Precious retreats
Private islands offer travellers a precious opportunity to holiday in safe isolation while rebuilding bonds with loved ones and nature. TTG Asia reporters pick their favourites from around Asia-Pacific.
Assam powers up tourism angle
Assam is moving beyond its wildlife and tea plantation draws to develop more points of appeal to win over domestic and international travellers.
Purposeful explorations
Mauritius tourism stakeholders are crafting authentic destination experiences that take travellers right into the heart of the local community and environment.
Catching first rays
The Maldives was one of the first few destinations to reopen amid the pandemic, giving her a first-mover advantage. Feizal Samath finds out how the island nation is keeping the dreams of travelling alive through targeted campaigns and marketing efforts over the last two years.
Romancing the romantics
The freeze on travel and social gatherings is thawing across the world, leading couples in love to revisit their wedding and honeymoon plans. As they do, resorts in South-east Asia that take pride in their romantic offerings are stepping up their courtship dance to influence decisions. By Karen Yue
A confidence challenge
Post-lockdown travel requires greater planning ahead but stakeholders are confident that good destination marketing and eased restrictions will help to build back travel confidence. By Rachel AJ Lee
Mounting a curated comeback
Special interest tourism has been given a renewed focus by the Indonesian government, as mass tourism gives way to personalised and immersive travel experiences.
Ready and raring to go
The pandemic downtime has done New Zealand’s tourism industry good, with refreshed offerings factoring in sustainability emerging as the country stands ready for the return of foreign tourists.
Supporting hands
Asia-Pacific’s tourism boards have been uplifting the local travel and tourism community throughout the travel crisis, from funding intensive marketing efforts on behalf of embattled tourism players, to training the private sector for a post-pandemic tourism future and providing mental wellness support for distressed tourism workers. By TTG Asia reporters
A few bright spots
Domestic demand remains Philippine tourism’s silver lining in the pandemic’s wake, which has given destinations plagued by overtourism time to recover and rethink their tourism policies.
