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Singapore Sees Business Travel on the Rise Once Again

In April, Singapore reopened its borders to vaccinated travelers. Since then, corporate travel agency CWT said that Singapore has seen the highest peaks of business travel since early 2020, according to The Straits Times. "Mr. Akshay Kapoor, head of sales for Asia-Pacific at CWT, said outbound bookings from Singapore are up fivefold compared with the…

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

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Hotel Tech Trade Show Producer Rejects Takeover Bid by Largest U.S. Hotel Lobby

The trade group Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP)— which produces the world's largest hotel technology trade fairs — rejected on Monday an unsolicited merger offer by the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA), the largest U.S. hotel lobby. The hotel technology career group is best known for putting on HITEC (Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and…

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

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Greece Lifts Covid Restrictions in Time for Summer Season

"Greece lifted COVID-19 restrictions on Sunday for foreign and domestic flights, its civil aviation authority said, ahead of the summer tourism season that officials hope will see revenues bouncing back from the pandemic slump" Reuters is reporting. Rhodes, the largest of Greece’s Dodecanese islands, is known for its beach resorts and ancient ruins.

Tom Lowry | 2 years ago

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Merlin Entertainment CEO Nick Varney To Retire After 23 Years

Nick Varney, who has led Merlin Entertainment, owner of Legoland and other attractions into one of the largest players in the attractions industry, has announced his intention to retire from the holding company he created in 1999. Merlin was formed in 1999 following the £47m Management Buyout of Vardon Entertainments led by Nick, who subsequently…

Rafat Ali | 2 years ago

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South East Asia Opens All At Once

South East Asian countries are in a race to reopen all at once, with news last few days from Hong Kong, Singapore, Cambodia and more on cutting restrictions for foreign travelers. The most significant of these is Hong Kong, which has been locked down into the most stringent restrictions anywhere in the world for the…

Rafat Ali | 2 years ago