InterContinental turns IHG in brand refresh
InterContinental Hotels Group has entered the new year with a refreshed identity – IHG Hotels & Resorts – to better reflect its family of...
Thailand gets SEXY to restore travellers’ confidence
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is planning a four-layer tourism concept under a cheeky abbreviation, SEXY, which promotes safe and sustainable travel in...
Prioritise tourism frontliners for vaccination, says MAH
The Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) has proposed to the government to place tourism and hospitality frontliners on the priority list for the Covid-19...
Yogyakarta will play host to ATF 2023
ASEAN Tourism Forum will return to Yogyakarta when it is Indonesia’s turn to host the annual event again come 2023.
The city last hosted the...
Japan tour operators set to benefit from JTB-TripAdvisor partnership
Japan’s largest travel agency, JTB Corporation, and TripAdvisor’s brand Bókun have launched a digital platform to support tour and activity operators in Japan.
JTB Bókun...
Quit labelling countries “high-risk”: WTTC
The WTTC is calling on governments to abandon the concept of "high-risk countries" and instead focus on how individual "high-risk travellers" are treated at...
TTG Conversations: Five questions with Jameson Wong, ForwardKeys
Travel bubbles, green lanes and airline initiatives around travel safety can inspire travel interest, but actual movement requires a combination of institutional framework to...
Travel bubble with Indonesia a ray of hope for M’sia inbound...
Malaysia and Indonesia have agreed in principle to implement the reciprocal green lane scheme to facilitate bilateral travel, pending approval by health authorities in...
New support scheme planned for Thai tourism workers
The Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT), comprising a group of experts from the private sector, has proposed a new Tourism Labor Bank scheme to...
Discova aids Bali farmers with new initiative
Discova is launching a new farm-to-table project in Bali to provide additional income for local farmers whose livelihoods have been impacted by the prevailing...
