Yearly Archives: 2022

Costa Cruises is cancelling all future Asia departures amid waning expectations that China will ease its zero-tolerance Covid-19 policy and border restrictions any time...

The Mastercard Economics Institute’s Shifting Wallets: New consumer spending habits report looks at how consumers across the world are holding tight to habits that...

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group will be managing a new hotel in Tianfu, a modern business district south of Chengdu, come 2028. The hotel will comprise...

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has appointed Megan Epler Wood as its special advisor on sustainable tourism development for destinations, business, and civil...

Pan Pacific Hotels Group is offering a special stay and teatime package at five of its Singapore properties. Guests will be rewarded with an afternoon...

While Asia is no stranger to crises and has always bounced back quickly, “this time is different”, warns Arup Raha, chief economist Asia of Oxford Economics, at the Hotel Investment Conference Asia-Pacific (HICAP) 2022 in Singapore last week.

The annual ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF), which includes the Travel Exchange (Travex), has been postponed from January to February 2-5, 2023, with Yogyakarta remaining...

Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is banking on its bleisure (business and leisure) and gastronomic appeals to rebuild tourism demand post-lockdown. Speaking to TTG...

Singapore Zoo’s signature breakfast programme is back with a new name: Breakfast in the Wild. Promising a ‘wilder’ experience, Breakfast in the Wild includes a...

Japan is eyeing greater spending by international travellers to revive its ailing tourism and hospitality sectors following the relaxation of the country’s border rules. Inbound...