Recently, I was invited for a media experience to celebrate first anniversary of Novotel Manila Araneta Center, and I was surprised it had been a year already. I wasn’t able to help but feel a little nostalgic, reminiscing the days when it just opened with only some of their facilities opened and some of their Read More
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New Zealand Eager to Boost Filipino Tourist Arrivals
I recently attended the cocktails jointly hosted by New Zealand Tourism, which has an office in Singapore, and the New Zealand Embassy Manila. It was for us to meet tourism officials, stakeholders, and suppliers who went to Manila for a trade session with their Filipino counterparts. Among those present at the event were His Excellency Read More
Iron Man Experience at Hong Kong Disneyland: Get Ready!
After a three-year wait, Hong Kong Disneyland will launch a ride set to be one of its most exciting—the Iron Man Experience. Slated to open on January 11, 2017, it will be Disney Parks’ first Marvel-themed ride, and to give it a local flavor, the new ride-through attraction will feature a story based in Hong Read More
Tigerair Singapore to Merge into Scoot
Tigerair, one of Singapore’s low-cost carriers, will be merged to its sister Scoot sometime in the second half of 2017. In a statement, Budget Aviation Holdings Pte Ltd, which owns and manages both of Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group’s budget airlines, announced its intention to pursue a single brand and operating license. In the same statement, Read More
Philippines AirAsia Grows Cebu Hub, Adds Singapore and Taipei
Philippines AirAsia is expanding its operations in Cebu, adding a four times weekly Singapore service, as well as a three times weekly Taipei service. It is likewise taking over the Cebu-Kuala Lumpur route from AirAsia Berhad of Malaysia while also increasing the flight frequency to four times weekly. The Cebu-Singapore route will be operated effective Read More