Tag: Covid-19
TripAdvisor sees spike in travel searches amid pent-up demand
Activity in the travel and dining sectors look set to pick up as consumers are displaying strong pent-up demand, with growing interest in road...
Attractions in Indonesia scale up health response
Indonesian attractions and parks are rolling out flash deals and heightening safety measures to win back public confidence, as they ready for a reopening...
Pandemic fears hamper Malaysia’s tourism recovery
Malaysia's interstate travel ban has been lifted on June 10 but tour operators are seeing slow crawl to domestic recovery due to persistent fears...
Incheon Airport green lights US$40m incentive scheme for airlines
Incheon International Airport is set to implement a new incentive system worth US$40 million to support the aviation industry, which is facing an unprecedented...
Indonesia mulls “travel bubble” with APAC quartet
Indonesia is drawing up plans for a "travel bubble" with four Asia-Pacific countries – China, Japan, South Korea, and Australia – in a bid...
Continued lockdown dampens Philippines’ bid to revive tourism
Philippines' hopes to jumpstart domestic tourism have been set back as the government reverts Cebu City back to enhanced general quarantine (ECQ), and extends...
All incoming travellers to S’pore subject to Covid tests
Singapore will begin phase two of its reopening plans on June 19, allowing retail businesses to reopen their physical outlets, while dining in at...
Phuket hotels get Covid-ready
The Phuket Hotels Association (PHA) has partnered Hotel Resilient, a certification body on disaster risk management, to launch the COVID-READY Certification scheme, designed to...
Ready for a reset
Indonesia is raring to bring tourism back to life, but in patient and calculated steps that take in new considerations around health, safety and traveller needs
Unchartered waters
A landmark integrated project that opened last September has altered the Maldivian tourism landscape, but Feizal Samath notes that the pandemic has put a freeze on potential growth
