Even a global pandemic can’t slow down hotel group Accor, with Accor SE Asia, Japan & South Korea opening 21 hotels and signed over 9,000 new rooms in 12 countries, including Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam. That is more new hotel
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Travellers will now be rewarded at every stage of their travel journey thanks to a Qantas and Accor partnership that will see mutual members of their loyalty programs be rewarded when launched in mid-2021. It will be the first partnership of its kind between an airline and hospitality group in
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When will those borders open up for travel? Where can I actually go? Can I book a getaway soon? All these questions can be hard to find answers to when the travel restrictions for Australians keep changing so frequently. Captured Travel has round up the latest updates and popped them
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The Melbourne Cup is fast approaching, and this year is going to be slightly different when it comes to the celebrations. Since it was first run in 1861, the iconic horse race has attracted crowds to the racecourse however his year, the crowds will be kept away from Flemington and
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Plaza Premium Group has announced two Sydney openings for next year – Plaza Premium Lounge Sydney scheduled for late Q1 2020 and Aerotel Sydney slated for early Q3. With a 70pax capacity, Plaza Premium Lounge Sydney will offer guests a boutique experience with unique food and beverage offerings in Australian-inspired
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Scoot will operate from Singapore Changi Airport’s Terminal 1 (T1) from 22 October 2019, moving from its current operations from Terminal 2 (T2). The move seeks to facilitate Scoot’s growth in the next few years. Since April 2019, the low-cost carrier has added eight new destinations in China, India, Laos
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Scoot, the low-cost arm of Singapore Airlines, launched its inaugural flight from Singapore to Laos on Monday 1 April, marking the start of its three-times-weekly flights from Singapore to Luang Prabang and Vientiane. With the addition of Laos, Scoot’s network now spans 67 destinations across 19 countries and territories, and
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Fresh from signing a joint-venture agreement with KSL Capital Partners (KSL), Baillie Lodges has announced a northerly addition to its portfolio of luxury lodges, with Tropical North Queensland bolt-hole Silky Oaks Lodge set to join the fold in April 2019. Set among the World Heritage-listed wilderness of the Daintree National
Read MoreAfter a week of conservation-related activities, Rwanda’s annual gorilla-naming ceremony, Kwita Izina wrapped up in Kinigi, Volcanoes National Park on 7 September. Organised by the Rwanda Development Board, the ceremony of giving a name to a newborn baby has been part of Rwandan culture for centuries. It is named after
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LUX* Hotels & Resorts have recently launched their new LUX* Me wellness concept aimed towards travellers who want an integrated approach to wellbeing whilst on their travels. The new LUX* Me concept has come as a result of the recent Global Wellness Summit’s report marking 2018 as a ‘new era
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After successfully launching their Ocean Ambassador Program in 2017, Captain Cook Cruises Fiji is continuing its environmentally friendly policies by eliminating as much single use plastic items onboard small ship MV Reef Endeavour and on Tivua Island. Plastic drinking straws will no longer be available onboard, with an optional recyclable
Read MoreThe 6th Melanesian Festival of Arts & Cultural has kicked off in Honiara, Solomon Islands, the second time the country has hosted the event. Running from 1 – 10 July, the event is a celebration of the Melanesian arts and culture, bringing together 2000 artists and performers from Papua New
Read MoreSolomon Islands are many things. That is the message the new branding for the renamed Tourism Solomons is driving in what represents a “seismic shift’ in direction for the Solomon Islands destination marketing. Previously known as the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau, the move to Tourism Solomons with the ‘Solomon Is.’
Read MoreThe Botswanan Government has placed a ban on plastic bags, taking effect on 1 November 2018. A move that African safari specialist, Abercrombie & Kent (A&K), has welcomed, the use of plastic carrier bags and any plastic flat bags (clear bags with and without zip locks) will no longer be
Read MoreUnless you have been hiding under a rock, you will know about Tourism Australia’s latest ad featuring some A-List celebrities and the infamous Crocodile Dundee. Well as much as we all wished it was an actual movie, the fake movie trailer is in fact a Tourism Australia ad, enticing Americans
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