Yearly Archives: 2020
Ernesto Osuna helms Meliá Koh Samui as GM
Meliá Hotels International (MHI) has appointed Ernesto Osuna as general manager of Meliá Koh Samui, the brand's first international property, in Thailand.
Having been with...
Varied prognoses about Tokyo 2020’s postponement
Japan’s travel trade is scrambling to establish the fallout from the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games to 2021, but experts say...
Government’s wage support is biggest relief for weary SG tourism players
Tourism companies in Singapore heaved a collective sigh of relief following the unveiling of the Resilience Budget yesterday afternoon, where the government has committed...
Earth Hour Special: Sustainability reflections in quiet moments
The travel and tourism industry is in survival mode now, struggling to bear the burden of continued financial commitments amid an environment of almost...
Taiwan to inject a further US$1.3 billion to lift economy
Taiwan will be rolling out a NT$40 billion (US$1.3 billion) stimulus package to help businesses hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
The package was approved...
Maldives bans tourist arrivals
The Maldives will be banning all tourist arrivals from midnight on Friday, March 27.
An announcement from the president’s office said that on-arrival visas would...
UNWTO, WHO call on innovators to aid tourism recovery
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is collaborating with World Health Organization (WHO) in launching “Healing Solutions for Tourism”, an innovation challenge to help the tourism...
Sun Group leverages Covid-19 lull to focus on new developments
Vietnam's real estate developer Sun Group has temporarily closed some of its amusement parks and entertainment facilities in the country, choosing to use the...
AirAsia freezes bulk of its services
AirAsia Group will temporarily ‘hibernate’ most of its 255-strong fleet across the network in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
The decision also applies...
Oyo Malaysia offers healthcare practitioners free stay
Texas-headquartered Oyo Hotels and Homes has volunteered three of its Malaysian partner properties to house healthcare practitioners for free, from March 25 to April...
