Maldives touts safety to entice visitors back
The Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) has launched a major campaign with Skyscanner to promote the country as one of the safest...
Foreign arrivals into APAC plummet 67% in early 2020
The moderate growth of international arrivals into Asia-Pacific destinations in 2019 has been derailed this year, no thanks to the appearance of the coronavirus...
Travel search spikes, air tickets sold out within hours of SG-HK...
Confirmation of the Singapore-Hong Kong Air Travel Bubble (ATB) on November 11 has led to an immediate surge in travel search and flight bookings,...
Singapore pushes precinct exploration through Pokémon Go
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has teamed up with American AR technology company, Niantic, to showcase tourism offerings and encourage precinct exploration with the...
GHM to manage new resort in Koh Chang
GHM will manage Aquarius International Development's 200-key Chedi Aquarius Koh Chang, which is slated to welcome guests in 4Q2023.
The property will feature an all-day-dining...
Solo travel advance bookings trickling in for The Travel Corporation
The Travel Corporation (TTC) has recorded an emergence of solo travel bookings out of Singapore, Malaysia and the US for 2021, many being retirees...
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...
