Etihad rolls out Covid-19 self-test tool
Etihad Airways is partnering Austrian-based healthcare technology company Medicus AI to launch a Covid-19 risk assessment tool that will empower guests to make informed...
Direct booking platform Madly Maldives launches
Maldivian tour operator Splendid Asia has launched the Madly Maldives, a hotel booking platform that allows accommodation providers to sell their packages directly to...
Tour operators hit out at Sarawak’s stimulus
Sarawak tour specialists have criticised the state government's fiscal incentives, deeming it insufficient to support the tourism sector's recovery from Covid-19.
The two initiatives, which...
Trip101 sees jump in vacation rental bookings
Digital travel platform Trip101 is joining the host of vacation rental sites who are reporting a surge in demand amid the pandemic.
May saw a...
Malaysia-Indonesia travel bubble floated
Plans to establish a travel bubble between Malaysia and Indonesia is being mooted, but the countries' tourism bodies say that would first necessitate a...
Trip.com and partners take information, promotion-driven global initiative to facilitate travel...
China-based OTA giant Trip.com has announced an industry-wide initiative that will support the drive for new safety and hygiene standards for aviation, hospitality, tourism...
Amadeus builds recovery playbooks for hoteliers
Amadeus has released an eBooks collection, designed to help hoteliers navigate the path to recovery post-pandemic.
The eBooks are created in partnership with a trio...
Hoteliers push back at Thailand’s shift to target high-end tourists
Thai hotel industry professionals are concerned that the government’s plan to shift its focus away from mass tourism and backpackers to high-spending travellers could...
Malaysia mulls travel bubbles with neighbours
Malaysia's tourism authorities are banking on regional travel bubbles to kickstart tourism recovery post-Covid-19, as international travel from medium and longhaul markets will take...
South Korea plans makeover for 23 tourist spots
South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has launched the 2020 Open Tourism Project, involving the revamp of 23 tourist attractions across the...
