Michelin presents the first selection of the MICHELIN Guide Istanbul 2023, Waldorf Astoria set to debut in Vietnam and more...

Michelin presents the first selection of the MICHELIN Guide Istanbul 2023
Tuesday, 18th October 2022

53 restaurants making the selection, the Istanbul culinary map greatly impressed the MICHELIN Guide inspectors.

Among these restaurants, 10 received a Bib Gourmand and 4 others were awarded One MICHELIN Star. Neolokal added a MICHELIN Green Star to its red Star, in recognition for its pioneering approach to sustainable gastronomy. Finally, TURK Fatih Tutak made its debut in the Guide with Two MICHELIN Stars for its exceptional cuisine >>

Waldorf Astoria set to debut in Vietnam
18 Oct 2022 : Scheduled to open in 2025, Waldorf Astoria Hanoi will join Hilton’s pipeline of nine other hotels and resorts that will open in Vietnam in the coming years >>

Trip.com Group becomes a member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council
18 Oct 2022 : Trip-com Group has officially joined the Global Sustainable Tourism Council's global network as a member and earlier this year the group announced its green tourism goals, covering three key areas >>

SIA discusses merger of Tata's Vistara and Air India
17 Oct 2022 : Tata Group has a 51 per cent stake in Vistara, while SIA holds the balance 49 per cent. This is the first time that SIA has officially acknowledged that it is in talks with Tata Group on the possibility of merging the two airlines >>

Düsseldorf's hotels see corporate demand start to grow
18 Oct 2022 : Hotels in Düsseldorf, the world’s top destination for trade fairs and business conventions, have seen a market bounce in the second half of 2022 in line with Germany’s economic growth and the slow return of international and business demand >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Asia Sails Into Headwinds From Rate Hikes, War, and China Slowdown
Tuesday, 18th October 2022

Asia’s strong economic rebound early this year is losing momentum, with a weaker-than-expected second quarter.

IMF has cut growth forecasts for Asia and the Pacific to 4 percent this year and 4.3 percent next year, which are well below the 5.5 percent average over the last two decades. Despite this, Asia remains a relative bright spot in an increasingly dimming global economy >>

How a Stellar Customer Experience is a Competitive Differentiator
Being dog-friendly has become a customer experience (CX) expectation >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNewsletter of October 17, 2022
Hotel bookings exceed pre-pandemic levels, online bookings increase and hotel rates climb and more >>