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Leading International and Thai Green Advocates Headline Asia’s Leading Sustainability Tourism Event, PHIST 2024

PHUKET One of the world’s most inspirational green advocates will headline PHIST this year as Asia’s pioneering sustainability event enters its 8th year.Register here!Unsung hero of sustainability Andrew Dixon, former banker turned green activist, owner and operator of two private island resorts in Indonesian waters – Nikoi Island and Cempedak Island - will discuss his broad sustainability platform that takes in not only conservation – but critically culture, community and commerce.Stories will cover everything from micro-financing and cultural integration to a school that now numbers over 600 students – providing vital support and development systems that go much further than tree planting and the banning of single use plastics.

Phuket Hotels Association and C9 Hotelworks Ltd.
Phuket, Thailand
Press Release Sustainability

Accor Hotels in Phuket Rally for the ‘Accor Heartbreak Hill Mini-Marathon 2024’, Driving Community Change

Showcasing a remarkable commitment to community spirit and charitable giving, Accor hotels and resorts in Phuket, together with ALL, Accor’s lifestyle loyalty program, successfully organized ‘The Accor Heartbreak Hill Mini-Marathon 2024’ on 14th July at Nai Harn Beach and along Promthep Cape. This fundraising event aimed to create a positive impact on Phuket communities.

Accor
Phuket, Thailand
Press Release Development

Standard International Unveils New Hospitality Brand, “The Standardx”

As times evolve and people change, so do hotels, and no brand captures this transformation quite like The Standard, a pioneer of lifestyle hotels. With a rich history of igniting cultural shifts while delivering unforgettable hospitality in marquee locations such as New York, Miami, London, and Bangkok, as well as chic outposts in Hua Hin, Ibiza, and the Maldives, The Standard is no stranger to reinvention. And just as every elegant it-girl has her wild side, so does The Standard.

Standard International
Australia
Press Release Markets & Performance

Why are Hotel Bookings Increasing by More Than 200% in Singapore?

The Singapore Grand Prix 2024 is set to take place on September 20-22, bringing the excitement of Formula 1 racing to the Lion City. Bookings for the Grand Prix began as early as December 2023, significantly impacting hotel demand. This early surge in reservations has led to an unprecedented increase in hotel occupancy rates, with many premium and centrally located hotels reporting near-full bookings months in advance. Consequently, this has led to a marked rise in room rates and a bustling hospitality sector gearing up to cater to the influx of international visitors.

World on Holiday
Singapore, Singapore
Press Release Sales & Marketing

Travel Tech Asia 2024 records highest exhibition space sold and unveils stunning line of bellwether speakers

Travel Tech Asia 2024, co-located with ITB Asia and MICE Show Asia, will take place from 23 to 25 October 2024 at Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore. The show has already sold more exhibition spaces than last year with bigger and more Travel Tech exhibitors. Key exhibitors include Hotelbeds, Agoda, Go Global Travel, TBO Holidays, Korea Tourism Startup Center, Juniper Travel Technology, Convergent International Travel, Travel Compositor, SiteMinder, DerbySoft, Archipelago International, 11-Infotech System, LY.com,Airalo, Guangdong Qiyouji International Travel, Green Motion International, LianLian Pay and YeePay. And top bellwether speakers from Agoda, D-EDGE Hospitality Solutions, Sabre Corporation, Booking.com and Millennium Hotels and Resorts.

ITB Berlin
Singapore
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Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP)
Press Release Development

Meliá Hotels International Adds Two New Hotels in Thailand

Spanish Hotel Group Meliá Hotels International is building its presence in Southeast Asia with two new Thailand hotels, including the launch of the first Paradisus by Meliá-branded property in the region. The new hotels will come online as Meliá properties through an expanded partnership with Thailand’s leading integrated lifestyle real estate group, Asset World Corporation (AWC).

Melia
Thailand
Press Release Sales & Marketing

Introducing the World’s Coolest Commute: Fairfield by Marriott is Looking for an Aspiring Road Trip Reporter

Do you love Japan and are craving an adventure beyond the usual tourist spots? It’s time to embark on an opportunity of a lifetime! Fairfield by Marriott, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of over 30 extraordinary hotel brands, today launches a month-long search for its first-ever ‘Road Trip Reporter’, to co-develop content about the unrivaled adventures that await across Japan’s sprawling, less-traveled countryside.

Marriott
Japan
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Press Release Food & Beverage

Unfold the story behind culinary entrepreneurship with RMIT University Vietnam

Within the first week of RMIT University Vietnam’s new semester, the event ‘FOODPRENEURSHIP: A Culinary Journey to MICHELIN Magic’ was organized by the Tourism and Hospitality Management Program for all RMIT students, alumni, and staff, highlighting the program’s commitment to foster academic excellence and professional development through interactive sessions between students and industry experts.

Australian Hospitality Alumni Network Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Press Release Development

SODÅ: Maverick Startup Aims to Set New Hospitality Norms

In 2014, Alvaro Moreno was still in the early stages of his hospitality career. His professional journey had taken him to a major hotel in Đà Nẵng where he was helping to build out an operations team and he reached out to his former business school in Galicia, Spain, he was connected with Jacobo Priegue. Their meeting proved serendipitous – they both clearly saw the vast opportunities in Vietnam's rapidly-growing hospitality industry and two years ago, the duo decided to launch a platform that could transform it.

Australian Hospitality Alumni Network Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam