Phuket Sandbox kicks off, sparks hope of tourism recovery
Thailand's traditional low travel season this July and the next two months will take a different turn for Phuket, which kicks off the Phuket...
Minor, Funyard China expansion agreement comes into force
The January signing of an MoU between Bangkok-headquartered Minor Hotels and China’s Funyard Hotels & Resorts to form a hotel management joint venture that...
Hilton signs fourth resort in the Maldives
Hilton has signed a management agreement with Amingiri Holdings, a hospitality-focused subsidiary of Maldivian company Amin Construction, to launch the 109 all-villa Hilton Maldives...
Malaysia hotel sector deems new stimulus insufficient
The government should provide broader support to help hospitality players tide through the current nationwide lockdown, say the chiefs of two Malaysian hotel associations...
ITB Asia returns as all-virtual event in October
This year's ITB Asia will be held virtually for the second year in a row, with the physical show postponed to 2022.
Set to take...
Tripadvisor rolls out new app, digital campaign
Tripadvisor has unveiled a refreshed mobile app for iOS and Android users, just in time for the travel rebound happening across the globe.
Available in...
Lufthansa, Swiss resume Hong Kong flights
Lufthansa and Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) will offer six-weekly flights between Hong Kong and Europe for business and private travel.
While SWISS already connects Hong...
Trade reacts to India’s relief package for tourism industry
The Indian government has announced a few fiscal relief measures for the tourism sector reeling under the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. This marks...
Thailand’s tourism confidence plunges to all-time low ahead of reopening
Thailand’s tourism confidence index in 2Q2021 fell to a 10-year low of 11 points as the ongoing pandemic hampered recovery and dampened business confidence,...
Fresh relief booster for Indonesia’s tourism industry sparks mixed trade reactions
The Indonesian government has rolled out a 60 billion rupiah (US$4.2 million) incentive package to the pandemic-hit tourism sector, triple the amount of a...
