Centara Unveils New Brand Experience Touchpoints Designed to Elevate Every Stay
Centara introduces signature touchpoints including sleep rituals, family activities, and local cultural collaborations across its Thailand-based hotel portfolio.
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Thailand Reaffirms Its Position as a Safe and Welcoming Destination for Global Travellers
Centara Hotels Resorts promotes Thailand as a stable travel destination amid global uncertainty, highlighting safety standards and cultural experiences.
IHG Hotels Resorts Focuses on Three Leading Commercial Engines to Build a New Business Travel Ecosystem
IHG launches three commercial engines in Greater China to capture business travel recovery, combining network expansion with digital tools and loyalty benefits.
Centara Leaders Honoured for Excellence in Leadership, Finance, and Investor Relations at the IAA Awards 2025
Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, is proud to announce that three of its senior executives have been recognised at the prestigious IAA Awards for Listed Companies 2025, organised by the Investment Analysts Association (IAA). The honours reflect Centara’s strong leadership, sound financial management, and commitment to transparency and good governance.The awards presented to Centara executives are as follows:
Almaty Call to Action: Tourism United behind Women’s Empowerment
UN Tourism has joined together public and private sector actors to commit to take concrete steps to advance women’s empowerment in tourism.
UN Tourism and Almaty put Kazakh women Centre Stage of tourism development
Women’s empowerment is being placed at the heart of tourism development through a new collaboration between UN Tourism and the Almaty Tourism Bureau.
Pacific Island Property Evolution with OUTRIGGER Fiji Beach Resort
The very best of resort hospitality has always involved strong storytelling wherein guests are invited to participate in experiences they wouldn’t be able to enjoy quite the same way anywhere else. While this may be obvious, in practice the development and maintenance of the programming that underpins this sense of place requires a ton of work and a passion for continuous property evolution.
By Larry Mogelonsky and Adam Mogelonsky
Accor and AFL kick off playful new campaign encouraging Aussies to 'Stay Where the Players Stay'
To celebrate their long-standing partnership, Accor - the AFL’s Official Accommodation Partner - has teamed up with the league to launch a bold new campaign, Stay Where the Players Stay, playfully positioning its hotels as the preferred choice for players and fans alike.
Singapore Hotel Association Goes Beyond the Stay Experience at the Second Edition of Hospitality Exchange 2025
Organised by the Singapore Hotel Association (SHA), and supported by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) as well as Workforce Singapore (WSG), the second edition of Hospitality Exchange (HX 2025) took place today at Hilton Singapore Orchard, bringing together over 300 hoteliers, trade partners and industry stakeholders.
IHG Hotels & Resorts Launches LINE MiniApp in Japan, Offering Seamless Hotel Bookings and IHG One Rewards Access
IHG Hotels & Resorts officially launches its LINE MiniApp in Japan, offering more ways for guests to make hotel bookings and connect to IHG One Rewards via their preferred digital platforms.
Cvent Accelerate Sydney 2025 Empowers Event & Hospitality Professionals with Innovation, Insights, and Networking Opportunities
Cvent, a global industry-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, successfully hosted the fourth edition of Cvent Accelerate Sydney at The Fullerton Hotel on Wednesday, 16 July 2025. The event attracted over 460 event planners, marketers, and hospitality professionals, setting a new attendance record and highlighting the growing momentum in the MICE industry.
Luxury Hotel Experiences
Luxury consumption in China is undergoing a remarkable transformation, driven by younger, more dynamic consumers and evolving preferences that go beyond traditional notions of wealth display. This shift is particularly evident in the hospitality sector, where luxury hotels now cater to a deeper desire for sensory and emotional experiences. Despite this growing demand, however, research to date has shed little light on how sensory stimulation shapes luxury hotel experiences or how cultural factors influence consumers’ responses to luxury. Working with a co-author, Professor Kam Hung and Professor Cathy Hsu of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) explore the multi-sensory dimensions of luxury consumption. Their findings offer guidance for hoteliers seeking to craft meaningful and memorable experiences for their guests.
