Yearly Archives: 2022
Macau locks down tourism facilities as Covid clusters emerge
Grand Lisboa and one floor of Shoppes at Four Seasons within Plaza Macao have been locked down by Macau authorities following the emergence of...
Accor, Salter Brothers expand Australia hotel portfolio
Accor has added nine Mercure hotels and an ibis Styles property to its collection in Australia following its landmark hotel management portfolio agreement with...
Captain Cook Cruises sails off with tasty new experiences to Swan...
Captain Cook Cruises has rolled out a new series of gourmet cruises from Perth city to the scenic Swan Valley, known among locals as...
Japan tourism sector set for return to pre-pandemic levels in 2023:...
Forecast from the WTTC's Economic Impact Report (EIR) is expecting Japan's travel and tourism sector to contribute nearly 40 trillion yen (US$293.5 billion) to...
Four Seasons to open new luxury hotel in Xi’an
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts will be opening a Four Seasons Hotel Xi'an in collaboration with Chinese development firm Spring Garden Company come 2026.
The...
AirAsia Thailand relaunches HK flights; trials Guangzhou route
AirAsia Thailand will fly direct to Hong Kong next month, and will do a pilot roundtrip flight next week between Guangzhou and Bangkok.
The Bangkok...
Cebu Pacific resumes international operations
Cebu Pacific (CEB) restarted its direct flights to Sydney, Australia and Seoul, Korea on July 1 and July 3, 2022, respectively.
Following the easing of...
Multi-level collaboration key to Philippines’ tourism revival: new chief
The Philippines' new tourism secretary, Christina Garcia Frasco, said collaboration between the national government, local government units (LGUs) and all tourism stakeholders from the...
Sabah re-establishes air access
Five foreign carriers have returned to Sabah, with the most recent being Jeju Air which restarted operations on June 29 between Incheon and Kota...
Singapore-Malaysia crossing trials automated immigration system
A new Automated Passenger In-Car Clearance System (APICS) is being trialled at Singapore's Woodlands Checkpoint on the Singapore-Malaysia border, a process that is expected...
