Malaysia announces US$4.8b stimulus, no more blanket MCO
Malaysia’s prime minister, Muhyiddin Yassin, has unveiled a fresh RM20 billion (US$4.8 billion) economic stimulus package – one year after the country imposed its...
Local tourism partnerships key to kindle international Chinese travel demand: GlobalData
Adapting to Chinese preferences, including promoting on China's prime social media channels, and engaging with Chinese tour operators, will play a crucial role to...
Marriott to add 70 hotels to Collection brands in 2021
Marriott International plans to open nearly 70 properties globally under its trio of Collection brands – Autograph Collection, Tribute Portfolio and Luxury Collection –...
Indonesia plans Covid-19 ‘green zones’ in Bali, five-year visas to drive...
Indonesia's Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has embarked on an aggressive effort to initiate tourism recovery, including proposing a soft loan programme worth...
Sri Lanka revises 2021 target arrivals to 800,000
Sri Lanka has set a reduced, but still, ambitious target of 800,000 foreign tourist arrivals for 2021, far below the earlier planned 2.5 million...
Scoot launches pre-departure Covid-19 testing trial
From March 17, all outbound Scoot passengers flying from Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong will be able to book Covid-19 pre-departure RT-PCR and serology...
Argentina banks on Trip.com deal to lure Chinese tourists
Trip.com Group has signed a five-year MOU with the Argentina Ministry of Tourism and Sports to strengthen tourism exchange between China, Argentina and across...
Aleph Hospitality signs trio of Kenyan hotels
Dubai-based hotel management company Aleph Hospitality has signed management contracts for three hotels in Kenya.
The hotels – Boma Nairobi, Boma Inn Nairobi and Boma...
New OTA launches for Indonesian tour and activity suppliers
Hayo Wisata Indonesia has rolled out Hayo Travel, a new online marketplace for tour and activity providers in Indonesia to create and sell bookable...
Qantas trials digital health pass
Qantas Airways has completed its first customer trial of the CommonPass digital health app on its international repatriation flight from Frankfurt to Darwin.
This follows...
