Tag: Covid-19 Impact
EGL Tours axes 120 guides as pandemic lingers
Hong Kong-listed travel agency EGL Tours has laid off 120 tour guides as business activity remains dormant owing to border restrictions during the pandemic.
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Disgruntled Accor staff lash out at South-east Asian chief over alleged...
A community of disgruntled Accor employees in Asia has demanded dialogue with Garth Simmons, CEO of South East Asia on what it claims to...
Small Thai hotels go quiet amid travel crisis
The travel and tourism crisis has forced as many as 80 per cent of member hotels to halt operations in 2020, according to the...
Rising infections pump brakes on Malaysia domestic travel
Domestic travel across Malaysia will be prohibited from January 13 to 26 in a bid to arrest the rising number of Covid-19 infections, with...
More looking to leave travel and tourism job, industry: ACI Report
The ACI Report 2021, an annual salary and employment trends study, has painted a bleak picture of a travel and tourism industry afflicted with...
Building back better
What is the future of travel? At this very moment last year, my vision of the future was one of abundant travel opportunities, made possible by convenient air services, some of which at affordable price points, that allow anyone to travel anytime.
SG-HK travel bubble off for now
The launch of the Singapore-Hong Kong Air Travel Bubble will be deferred for two weeks due to the spike in Covid-19 cases in Hong...
Covid spike puts SG-HK travel bubble on the line
Authorities in Singapore and Hong Kong are deliberating on the status of their unrestricted travel bubble, which is due to commence tomorrow, as a...
AAPA presses on with government engagement
Business continuity remains central to the work of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) as cross-border travel continues to be stifled, with key...
MATTA urges government intervention on loan moratoriums
The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) has expressed its concerns around the failure of credit and leasing companies to extend loan...
