The Lake Garden, Nay Pyi Taw has become the newest addition to the MGallery Collection, offering a special introductory rate valid til October 29.

 Considered one of the finest hotels in Nay Pyi Taw, The hotel is only a five-minute drive away from Myanmar International Convention Centre (MICC) and 20 minutes from Nay Pyi Taw International Airport.

Accor Thailand, Vietnam, South Korea, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and the Philippines chief operating officer Patrick Basset said, “We are delighted to add The Lake Garden, Nay Pyi Taw to the MGallery Collection of memorable hotels.”

BCD Travel has announced the appointment of David Coppens to the newly created role of executive vice president of Global Operations.

Coppens will oversee worldwide efforts tied to strategic operations functions and carry out the company’s vision for operations globally and across borders.

BCD Travel  global chief operating officer Mike Janssen said, “This is exciting news for our company…operations are the core of what we do every day for clients, and David’s expertise and leadership will help us excel in that area.”

HomeAway, Inc has announced Dan Lynn will serve as vice president of Asia-Pacific (APAC) and lead the HomeAway team.

Lynn will oversee the online operations of Stayz, HomeAway, Bookabach and Travelmob.

Lynn commented, “I’m thrilled to be joining the team at HomeAway. The holiday home market is the most exciting opportunity in Asia-Pacific travel. HomeAway, as the global leader, and Stayz, as the local Australian leader, have been the pioneers in offering these great holidays to travellers.

Brady Hotels in Melbourne has officially opened to guests this week expecting a strong occupancy in October.

Brady has also launched a new bar and restaurant called Little Charley, inspired by Charles La Trobe, the first lieutenant-governor of Victoria and namesake of La Trobe Street.

Travel Indochina has celebrated the launch of its latest small group journey brochure by offering travel agents a ‘Join us in Asia’ incentive, which gives agents the chance to win a five-night stay in Saigon.

To enter, agents need to book and deposit a small group journey with Travel Indochina by October 31, with two eligible agents to win spots on an additional mini trip each week.

The incentive complements the operator’s second person flies free deal that is being offered for tickets booked in October for travel between October 16 and December 7 and from January 16 2015.

UTracks, European walking and cycling holiday operator, has released an Early Bird 2015 deal to coincide with the release of its new Active Europe 2015 brochure.

Travellers booking before October 31 will save 10% per person on prices from the 2015 UTracks brochure, with more than 340 itineraries available, including boat, bike and foot-based activities.

Etihad Airways has today deployed mobile and internet connectivity across its entire fleet of 24 Boeing 777 passenger aircrafts, only months before the airline’s entire 89-strong fleet of passenger aircraft become connected.

The inflight connectivity services include WiFi, mobile services and Live TV, allowing passengers to surf the internet, make and receive phone calls and texts, and update social media on their various devices.

Aloft Hotels, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has today announced the opening of Aloft Seoul Gangnam, which will bring a hotel focused on live music, design initiatives and new technology to South Korea.

Aloft Seoul Gangnam features 188 urban guest rooms, signature features like platform beds and walk-in showers, and business and entertainment facilities such as plug-n-play docking stations and LCD TVs.