Locanation booking platform launches with zero-commission model, direct marketing channel for...
A Bangkok-based start-up has launched what is said to be a first ever social travel marketplace that intends to give OTA giants a run...
Australia to end 18-month travel ban in November
Vaccinated Australian citizens and permanent residents will be able to travel abroad from November, as the government puts an end to its tough Covid-19...
Malaysia tourism players take travel bubble disruptions in their stride
Inbound tourism players in Malaysia have expressed support for a cautious tourism reopening for the country, as authorities decide to indefinitely suspend a travel...
European hoteliers get a boost from Agoda’s travel campaign
Agoda has launched its Welcome Back to Europe campaign to help property partners in Europe capitalise on early international travel demand and drive incremental...
Tourism industry icon Stanley Tollman passes on
Stanley Tollman, chairman of The Travel Corporation (TTC), has died at the age of ninety-one following a battle with cancer.
Celebrated as one of the...
Japan shortens quarantine for fully vaccinated travellers
Fully vaccinated travellers from non-high-risk destinations entering Japan from Friday (October 1) will have their mandatory quarantine shortened from 14 to 10 days, said...
PATA partners with Switch Asia project to promote sustainable Thai tourism...
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has partnered with a European Union (EU)-funded TourLink project that recently kicked off under the EU Switch-Asia programme.
TourLink...
Marriott widens South Asian footprint with 22 new signings
Marriott International has signed 22 new hotel agreements in South Asia – comprising India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Nepal – in...
Sri Lanka to lift lockdown, ease restrictions for vaccinated visitors
Sri Lanka looks set to end a six-week nationwide lockdown on October 1, while at the same time easing border measures for fully vaccinated...
One Singapore hotel is saying no to after-hours communication, yes to...
Singapore-based Royal Plaza on Scotts has introduced policies to enhance its employees' work-life balance, including no after-hours communication, no meeting Fridays and hybrid workplace...
