LONDON, Nov 8 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — The global travel industry is facing challenges due to political turmoil and changing consumer behaviour, despite a forecasted increase in average spend per trip at $1,101 by 2024, according to global market research company Euromonitor International. In its new report ‘Megatrends Shaping the Future of…

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 7 (Bernama) — A total of 34 exhibitors comprising 14 hotels, 15 tourism product owners and five travel agencies are taking part in the Tourism Malaysia Carnival from today until 9 November 2019 at the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture’s Sanggar Pujangga Hall in Precinct 5, here. It…

SHANGHAI and NEEDHAM, Mass., Nov 7(Bernama-PRNewswire) — Trip.com Group Limited (Nasdaq: TCOM) (“Trip.com Group”, formerly known as Ctrip.com International Ltd. (Nasdaq: CTRP)) and TripAdvisor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIP) (“TripAdvisor”) today announced a strategic partnership to expand global cooperation, including a joint venture, global content agreements and a governance agreement. First, Ctrip Investment Holding Ltd., a subsidiary of Trip.com Group…

HONG KONG, Nov 7 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VistaJet, the first and only global private aviation company, continues an outstanding 2019 by being crowned Asia’s best operator for the fourth consecutive year at the AsBAA Icons of Aviation Awards. The honor celebrates excellence and recognizes best practices in the private aviation industry…

TOKYO, Nov 7, 2019 /Kyodo JBN – AsiaNet/ —  – Next-day Arrival in Jakarta from Various Parts of Japan – Nippon Express Co., Ltd. started offering NEX-SPEED Mach! Jakarta, a high-speed air transportation service to Jakarta, Indonesia, from Japan on Friday, November 1, combining the convenience of its own base…

HUDSON, N.H., Nov 7 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GTAT Corporation, d/b/a GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT), is proud to announce that it has achieved ISO-9001:2015 certification through auditors TÜV Rheinland of North America, a globally renowned third-party testing, inspection and certification company. GTAT produces silicon carbide materials at its primary facility in Hudson,…

Company also Receives Great Place to Learn Certification SINGAPORE, Nov 7 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has been named among the top 10 Best Workplaces™ in Singapore for 2019 by the Great Place to Work® (GPTW) Institute. Agilent was selected as a Best Workplace in…

ALOR SETAR, Nov 6 (Bernama) — Smartpipe Technology Sdn Bhd (“Smartpipe”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Berhad (“Perangsang Selangor” or “the Group”, Bursa: 5843; Bloomberg: KUPS:MK; Reuters: KPSB.KL) has formed a joint venture (“JV”) with Menteri Besar Kedah Incorporated (“MBI Kedah”) to undertake non-revenue water (“NRW”) and other…

ZURICH, Nov 6 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is continuing its dynamic business growth in Europe with the opening of its first office in Switzerland, initially focusing on a range of advisory services. The firm has hired Sean Peyer and Patrick Schaub as…