Yearly Archives: 2020

More than a month would have passed since news of the Covid-19 outbreak took over front pages and prime time. I watched how it unfolded in Asia – general cluelessness at ASEAN Tourism Forum in mid-January gave way to curiosity a week later as the world realised how widespread the then-mysterious flu virus was in China’s Wuhan city

South-east Asian tourism authorities and stakeholders are taking swift action to patch the leak in tourism business brought on by the Covid-19 outbreak, and choosing to keep their eyes on the road to recovery.

As debate within the industry heats up over Messe Berlin's sudden decision on Friday evening – or early Saturday morning here in Asia – to axe its Berlin tradeshow, travel and tourism players who have had their sales and marketing plans at the event derailed are determined to carry on with their business activities as much as possible.

ITB Berlin 2020 has been cancelled due to the rapid spread of the Covid-19, said Messe Berlin in a press statement late Friday evening.

Roger Brantsma is now the general manger of Hilton Tokyo, the brand's flagship hotel in Japan. He was most recently the general manager of Hilton...

The Malaysian government has announced a RM20 billion (US$4.74 billion) economic stimulus package to mitigate the economic impacts due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Interim prime...

West Java Tourism and Culture Office has launched the historical railway tour route in the southern part of the province, in line with the...

VFS Global has entered a partnership with the Embassy of Vietnam in launching the first official digital Vietnam eVisa on Arrival (eVOA) solution, with...

Originally scheduled for March 31 to April 3 this year, the FHA-Food & Beverage tradeshow will now be held from March 2 to 5,...

Radisson Hotel Group is rolling out a global plan to replace single-use plastics with bulk amenities in all hotels across its portfolio by the...