Millennium Hotels & Resorts Seals Landmark Asia-Global Axis with Korea's Lotte
Millennium Hotels and Resorts (MHR) has unveiled a significant milestone in its international strategy, announcing major loyalty partnership with Lotte Hotels & Resorts of South Korea. Building on the momentum of its Maritim collaboration, the Lotte partnership marks the next step in MHR's phased global expansion. This dual alliance signals a transformative moment for MHR, setting the stage for broader global connectivity, enhanced loyalty offerings, and unprecedented benefits for travellers across key regions.
GBTA Asia Pacific Conference 2025 Reflects the Dynamic Role of the Region in Shaping the Future of Business Travel
The growth and vital role of the Asia Pacific region in the future of global business travel was clearly demonstrated by the strong turnout, engagement and insights from the GBTA APAC Conference 2025 held at the Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore from May 27-28. Hosted by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the premier trade association and “voice” of the global business travel industry and co-located for the third year with the WERC® Regional Summit, the event brought together over 950 industry professionals including corporate travel managers (268), travel suppliers, and other industry partners along with nearly 50 exhibiting companies and sponsors.
Chinese Culture Guides Millennial Green Travel
Tourism can offer unforgettable experiences, but it comes with increasing environmental costs. As sustainability takes centre stage in the industry, an emerging focus is on how travellers themselves can make a difference through pro-environmental behaviour (PEB). To date, however, the interplay of personal and cultural values in shaping such behaviour remains underexplored. Seeking to fill this gap, Professor Dori Davari and Professor Seongseop (Sam) Kim of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), working with a co-author, targeted Chinese millennials, a major consumer group known for valuing luxury and self-expression while showing growing environmental concern. This demographic offered a unique lens through which to investigate the influence of values on tourists’ PEB, yielding guidance for fostering sustainable tourism practices amongst one of the world’s most influential populations.
Eight Continents Hotels & Resorts Launches ‘Legacy Hotels’ to Redefine Regal Retreats
Eight Continents Hotels & Resorts has officially launched its ultra-luxury brand, Legacy Hotels, at The Great India Travel Bazaar 2025. Showcased among global travel leaders, the new vertical is set to redefine aristocratic hospitality by transforming royal residences into immersive, world-class palace stays for the discerning traveler.
Singaporean Travellers Are Prioritising Rest, Relaxation and Peace of Mind – Even While Cost-Of-Living Is Top of Mind
The Allianz Partners Travel Index, which surveyed over 500 Singaporean adults regarding travel plans and holiday aspirations, reveals that more than nine in 10 (90%) Singaporeans plan to travel in the year ahead. While travel is high on the agenda for most, cost-of-living is also having an impact on spending, with 73% of those not travelling citing cost as their main barrier.
Empowering Innovation and Inclusion: UN Tourism Leads Global Dialogue at Expo 2025 Japan
At Japan’s Expo 2025, UN Tourism highlighted the key role of innovation and education for driving transformation and female empowerment in the sector.
Introducing BEING Thailand 2025: An Event for Connection and Collaboration in Wellness
Thailand’s vibrant wellness industry will take centre-stage this May in Phuket with BEING Thailand 2025, a new B2B event designed to unite professionals across the wellness, hospitality, and tourism sectors. The inaugural gathering, expected to draw 400 industry leaders, aims to drive key conversations and innovation, bringing together a traditionally fragmented sector for an exchange of ideas and strategies.
Expansion of The Meetings Show Asia Pacific 2025 Cements Singapore's Role as a MICE Powerhouse
The 2nd edition of APAC's leading MICE show, The Meetings Show Asia Pacific (TMS APAC), sees a record number of exhibitors and buyers. Returning to Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre on 16 and 17 April 2025 and co-located with the inaugural Business Travel Show APAC, TMS APAC is set to bring the biggest gathering of travel professionals in the region. With the support of the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), this year’s event further solidifies Singapore’s standing as the "World's Best MICE City.”