Continued infections test Asian agents’ resilience
New year, new hopes for post-pandemic travel recovery, but infection surges and continued travel restrictions have provided little relief for many travel agents across Asia. In this three-part series, we find out how the travel agent community in key Asian markets are coping.
Further East 2021 gains Japan backing
The organisers of Further East 2021 and the Japanese National Tourism Board (JNTO) have come together to bring unique digital and physical content to...
Shinta Mani Foundation expands sustainable farming projects
Encouraged by its successful sustainable organic farming project in Cambodia, which was trialled in early 2000s, as well as a growing movement towards farm-to-fork...
Hong Kong Airlines grows flight resumption to Japan
On the heel of its service resumption to Tokyo in December, Hong Kong Airlines has this month returned to Osaka and added a Sunday...
Marketing experts forge alliance to rebuild travel, tourism business
Six leading sales and marketing experts based in the UK, Germany, France, Russia and Thailand have come together to establish the Worldwide Travel Alliance...
Rising infections pump brakes on Malaysia domestic travel
Domestic travel across Malaysia will be prohibited from January 13 to 26 in a bid to arrest the rising number of Covid-19 infections, with...
Crystal Endeavor set for summer debut
Crystal Endeavor, the German-built vessel for Crystal Expedition Cruises, is on track to debut this summer, following the resumption of work on the vessel...
Fresh virus outbreak hits Thai domestic air travel
A second wave of Covid-19 has put the brakes on the recent budding recovery in air travel demand in Thailand, with domestic air travel...
Travel trade pushes for greater aviation safety after Sriwijaya Air crash
Renewed attention has been cast on Indonesia's air safety standards, after a Sriwijaya Air plane carrying 62 people crashed into the Java Sea on...
India replaces China as the Maldives’ top source market amid pandemic
A resurgence of Covid-19 has not thwarted the travel plans of India's super-rich, who are escaping the pandemic-ravaged region by flocking to the Maldives,...
