupancy by the end of 2012

Frasers will add 25 new properties and will manage a total of 64 properties across 37 cities over the next years.

Government expects 12-13mn visitor arrivals in 2011

Singapore Tourism Board also forecasts $22-$24 billion worth of tourism receipts in 2011.

Boss, the plane! : Funtasy Island ready to take on Sentosa with a 20 minute ride from Harbourfront

Funtasy Island Resort is 16 kilometres from the Vivocity Shopping Center, Singapore and only 20 minutes away by ferry from the Harbourfront...