COTRI to shine the spotlight on restarting Chinese outbound tourism
COTRI, the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute, will unveil details of Advantage: Tourism (A:T), a Covid-19 recovery and resilience programme, in a hybrid summit...
WWF works to stop elephant ivory consumption among Chinese travellers
WWF, in cooperation with GlobeScan, recently released the findings of an extensive study conducted to understand the main drivers and motivations of Chinese outbound...
Phuket tourism outlook darkens amid policy flip-flop
Thailand’s leading resort island Phuket is facing up to the reality that its tourism high season will not see a marked reopening to overseas...
Singapore, Hong Kong to start air travel bubble on Nov 22
The inaugural air travel bubble (ATB) flight between Singapore and Hong Kong will kick off on November 22, allowing for leisure travel between the...
Technology a useful aid for travel reboot
The use of contact tracing tools, GPS and Bluetooth, mobile phone applications, artificial intelligence, digital thermometers and wearable technology by governments have helped to...
Subscription model for hotels stokes curiosity
A subscription model for hotels where customers pay a monthly fee to utilise rooms and facilities has been met with much curiosity but also...
Thailand crafts new scenic tourist routes
Thailand's Department of Rural Roads, Ministry of Transport is developing three scenic tourist routes in the south, centre and north-east of the country that...
Singapore-Malaysia causeway light rail link project to begin end-November
The much-delayed JB-Singapore Rapid Transit (RTS) Link that connects Bukit Chagar in Johor Baru with Woodlands in Singapore may finally break ground at the...
Accor, sbe take Mondrian down under
Australia’s first Mondrian hotel and branded residences will open on a prime beachfront location at Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast, making it one...
Wyndham Rewards gifts free stays to essential frontline workers
More than 45,000 essential workers across the globe will bag 7,500 surprise Wyndham Rewards points, which could earn them a complimentary one-night stay in...
