SINGAPORE AIRLINES’ wholly-owned, low-cost carrier Scoot plans to launch a long-haul service to Europe, picking Athens as its entry point, executives said on Wednesday.BAH manages Scoot and s…
Australia’s MICE industry hits ground running in 2017
AUSTRALIA is immensely popular for business events and its position was further cemented in January 2017 when Sydney welcomed 8,000 delegates from Amway China. Revenue from business events can be i…
Is gentrification killing Bangkok’s street food?
BANGKOK is a haven for street food and is incredibly proud of it. But a “clean-up” drive by local government has put the city’s street food vendors in peril of losing their busine…
Singapore tightens regulations for Uber and Airbnb
SINGAPORE, a keen early adopter of the sharing economy, has fired a warning shot across the bow of Airbnb and Uber with tighter rules that could shake up their business models and growth ambitions …
Comcast Is Staking a Bigger Global Claim With Control of Japan Theme Park
Comcast Corp. will take full ownership of Japanese theme-park owner USJ Co., expanding its biggest overseas investment in a bet on the global popularity of entertainment assets such as Harry Potter…
Macau’s gambling revenues reach two-year high
GAMBLING revenues in the Chinese territory of Macau hit a two-year high in February, recovering steadily from a prolonged anti-corruption drive and slowing economic growth that dragged on the world…
South Korea wants to be a leader in the sharing economy, but is it doing enough?
IN 2012, Seoul mayor Park Won-soon launched Sharing City, a project aimed at supporting local start-ups and promoting the shared use of both public and private resources.But five years later, was t…
Two paying tourists to be shuttled to the moon next year
SPACEX plans to launch two paying passengers on a tourist trip around the moon next year using a spaceship under development for NASA astronauts and a heavy-lift rocket yet to be flown, the launch …
Minor signs for Avani Busan Hotel in South Korea
Minor Hotels has announced that it will debut its Avani brand in South Korea with the launch of Avani Busan Hotel.The new-build 400-key hotel represents a milestone for Minor Hotels as its first pr…
Emirates launches ‘celebrity chef’ restaurant at Singapore’s Changi Airport
EMIRATES LEISURE RETAIL (ELR), a subsidiary of Emirates, has opened its first full-service outlet, The Kitchen by Wolfgang Puck, at Terminal 3 of Changi Airport.Andrew Day, group CEO at ELR, said i…