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Yearly Archives: 2020

Malaysian tourism players deliberate assistance for stranded Chinese travellers

Malaysian Inbound Tourism Association (MITA) will be meeting with the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture today to propose a plan to assist Chinese...

Coronavirus puts a dent in global airport retail spend: GlobalData

The escalation of the coronavirus outbreak could have a detrimental impact on global airport retail sales, which had been forecasted to reach US$48.2 billion...

The Traveller’s Wonderland

Singaravelu Ekambaram, global delivery head, retail, consumer goods, travel and hospitality at Cognizant, analyses why shifting to an experience economy will require travel and hospitality providers to ride on digital technologies.

New hotels: InterContinental Phuket Resort, Niraamaya Retreats Srinivas, and more

TTG Asia's weekly roundup of new hotel openings and announcements.

Creepy Tales of Singapore

Equal parts historical and creepy, this new tour by Oriental Travel and Tours delves into Singapore’s lesser-known war sites, where supernatural activity has been reported to take place. Pamela Chow feels out this hair-raising experience.

Lufthansa names new GM for Hong Kong, South China and Macau

Christoph Meyer has been appointed general manager for Hong Kong, South China and Macau at Lufthansa Group, from February 1, 2020. In his new role,...

Who’s spreading the chills?

The ongoing Novel Coronavirus outbreak is scary. It is scary not so much because of the widespread cases of confirmed infections, which as of Wednesday...

Garuda to review high domestic airfares in pledge to support tourism

Garuda Indonesia will address the concern within the travel industry over the prevailing high domestic airfares, as part of its support for the tourism...

TPB COO shocks Philippine trade with surprise resignation

Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) chief operating officer Marie Venus Tan has left barely two years into the plum post, a move that sent shock...

Bushfires ravage NSW hotels: STR

Ongoing bushfires that have ravaged large parts of Australia have greatly affected Sydney Drive Regional, a submarket within a two-hour-drive radius of Greater Sydney,...