Covid-19 snuffs out lights on Vivid Sydney 2020
This year's 11th edition of Vivid Sydney, the city's annual light, music and ideas festival, has been cancelled, following recommendations by the federal government...
Holiday Inn Balikpapan to open in 2021
InterContinental Hotels Group has entered a management agreement with Wijaya Karya Realty to open Holiday Inn Balikpapan in 2021.
The 300-room hotel will form part...
Airbnb on US$1 million hunt for most unique home ideas
Home-sharing giant Airbnb is on the search for the most unique home ideas, and has launched the US$1 million Unique Airbnb fund to help...
Indonesia ramps up measures to contain Covid-19
The Indonesian government is stepping up its emergency response to contain the spread of Covid-19, including forming a fast-response team for contact tracing, shutting...
Manila’s lockdown sets off ripple effect
Metro Manila's month-long lockdown, which began yesterday as the government attempts to contain Covid-19, has brought about a domino effect on 41 other destinations...
Singapore urges residents to defer non-essential travel, imposes self-quarantine on more...
Singapore residents have been advised to defer all non-essential travel abroad, while border restrictions have been expanded to include all South-east Asian countries, as...
WTTC to bailout hard-hit travel and tourism sector
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) will be rolling out a host of monetary-easing measures to blunt the economic impact sustained by the...
Costa, Princess Cruises to halt sailings
Costa Cruises and Princess Cruises, subsidiaries of Carnival Corporation, will be suspending operations in light of the global Covid-19 pandemic.
The move comes amid speculations...
Philippines aims to bolster longhaul growth via Turkish Airlines tie-up
The Philippine Department of Tourism (DoT) has signed an MoU with Turkish Airlines that aims to boost the country’s tourism from the European, Mediterranean...
Outrigger rolls out revitalised agent programme in Australia
Outrigger Hotels and Resorts has launched a revitalised rewards programme, Outrigger Expert Advisor, which offers several benefits to Australian agents.
Agents who join the programme...
