Yearly Archives: 2020
China set to lead Thailand’s tourism recovery
With Chinese outbound travel forecasted to rebound in Q3/Q4, it may well serve as the springboard for Thailand's tourism recovery, according to a recent...
WTTC stokes wanderlust with #TogetherInTravel campaign
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has partnered marketing and communications firm MMGY Hills Balfour to launch a new social media campaign, #TogetherInTravel,...
ILTM releases white paper, podcast on value of luxury travel
International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) has published a white paper that brings clarity to the economic value and impact of luxury travel on communities,...
Hunt is on for Mekong Heroes
The Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) has launched the Mekong Heroes, an initiative operated by the public-private partnership framework Destination Mekong, to honour individuals...
TTG establishes new web platform for hot topic conversations
TTG Asia Media is debuting TTG Conversations webinar series end of this month to connect industry peers whose ability to meet and discuss key...
Unemployment rates in Thai tourism sector climbs
The coronavirus has brought about unprecedented economic disruption, prompting an acceleration of workplace closures and mass layoffs and furloughs across industries, including the tourism...
Travel restrictions grip 96% of global destinations
The UNWTO is calling on all governments to continuously review travel restrictions and ease or lift them once it is safe to do so,...
DOT, IATA, Typsy offer free online training for tourism workers
A host of tourism and hospitality bodies has rolled out free online training programmes for stakeholders to stay relevant and strengthen their industry knowledge...
More aid for Indonesia’s tourism sector as layoffs, closures mount
Indonesian president Joko Widodo has announced an additional stimulus package for businesses in the hard-hit tourist and creative economy sectors to counter Covid-19, amid...
Qatar Airways inks US$850 million financing deal with StanChart
Qatar Airways has secured US$850 million in financing from Standard Chartered, pledging seven Boeing 787-9 aircraft as collateral.
Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker...
