Dynasty Travel bakes up a storm for charity drive
The pandemic may have dealt the travel industry a massive blow, but Singapore-based tour agency Dynasty Travel is forging ahead with its annual charity...
M&C Hotels’ CEO quits after four months
The group CEO of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels (M&C), the hospitality arm of Singapore-based City Developments Limited, has resigned after just four months in...
Vietnam’s Danang bans tourists after two Covid cases in months
Vietnam went back into Covid-19 alert on Saturday (July 25) after the country reported two locally-transmitted cases in more than three months, prompting authorities...
Royal Caribbean debuts digital version of safety drill
Royal Caribbean Group (RCG) has unveiled a new mode for cruise passengers to carry out the safety drill in a safe and socially distanced...
Indonesia gains favour with Russian tourists
Indonesia’s travel trade is seeing strong outbound demand from Russian travellers, but lack of clarity around the reopening of borders to international tourists is...
Penang pulls out all stops to woo domestic tourists
Penang’s tourism scene is springing back to life, in part thanks to efforts by the state government and tourism industry partners to boost domestic...
Thailand gears up to reopen to medical tourists
Despite the recent ruckus over two imported coronavirus cases that riled up Thailand’s local population, the Thai government has confirmed it will move ahead...
Emirates covers Covid-19 costs for travellers
Emirates has become the first airline to offer its customers' free cover for Covid-19-related costs, in a bid to boost travel confidence.
Customers flying with...
Wink Hotels launches, eyeing Vietnam’s domestic travel boom
Vietnam's first major lifestyle hospitality chain Wink Hotels has launched, setting its sights firmly on the domestic market, as it readies to open its...
Country-wide border closures could stall global economic recovery: WTTC
WTTC is urging global governments to adopt a carefully calibrated approach to country-wide border closures, and introduce localised measures only to combat Covid-19 spikes,...
