Monday, May 6 2024 | ASIA TODAY INTERNATIONAL - Reporting the Business that Matters in Asia
HARBIN – The 344-room Songbei Shangri-La has opened in China’s fabled city of ice, Harbin, 18 years after Shangri-La opened its first property there in 1999. Till February 20, the hotel has an introductory offer of RMB1,350 (plus service/tax) per night, including buffet breakfast.
SYDNEY - To coincide with Chinese New Year peak demand, Qantas has launched services to Beijing from Sydney, adding 3,300 seats weekly to the route and increasing its total capacity on routes into Asia by 7%.
SINGAPORE – To meet growing demand in the winter months, Silkair will increase flights between Singapore and Cairns from three to four weekly in June and to five weekly from July 4 to August 29. www.silkair.com/ (ATI).
SINGAPORE – From May 30, Stockholm will become the second Scandinavian city in SIA’s global network when the airline introduces flights to the Swedish capital via Moscow. SIA already services Copenhagen.
LONDON - Despite falling arrivals, Hong Kong remained the top city destination in the world for the seventh consecutive year in 2015, with 26.7 million international visitors, according to Euromonitor International research. Bangkok overtook London as the world’s second most visited city, with 10% growth in international arrivals.
MELBOURNE – Air India is offering Economy return fares from Melbourne and Sydney to eight destinations in Europe via New Delhi starting at between AUD966 and AUD1,272, including taxes.