UNWTO, WHO call on innovators to aid tourism recovery
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is collaborating with World Health Organization (WHO) in launching “Healing Solutions for Tourism”, an innovation challenge to help the tourism...
Sun Group leverages Covid-19 lull to focus on new developments
Vietnam's real estate developer Sun Group has temporarily closed some of its amusement parks and entertainment facilities in the country, choosing to use the...
AirAsia freezes bulk of its services
AirAsia Group will temporarily ‘hibernate’ most of its 255-strong fleet across the network in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
The decision also applies...
Oyo Malaysia offers healthcare practitioners free stay
Texas-headquartered Oyo Hotels and Homes has volunteered three of its Malaysian partner properties to house healthcare practitioners for free, from March 25 to April...
MATTA chief outlines urgent help list to Malaysian government
Ahead of the federal government’s announcement of a comprehensive economic stimulus package on March 27, the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA)...
Resilience Budget: SG gov’t allots US$305 million to aid tourism sector
The Singapore government will set aside a total of S$440 million (US$305 million) to lift the tourism industry which has been the hardest-hit by...
Tourism leaders spot signs of recovery
Domestic business has become the bearer of hope for three tourism companies in Asia, with corporate group stays and staycations being the biggest drivers...
OUE to rebrand Mandarin Orchard into largest Hilton hotel in APAC
Property group OUE and OUE Commercial REIT (OUE C-Reit) will spend S$90 million (US$62 million) to rebrand Mandarin Orchard Singapore to Hilton Singapore Orchard,...
A season of silence for Earth Hour 2020
The ongoing pandemic has turned Earth Hour 2020 into a quiet affair, but that silence and reduced activity may well be what the planet needs to recover.
Wuhan to lift travel restrictions on April 8
Chinese authorities on Wednesday lifted the two-month lockdown of China’s central province of Hubei, signalling a return to some sense of normalcy and a...
