Expo 2020 Dubai is open to one-year postponement
Expo 2020 Dubai and the UAE have expressed support for a one-year postponement made by the Steering Committee following a meeting on March 30.
In...
SIA raises US$13.3 billion in crisis funding
National carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) has raised S$19 billion (US$13.3 billion) to tide over the pandemic, with S$15 billion through rights issuances, subject to shareholder approval, and the...
Indonesia hotels turn to food delivery, self-isolation businesses
Hotels in Indonesia are finding ways to boost their bottomline by introducing food delivery services and self-isolation schemes, following the implementation of the government’s...
Indian Railways set to cut off agent reliance
The Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a subsidiary of Indian Railways that manages its internet ticketing operations, is looking to officially close...
Governments can take five steps to safeguard airports’ interests: ACI
Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific is adjuring governments in the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East regions to take swift action to safeguard airports’ interests.
The...
Indonesia takes public-private approach to Covid-19 fight
Indonesia's Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has partnered with several tourism and transportation players to provide accommodation and transport for medical frontliners and...
Indonesia’s shutdown of 56 conservation zones draws praise
Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) has ordered a temporary closure of 56 national parks and conservation sites nationwide, in a bid to...
Malaysia’s trade push back against new stimulus package
The chiefs of Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA), Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) and Malaysian Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers...
Varied prognoses about Tokyo 2020’s postponement
Japan’s travel trade is scrambling to establish the fallout from the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games to 2021, but experts say...
Government’s wage support is biggest relief for weary SG tourism players
Tourism companies in Singapore heaved a collective sigh of relief following the unveiling of the Resilience Budget yesterday afternoon, where the government has committed...
