Yearly Archives: 2020
Singapore births framework for tourism recovery, development
To help tourism businesses tide through the downtime amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has developed a new framework featuring new...
Malaysia extends partial lockdown until June 9
Malaysia has extended its conditional movement control order (CMCO) for another four weeks until June 9, announced prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin in a live...
International tourist arrivals could plunge up to 80% in 2020: UNWTO
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a 22 per cent fall in international tourist arrivals in 1Q2020, and could result in an annual decline of...
Ovolo rolls out Restaurant in Room dining concept
Guests at Ovolo Nishi can now social distance in style with the launch of the hotel group's new Restaurant in Room package, offering catered...
Travel intent rises amid nosedive in bookings: ForwardKeys
While the global aviation sector is engulfed in a perfect storm, with the past few months marked by flight cancellations and a lack of...
Korean Air mulls sale of core assets amid liquidity crisis
Hanjin Group, the parent company of Korean Air, is considering to sell all three of the airline’s core businesses – its inflight meal service,...
Cambodian quartet joins forces to feed needy
A trio of hotels in Siem Reap have teamed up with a private museum on a meal scheme to provide more than 400 meals...
Sentosa names new CEO
Thien Kwee Eng, executive vice president of the Economic Development Board (EDB), will take over Quek Swee Kuan as CEO of Sentosa Development Corporation...
Princess extends cruise pause
Princess Cruises is extending its pause on global ship operations through the end of the 2020 summer season, due to reduced air flight availability,...
Korea’s LCCs pad up Jeju services on back of robust domestic...
A surge in domestic travel demand for Jeju island has encouraged local low-cost carriers (LCCs) to respond with increased flights.
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