Tag: Covid-19
TAT gives a leg up to Phuket tourism
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Phuket Office, in cooperation with the public and private sector partners, has launched the Phuket Great Time website...
Pandemic spurs Japan tourism players to innovate
Japan’s tourism sellers are adapting their marketiang strategies and boosting customer care to court visitors as the country starts to reopen for travel.
Activities range...
Govt handouts, slashed hotel rates to jumpstart Thai domestic tourism
Despite spending power curtailed by lockdowns and weak market confidence, Thai domestic travellers have shown a clear propensity for prepaid hotel bookings, nearby holidays...
Philippine resort keeps busy with new organic farm
A resort in Panglao, Bohol is utilising the pandemic-induced downtime, where tourism has been at zero since mid-March, to innovate by having its staff...
Hoteliers split on Sri Lanka’s strict protocols for tourists
Sri Lanka's decision to impose stringent Covid-19 testing protocols when it reopens its doors to foreign tourists on August 1 has divided local tourism...
Cambodia draws ire for steep Covid-19 charges on foreign arrivals
Fears have been raised among tourism players that a stringent set of Covid-19 testing fees for foreigners arriving in Cambodia will deter incoming visitors...
Climbing out of turbulence
Krishnan Menon, Wunderman Thompson's chief client officer, Asia Pacific, shares how Covid-19 can present growth opportunities for the aviation sector, urging airlines to evolve business models, revamp their fleet, and adopt hybrid models to build towards a more resilient tomorrow.
CAPA rolls out new tool to project air capacity
Market intelligence provider CAPA – Centre for Aviation has launched a series of interactive data models designed to project future air capacity in key...
Airlines flying into US$84.3b loss in 2020: IATA
Airlines across the world are set to lose US$84.3 billion this year, with revenues halved to US$419 billion from 2019, the IATA forecasted.
In 2021,...
The changing face of Thai luxury travel
The coronavirus pandemic is rewriting the playbook for Bangkok’s luxury hotels, with a greater focus on wellness, localism and curated touchpoints emerging as key themes in the post-pandemic future of travel.
