Thailand’s Chonburi and Phuket order hotel closures
Thai provincial governments have toughened up measures to stem the spread of coronavirus in the country by ordering temporary hotel closures.
The Thai Hotels Association...
Maldives works towards a fully vaccinated tourism sector
Visit Maldives and the Ministry of Tourism have launched the 'I'm Vaccinated' campaign to highlight the destination's progress in inoculating tourism workers against Covid-19...
Malaysia and Singapore revive high speed rail project
The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high speed rail (HSR) project, which was terminated in January 2021, has been revived – both Singapore and Malaysia will be...
Japan toughens wellness tourism foundation to cash in on growing health...
Japan is stepping up its health and well-being offerings in anticipation that the sector will see a spike in demand once its international border...
Event: Singapore Food Festival 2017
The Singapore Food Festival (SFF) 2017 will return for its 24th edition with a robust programme running from July 14 to 30.
Themed Savour Singapore...
Oyo, MakeMyTrip under probe by India’s competition watchdog
Hotel booking service MakeMyTrip is currently being investigated by India's competition watchdog for alleging giving preferential treatment to SoftBank-backed hotel chain Oyo on its...
Tourist numbers, revenue up for Malaysia in first nine months
Malaysia’s tourism industry performance showed a 3.7 per cent growth to 20.1 million tourists for January to September this year, as compared to the...
The way forward
In the face of adversity, some travel agents have chosen to keep their spirits up with training and alternative business, while others have reworked operations to face a new travel future. In this final instalment of a three-part series on the Asian travel agent community, we check in on Indonesia and Singapore.
Seera Group taps Klook to drive digital transformation of Saudi tourism
Saudi Arabia-based Seera Group has formed a partnership with Klook to boost the digital transformation and growth of Saudi Arabia’s tourism sector.
The partnership, which...
India’s delay of international flight resumption amid Omicron casts uncertainty over...
The Indian government announced on Wednesday (December 1) its decision to postpone the resumption of scheduled international flights due to the emergence of the...
