Travel restrictions grip 96% of global destinations
The UNWTO is calling on all governments to continuously review travel restrictions and ease or lift them once it is safe to do so,...
DOT, IATA, Typsy offer free online training for tourism workers
A host of tourism and hospitality bodies has rolled out free online training programmes for stakeholders to stay relevant and strengthen their industry knowledge...
More aid for Indonesia’s tourism sector as layoffs, closures mount
Indonesian president Joko Widodo has announced an additional stimulus package for businesses in the hard-hit tourist and creative economy sectors to counter Covid-19, amid...
Qatar Airways inks US$850 million financing deal with StanChart
Qatar Airways has secured US$850 million in financing from Standard Chartered, pledging seven Boeing 787-9 aircraft as collateral.
Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker...
Domestic travel to bailout India’s tourism sector
India's industry players are banking on domestic tourism to revive their sagging fortunes amid travel slowdown, in view that local holidaymakers may prefer to...
Domestic, intra-Asia travel likely to bounce back quickest post-pandemic: Sojern
The post-pandemic era will surface a further retreat from globalisation, which will favour domestic and regional travel, with Asia-Pacific likely the first region to...
DOT vows support for Philippines’ tourism industry
The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) on Wednesday pledged its support for the travel and hospitality sector hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, saying...
Vietjet offers Power Pass for unlimited flights in Vietnam
Vietjet has launched the Power Pass, allowing its holders to take unlimited flights within Vietnam and plan their travels up to a year ahead,...
Covid-19 puts Crystal Endeavor debut on ice
Crystal Expedition Cruises has postponed the launch of its luxury expedition ship, Crystal Endeavor, till November.
The delay comes after the temporary closure of the...
Travel trade shores up Indonesia’s Covid-19 relief efforts
Even as the scourge of coronavirus tightens its grip on the tourism sector, a bright spot has surfaced in these bleak times – and...
