Yearly Archives: 2020
New sustainable lodge in Myanmar eyes longhaul travellers
A new sustainable lodge is aiming to lure more longhaul travellers to Myanmar’s untouched coastline, while giving back to the community.
Lalay Lodge opened its...
High-tech botanical garden to bloom in Tokyo’s Inari
Japanese leisure and entertainment giant Yomiuri Land is set to open a high-tech botanical garden which will allow visitors to soak up floral wonders...
Boutique hoteliers are still mistaken when it comes to technology
Phan Le, founder and CEO of VLeisure, shares how a paradigm shift in the travel technology industry is allowing smaller hotels to compete with the big chains on a much more level playing field.
Heritage Line takes luxe cruising experiences to Upper Mekong
Vietnamese boutique cruise operator Heritage Line has started accepting bookings for sailings on its new 10-berth ship Anouvong, which will be the first luxury...
New hotels: Avani Ao Nang Cliff Krabi Resort, Wanderlust, and more
TTG Asia's weekly roundup of new hotel openings.
Malaysia to roll out tourism stimulus package soon
The Malaysian government will be handing out a stimulus package to boost the economy and cushion the business fallout from the coronavirus outbreak by...
The Philippines’ travel ban on Taiwan doesn’t make sense
The Philippines has placed a ban on arriving Taiwanese citizens as a precaution against the transmission of Covid-19 within the country.
The move would have been...
Indonesia devises incentive programmes, special offers to ride through Covid-19 crisis
Government-level incentive programmes and special tourism deals are among the solutions Indonesian tourism stakeholders have developed to combat the loss in inbound and outbound...
Hotel owners and operators – how are you addressing the Covid-19...
Robert Williams and Lada Shelkovnikova, partners at Withersworldwide, assess the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on operators and the hospitality industry as a whole, and the measures employers and hoteliers ought take to manage the health risks and concerns of travellers.
Indonesia extends visas for stranded Chinese tourists; Bali tourism to benefit
Indonesia has decided to allow Chinese tourists stranded in the country to extend their stay for up to a month, as travel to China...
