Yearly Archives: 2020
New hotels: Six Senses Bumthang, Mövenpick Resort Waverly Phu Quoc, and...
TTG Asia's weekly roundup of new hotel openings and announcements.
Tourism players step forth with relief for stranded travellers
As travellers find their trips upended almost overnight as border closures and city lockdowns are announced across the world over recent days to curb...
Malaysia allows hotels to go on, with limited operations
Hotels and accommodations in Malaysia have been included in the list of essential services under the nationwide movement control order which kicked in yesterday...
Online communication tools keep business dialogues going for travel players
Web-conferencing and instant messaging tools are seeing greater usage among travel and tourism trade players who are determined to keep business dialogue alive as...
Indonesia to suspend visa-free policy, expands ban
The Indonesian government has suspended the visa exemption policy for a short-stay visit, visa on arrival, and diplomatic/service visa-free facilities for all countries for...
Entire Luzon island now on lockdown
The entire Luzon island in northern Philippines – not just Metro Manila – is on a month-long lockdown which began on March 17, following...
Taiwan bans all foreigners amid spike in imported cases
Taiwan has indefinitely banned the entry of all foreign visitors, excluding foreign resident permit holders and diplomats, from midnight on Wednesday as part of...
Sri Lanka shuts borders for two weeks
Sri Lanka will be banning all incoming flights for two weeks starting Wednesday to stem the spread of Covid-19.
Flights already in the air will...
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...
