Yearly Archives: 2020
Singapore-Malaysia causeway light rail link project to begin end-November
The much-delayed JB-Singapore Rapid Transit (RTS) Link that connects Bukit Chagar in Johor Baru with Woodlands in Singapore may finally break ground at the...
Accor, sbe take Mondrian down under
Australia’s first Mondrian hotel and branded residences will open on a prime beachfront location at Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast, making it one...
Wyndham Rewards gifts free stays to essential frontline workers
More than 45,000 essential workers across the globe will bag 7,500 surprise Wyndham Rewards points, which could earn them a complimentary one-night stay in...
Travel bubble brings slow recovery for Singapore, Hong Kong inbound
Inbound players in Singapore and Hong Kong are reporting a slow but exciting return in travel demand between the two Asian cities on the...
Malaysia travel trade decry Budget 2021 as insufficient and biased
Malaysia's Budget 2021, tabled on November 6, has drawn criticism from travel and tourism industry leaders for failing to provide strong relief to safeguard...
Malaysian widens and extends movement restrictions
The Malaysian government has extended the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Putrajaya and Sabah to December 6 while imposing the...
THAI takes off with a religious flight over sacred sites
Thai Airways International (THAI) will commence a special flight on November 30 that takes pious Buddhists over 99 sacred sites across the country as...
TTG Conversations: Five questions with Andrew Chan, ACI HR Solutions
Hiring in the travel and tourism landscape is starting up slowly, with job opportunities emerging more in startups and companies that are pivoting to...
Slow and steady wins
Meaningful experiences are as important as ever in Singapore, where big spenders are setting the tone for future travel with demand for relaxing staycations.
Tour operators rail against Indonesia’s “Jurassic Park” project
Protests have broken out over a string of new facility and infrastructure developments taking place in Loh Buaya, Rinca Island, the less-touristy neighbour of...
