Tourists trickle into Sri Lanka after 10-month closure
Sri Lanka is slowly picking up the pieces of tourism devastation as airport operations resume after a 10-month lockdown, with arrivals for January 2021...
Discova Asia gets ChildSafe certification
Global destination management specialist Discova has obtained the ChildSafe certification for its Asian teams and destinations, signifying the company's commitment to protecting the well-being...
Emirates puts inflight privacy up for sale
Passengers travelling on Emirates’ Economy Class can now purchase up to three empty adjoining seats on their flight – an initiative introduced to address...
Oakwood brings two Unlimited Collection hotels to life this month
The first of three properties under Oakwood's new brand, The Unlimited Collection by Oakwood, opened on Monday, with the second following in mid-March.
Wanderlust and...
Myanmar’s tourism players call for solidarity after military coup
Tourism operators in Myanmar are calling on the international industry to shun military-owned operations as the nationwide civil disobedience movement against the coup continues.
In...
Hotels on sale in Indonesia belie optimistic outlook for sector
The prospects for Indonesia's hospitality sector may be less grim than painted in recent media reports on more hotels closing or going up for...
RedDoorz provides temporary housing for underprivileged women under CSR initiative
RedDoorz has partnered with Singapore-based charity organisation Daughters Of Tomorrow (DOT) to launch a CSR campaign where Singaporeans can donate their unused SingapoRediscovers Vouchers...
Balanced approach needed to tackle Covid-19, says tourism minister
Malaysia's tourism minister has raised concerns over the recent announcement by the health director-general that the ongoing ban on interstate and inter-district travel, put...
Sabah woos Thai tourists back
Sabah Tourism Board has launched a new online campaign in Thailand promoting book-now-travel-later deals, for travel through year-end.
Dubbed SABAHDeeKhrap, the ongoing campaign runs from...
Pandemic shrinks Japan’s travel surplus by a fifth in 2020
Japan’s travel surplus in 2020 shrank by almost one fifth year-on-year as a result of international travel bans implemented to stop the Covid-19 spread,...
