Qatar’s first Chedi flag to fly in Doha
GHM is set to open a 91-key luxury resort at Katara Cultural Village in Qatar’s capital city, Doha.
Expected to open in July 2022, the...
Maldives mulls vaccine tourism to boost arrivals
The Maldives is contemplating the introduction of vaccine tourism across its collection of over 200 resort islands, as tourist arrivals begin to grow in...
Malaysia restarts interstate travel between RMCO states
Following a nearly two-month ban, domestic travel has been given the green light to resume with the Malaysian government lifting its ban on interstate...
DOT works to boost resiliency of El Nido
The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) will endeavour to ensure the tourism resiliency of the country’s prime destination, El Nido in Palawan, through the...
Google abolishes fees for hotel booking links
Hotels can now have booking links listed on Google at no charge, as the search giant announces that it is eschewing paid links in...
HKTB preps tourism recovery plan
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has committed HK$1.138 billion (US$146.6 million) to a series of short-term, as well as medium- to long-term plans,...
One-third of destinations globally shut to tourism: UNWTO
The emergence of new Covid-19 variants has prompted many governments to reverse efforts to ease travel restrictions, with recent data from the UNWTO showing...
Tokyo 2020 may be closed to overseas spectators
There may not be any overseas spectators at the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games when the high-profile sporting event takes place this year in...
Trip.com, Shangri-La expand product offering for customers
Trip.com Group and Shangri-La Group have extended their partnership, bringing in more diversified products, services and benefits for travellers.
The agreement is said to be a...
Accor picks up fresh properties in Vietnam
Accor has deepened its partnership with owner Novaland with three new hotel signings in Vietnam, with plans for seven more in the future.
The latest...
