Hilton Signs First Batam Hotel, Opens 2028
Hilton signs its first Batam hotel, the 199-room Hilton Garden Inn Batam City Centre with PT Sabang Raya Investama, opening 2028 near Singap...
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Anak Krakatau Ash Shuts 8 Airports, Hits 764 Flights
Anak Krakatau ash has shut 8 Indonesian airports including Jakarta, hitting 764 Soekarno-Hatta flights. Five alternates are on 24-hour ops w...
Amazon 767 Overruns Miami Runway, Five Killed
An Amazon Air 767 overran Miami's runway on Sept 6, killing five and shutting every runway for hours. Casualties, MIA disruption and passeng...
Indonesia's Pune Mission Targets 1,582 Indian Tourists
Indonesia's Sales Mission Pune 2026 yielded Rp12.8bn in prospective deals tied to 1,582 Indian tourists, pushing Borobudur, Lombok and Raja...
Ijen Fire Triggers 14-Day Emergency, Park Shut
Banyuwangi declared a 14-day disaster emergency over the Ijen crater forest fire, with water-bombing helicopters deployed and the tourism pa...
Da Lat Airport Welcomes First International Flight
AirAsia's AK571 from Kuala Lumpur landed at Da Lat's Lien Khuong Airport on September 2, the first international flight after a VND1.03 tril...
BRICS Summit Sends Delhi Hotel Rates to Rs 2.5 Lakh
Delhi luxury hotels charge up to Rs 2.5 lakh a night as the September 12-13 BRICS summit sells out rooms; traffic curbs hit Lutyens' Delhi.
Karnataka Plans Mangaluru-Goa Cruises, Houseboats
Karnataka is studying a Mangaluru-Goa cruise service and Kerala-style houseboats, minister K J George announced at Tannirbhavi beach. No cas...
