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Asia/Singapore Wednesday, 20th May 2026

Genting Hong Kong to file for liquidation

Genting Hong Kong is preparing to file for provisional liquidation after failing to secure US$88 million in funding to help it stay afloat, following...

UN report underscores tourism’s key role in global economic recovery

Tourism's critical role as a source of employment and economic development will determine growth for the global economy, notes the 2022 edition of the...

Thailand to slap fee on foreign tourists

Thailand will be imposing a 300 baht (US$9) tourist fee from April, which will go towards developing tourist attractions, upgrading infrastructure, and covering accident...

Vietjet to restart flights between Vietnam and Thailand

Vietjet will resume services between Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City and Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok starting January 21, as the airline works to...

ASEAN tourism community meets in “a small country with a big...

The 40th ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) convenes this week at Sokha Beach Resort in Sihanoukville, where the city’s largest meeting venue is. This year’s meeting,...

Hong Kong tourism hangs in the balance as Omicron surges

An unexpected fifth Covid-19 wave has cast a shadow over hopes of a recovery for Hong Kong's tourism sector as authorities tighten anti-virus curbs...

Meliá sets up organic farm in Chiang Mai

Meliá Chiang Mai, a 260-key hotel to soon debut in Thailand’s mountainous north, has embraced the farm-to-table social movement by establishing a farm to...

IHG brings InterContinental brand to Bali

An existing 120-key beachfront resort in Bali will be converted into an InterContinental branded property, under a partnership between IHG Hotels & Resorts and...

Hyatt to open China’s first Hello Kitty hotel in Hainan

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has unveiled plans to open China's first Hello Kitty Hotel in Sanya, Hainan. Slated to open by 2025, the hotel will form...

Google poses ongoing threat to OTAs: GlobalData

The pandemic's impact on OTAs has amplified their existing concerns around the growing presence of Google in the market, and how the tech giant’s...