Rise in early and cautious bookers
Holiday bookings for the year-end are streaming in earlier than expected for some Asian hoteliers, as consumers look to confirm domestic vacations and staycations as stand-ins for their usual Christmas and New Year’s Day trips amid continuing international travel suppression.
STA Travel shuts down
Tour agency STA Travel, which has three retail outlets in different universities across Singapore, has ceased operations, after its parent company in Switzerland filed...
Marching on with marketing amid Covid-19
With hopes pinned on domestic tourism to lead the travel rebound, industry stakeholders need to sharpen their understanding of the local market and retune...
Malaysia aims to resume leisure travel with neighbours by 1Q2021
Tourism Malaysia is hopeful that cross-border tourism for leisure will reopen in stages sometime in the first quarter of 2021.
Its director-general, Musa Yusof, said...
Tokyo to be added to Japan’s Go To Travel campaign
Tourism suppliers in Tokyo are brimming with optimism that the upcoming addition of the capital city to Japan’s Go To Travel domestic travel campaign...
Sabre names new president hospitality solutions
Sabre Corporation has welcomed Scott Wilson as president of Sabre Hospitality Solutions.
Wilson joins Sabre from Great Wolf Resorts where he served as its chief...
Merger of five state-owned firms with aim of becoming biggest hotel...
A quartet of state-owned companies have signed an agreement to consolidate their hotel subsidiaries to form a holding company, with the long-term goal of...
TTG Conversations: Five questions with Michael Yates and Mark Simmons, The...
Hospitality companies are restarting their business activities but a real recovery will require the right framework, which comprises fast and reliable testing pre- and...
Dream Cruises expands Taiwan itineraries
Dream Cruises has debuted Discover Taiwan cruises on board Explorer Dream, on the back of "overwhelming" response to its island-hopping itineraries over the past...
Local sentiment, transparent Covid protocols hold sway over destination competitiveness
A country’s local sentiment towards visitors, as well as its transparency in sanitation measures, will play a major role in influencing the destination’s speed...















