Louvre Hotels Group, Europe’s second largest hotel group, and Magnuson Hotels Worldwide, a network of more than 1,000 independent hotels in North America, announce the signing, on Monday 29th June, of an unprecedented partnership agreement, creating the most important distribution platform ever created between their respective markets.Louvre Hotels Group has strengthened itspresence in the Asian market with the support of its new shareholder Jin Jiang International Holdings Ltd., and now further accelerates its international development by creating the biggest European distribution platform ever set up on the North American market.

Research conducted by Loughborough University and imago has revealed that those attending meetings, and the meetings organisers of the future gain more from being face-to-face with their peers over other methods of communications. The research – Does the future have room for face-to-face communication – was conducted in conjunction with The Right Solution and measured the value of face to face communication amongst a sample of more than 750 event organisers, delegates, graduate and undergraduate students.

Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) recently launched its new interactive website social.thaiairways.com, with the tagline “Your Travel Buddy”, which provides travel-related information to passengers and complements THAI’s main website www.thaiairways.com . THAI’s social media website consists of four content areas: news and promotions, travel, lifestyle, and events, as well as other content areas such as postcards, blogs, Sawasdee magazine, and inflight duty free brochure.

Chinese hotel chains plan to absorb western hotel companies – several hotel chains are on sale. Exciting times: In the international top hospitality new mega fusions are in the making. This year alone major mergers and acquisitions of hotel groups could take place. Striking is the urge of Chinese hotel groups, to buy Western chains. TOPHOTELPROJECTS, the worldwide leading provider of global b2b hotel data, has listed the current market trend.

Vinpearl Resorts has revealed details of its next luxury hotel opening in Vietnam, the Vinpearl Ha Long Bay Resort, which is set to open its doors on October 30, 2015. The five-star Vinpearl Ha Long Bay Resort, with its 384 guestrooms and suites, is located on its own private Island, Dao Reu, and will boast spectacular views of the famous limestone outcrops in Ha Long Bay which stretch across the Gulf of Tonkin.

Thai professional golfer Pornanong Phatlum appointed brand ambassador for Amazing Thailand Golf Paradise. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has appointed Ms. Pornanong Phatlum, Thailand’s best-known female professional golfer as the brand ambassador for the Amazing Thailand Golf Paradise initiative aimed at building awareness of the kingdom as a world-class golf destination.
Mr. Sugree Sithivanich, TAT’s Deputy Governor for Marketing Communications said, “We are promoting the Amazing Thailand Golf Paradise project via the ‘Thainess through Celebs’ campaign not only to push Thailand forward internationally as Asia’s golf paradise, but also as the complete golfing destination for female golfers.