BWH Hotel Group Named One of Asia’s Top Hotel Chains at NOW Travel Asia Awards New Taipei City (Taiwan) – December 10, 2019 (travelindex) – BWH Hotel Group is celebrating another major award, after its subsidiary Best Western Hotels and Resorts was named as one of “Asia’s Top Hotel Chains” at the N ..

ITB China Joins Chengdu Inbound Tourism Strategic Partnership Alliance Chengdu (China) – December 10, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The Chengdu Inbound Tourism Partnership Summit, organized by the Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Culture, Broadcast-TV, and Tourism, was held in Chengdu on 28 November 2019. The event gathered more ..

Minister of Culture Presides at the Neilson Hays Literature Festival Opening Bangkok (Thailand) – December 10, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The Neilson Hays Library, led by President Ms. Nalin Vanasin (3rd from left), in collaboration with the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture (OCAC) under the Ministry of Culture, recently k ..

Alain St. Ange Speaks at Routes Africa in Mombasa, Kenya Mombasa (Kenya) – December 9, 2019 (travelindex.com) – Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles former Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine who is in Mombasa as a delegate invited for Routes Africa 2019 took to the stage yesterday a ..

SUNx Calls for Climate Neutral Aviation 2050 Moon-shot Montreal (Canada) – December 9, 2019 (travelindex.com) – In giving the 16th Annual Assad Kotaite memorial address in the ICAO headquarters last night, Professor Geoffrey Lipman, co-creator of SUNx said that air transport was too important for human d ..

PATA Destination Marketing Forum 2020 Heading to Kuching, Sarawak Kuching, Sarawak (Malaysia) – December 9, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is set to organise the PATA Destination Marketing Forum 2020 (PDMF 2020) in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia from November 25 – 27. The anno ..

Best Western Opens First Internationally Branded Resort at Panglao Island, Philippines Panglao Island, Bohol (Philippines) – December 9, 2019 (travelindex) – Best Western Hotels and Resorts has expanded its presence in the Philippines with the launch of a brand new beachfront resort in Panglao, the idyllic island in the cen ..

Blue Elephant Restaurant Bangkok Welcomes Matteo Bocelli Bangkok (Thailand) – December 7, 2019 (travelindex.com) – A recent celebrity guest spotted at the world renowned Blue Elephant Cooking School & Restaurant Bangkok  was none other than singer and songwriter Matteo Bocelli,  son of the world-famous ..

Championing Climate Friendly Travel at COP25 Madrid (Spain) – December 05, 2019 (travelindex.com) – This COP25 side-event hosted by WTTC in partnership with UNFCCC focussed on the 2050 Climate Neutral ambitions of the Travel & Tourism industry. The event was opened by UNFCCC Executive Direc ..

Sofitel Opens Bringing its Signature French Flair to Turkey Istanbul (Turkey) – December 6, 2019 (travelindex.com) – Sofitel Hotels and Resorts, a leading luxury brand within the Accor group, is pleased to announce the opening of its first hotel in Turkey, Sofitel Istanbul Taksim. The hotel officially opened ..

IATA Calls for Sustainable Aviation Industry in Europe Berlin (Germany) – December 4, 2019 (travelindex.com) –The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments in Europe to seize the opportunity to create a sustainable aviation industry that protects the environment and increases c ..

Lebua’s Restaurants Get Stars in the Latest Michelin Guide Thailand Bangkok (Thailand) – December 4, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The old adage goes ‘reach for the stars and you’ll land on the moon’; we believed in reaching for stellar summits and boldly going where no man has gone before… For the first time in his ..