Tag: Covid-19
Khao Lak finds favour with Thai tourists in a pandemic
While the country’s doors remain firmly shut to international tourists, Thailand’s domestic travel wanderlust has turned Khao Lak into an Instagram hero.
According to research...
Long-term optimism, creative pivots buoy hotels
Despite the global pandemic, international hotel groups are reporting robust pipelines and new signings, while coming up with creative ways to bolster revenue sources,...
Guangzhou leads strong China hotel development pipeline
China's hotel construction pipeline continues to remain robust in 3Q2020 amid Covid-19 headwinds, despite trending slightly down from a peak in the previous quarter,...
Tourism vouchers rolled out in Indonesia to encourage local spending
Eager to revive Indonesia's ailing tourism industry, the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has rolled out an incentive programme dubbed Big Promo to...
Beyond 2020: four imperatives for travel recovery
With the pandemic rewriting the playbook of travel providers, Nuno Guerreiro, regional director, South Asia Pacific at Booking.com, shares the keys to unlocking future growth opportunities in the new normal
Thai travellers dreaming of island escapes, short-haul travel for 2021
While domestic trips are poised to remain popular among Thai travellers going into 2021, search data shows that they are also eager to return...
Visit Maldives kicks off global recovery campaign
Visit Maldives has commenced a month-long global media campaign to promote the island nation as one of the most preferred tourist destinations to key...
AirAsia goes live with new contactless clearance procedure
AirAsia has partnered with digital transformation company GrayMatter to launch Scan2Fly, a cloud-hosted technology that determines a passenger’s eligibility to fly before they arrive...
Successful sailings set to spark resurgence of Japan’s domestic cruise market
Domestic cruises have resumed in Japan after a lengthy hiatus due to the pandemic, providing a boost to the travel industry and hope for...
Headout tracks Covid travel restrictions
Local experiences marketplace Headout has launched a one-stop Covid Travel Restrictions Tracker that keeps tabs on the constantly evolving travel restrictions around the globe,...