Tag: Novel Coronavirus
Adara launches real-time tracker of pandemic impact on travel
Travel intelligence company Adara has launched a real-time tracker of the impact of the ongoing pandemic on travel trends, under the Covid-19 Resource Centre...
Scoot offers voucher refunds, free date change
Scoot is extending voucher refunds and a one-time free date change to customers amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
With immediate effect, travellers can apply for voucher...
New Zealand gets US$7.3 billion shot in the arm
New Zealand has unveiled a NZ$12.1 billion (US$7.3 billion) stimulus package on Tuesday – of which nearly half will go towards supporting the hard-hit...
Airline alliances urge government, industry support to navigate Covid-19
The world's three major airline alliances – oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance – have issued a joint release calling on governments and stakeholders to...
How the hospitality industry can ride out the Covid-19 storm
Tim Hentschel, CEO and co-founder of HotelPlanner, studies the impact of the recent Covid-19 outbreak on the hospitality industry and shares what is imperative for the industry to get back on its feet.
Singapore’s attractions enforce social distancing
Singapore’s key tourist attractions are implementing social distancing amid the Covid-19 pandemic, in response to a series of ramped-up measures announced by the government...
Arrivals in Hong Kong to undergo 14-day quarantine
Hong Kong will put all visitors under a two-week quarantine starting midnight on Thursday (March 19) to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
The government has...
Airlines make deeper capacity cuts
Further capacity cuts have been ordered by Singapore Airlines (SIA), Qantas, Jetstar and Air New Zealand (Air NZ) as travel demand plunges even further...
WTTC chief calls on governments to immediately safeguard travel and tourism...
In an open letter published on Tuesday, Gloria Guevara, president & CEO of World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), has called on governments of...
Sudden lockdown order sends Malaysian hoteliers reeling
Malaysia's unprecedented nationwide movement control order, which takes effect tomorrow until March 31, has left hoteliers with a sense of uncertainty around operational continuity...
