The Pacific Sutera Hotel welcomes their new General Manager, Sigrid Stelling who brings with her more than 25 years of hospitality experience in Europe and Asia. Sigrid Stelling, orginally from Germany started her career with Accor in Germany after graduating from the University of Applied Science in Munich.

Since March 23rd, 2013 airberlin connects Berlin with Chicago. This summer the airline will increase its frequency of flights to Chicago. From May, airberlin flies daily non-stop to the city on Lake Michigan.

Latvian flag carrier airBaltic has expanded its codeshare agreement with UAE national airline Etihad Airways to include routes from Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich* to Abu Dhabi and Riga.Subject to government approvals, the newly added codeshare routes will see airBaltic and Etihad Airways offer 37 connecting return flights per week between Riga and Abu Dhabi, with both airlines placing their respective BT and EY flight codes on services to and from these cities.

One of the prestigious Iron Chefs of Vietnam 2013 cooking competition, Michael Bao Huynh has joined Evason Ana Mandara as the resort’s executive chef. He brings many years of experience together with his immense culinary love and passion. Chef Huynh is one of the world’s most celebrated Vietnamese chefs and one of the most prolific.

The central Bangkok outpost of the famed Thai hotel chain expects occupancy to increase after city’s State of Emergency decree lifted. The Land of Smiles beams once again as the State of Emergency, declared on 22 January 2014 for Bangkok and neighbouring provinces was lifted by the Thai Cabinet effective 19 March 2014.

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world’s largest and most dynamic hotel groups, today announced that Thorsten Kirschke will assume the role of President of the group’s Asia Pacific region effective immediately. For the past four years, Kirschke has led Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group as President of the Americas. Kirschke will replace Simon Barlow, who resigned from his position to pursue other opportunities. He will report to David P. Berg, chief operating officer, Carlson.