Tag: Health and Safety
HTKB seeks to paint Hong Kong as safe destination with new...
Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has launched a standardised hygiene protocol, in partnership with the Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency (HKQAA), providing a unified...
Trickle of tourists as Boracay reopens to domestic travellers
Boracay has reopened to tourists from the general community quarantine (GCQ) areas on Thursday (October 1), signalling a significant stride towards restarting the Philippines'...
Stringent rules for staycations in GCQ areas draw flak from Philippine...
Philippine hoteliers are baulking at the stringent staycation guidelines for properties located in metro Manila and other destinations under general community quarantine (GCQ), including...
Double Covid testing, travel insurance among Crystal Cruises’ new protocols
Crystal Cruises has expanded the set of health and safety measures for its Crystal Clean+ protocols to include Covid-19 testing for all guests and...
Hygiene front of mind for travellers
Daily room disinfection tops the list of hygiene and safety measures that travellers are looking out for when booking hotels and other types of...
Local sentiment, transparent Covid protocols hold sway over destination competitiveness
A country’s local sentiment towards visitors, as well as its transparency in sanitation measures, will play a major role in influencing the destination’s speed...
US cruise lines commit to safety protocols for resuming sailing
CLIA, an industry body which represents major cruise lines, has unveiled the adoption of a mandatory set of health protocols, as part of a...
First person: Returning to travel
I was both excited and nervous when I received an invitation from the Indonesia National Carrier Association (INACA) and Indonesia Hotel and Restaurant Association...
Costa Cruises returns to sea
Italian cruise ship Costa Deliziosa is the latest liner to resume services, setting sail from the Adriatic port of Trieste on Sunday, more than...
Limit scope of destination marketing efforts, Garuda chief urges gov’t
A more concentrated push needs to be taken by Indonesia's government to stimulate domestic travel demand, including focusing its marketing efforts on select few...
