Indonesia commits 100 billion rupiah to hotel quarantine programme
Indonesia's Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (MOTACE), Ministry of Health, and the Indonesia Hotel and Restaurant Association (IHRA) are working together to qualify...
ILTM Cannes moved to 2021
International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) has postponed its annual Cannes gathering to 2021 in light of Covid-19, but will hold a virtual event next...
Trade hails arrival of One&Only Desaru Coast
Tourism providers in Malaysia welcomed the opening of ultra-luxe resort One&Only Desaru Coast – the brand's first Asian outpost – as timely as it...
PATA Youth Symposium to focus on sustainable technologies, careers in tourism...
This year's PATA Youth Symposium, with the theme The Future of Travel, will take place alongside the Virtual PATA Travel Mart 2020 as a...
IHG plants voco flag in the US and Greater China
IHG has further expanded voco's global footprint, with the launch of the upscale hotel brand in the US and Greater China.
The group has signed...
RedDoorz maintains growth in Indonesia
With an expanding hotel portfolio and strong domestic bookings for its properties in Indonesia, RedDoorz is claiming victory against the Covid-19 pandemic and remains...
Singapore tourism SMEs clinch lifeline from STB-Visa MoU
Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Visa have signed a three-year MoU to buoy up tourism and lifestyle SMEs that have been impacted by Covid-19.
The...
DCT Abu Dhabi taps Tripadvisor’s new data platform to power campaign
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) is among the early adopters of Tripadvisor's newly-launched first-party data platform delivering...
Coordinated global Covid-19 plan to save travel and tourism on the...
WTTC is confident that an internationally coordinated plan to save the travel and tourism industry will be sealed by mid-October, following extensive discussions with...
Thai long-stay visa announcement draws mixed trade reactions
The Thai Cabinet's decision on Tuesday to in-principle approve a special long-stay tourist visa has drawn criticism about the programme's limited true benefit to the country's devastated travel and hospitality industry, although some have acknowledged it as good first step to international tourism recovery.
