Tag: Health and Safety
Hygiene highest priority for travellers: Skyscanner survey
Global travellers looking to book holiday accommodation in the post-Covid era prioritise sanitation and hygiene over price and location, according to a Skyscanner survey.
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Changi Airport deploys touch-free tech
Contactless check-in kiosks, as well as facial and iris recognition for immigration clearance, are part of heightened safety measures rolled out by Changi Airport,...
Charting a course for recovery
The cruise tourism industry has taken a beating from the combined impacts of Covid-19’s tourism freeze and negative media reports on infections onboard – tough times that Cruise Lines International Association is helping its community to navigate through with enhanced education, government advocacy and careful planning with medical experts. Managing director Australasia & Asia, Joel Katz details how
Philippine tourism players call for greater clarity, coordination around Covid-19 measures
Tour operators and hoteliers in the Philippines are urging the Department of Tourism (DoT) and local government units (LGUs) to better coordinate and harmonise...
Travel Corporation appoints wellbeing directors for tours
The Travel Corporation (TTC) will introduce a dedicated wellbeing director on every Trafalgar, Insight Vacations and Luxury Gold guided holiday, as part of its...
Indonesian OTAs launch new Covid-19 testing service, safety label
As attractions across Indonesia prepare to welcome back domestic tourists, two local OTAs are looking to restore traveller confidence and stimulate demand by easing...
WTTC unveils protocols for attractions, car hire and short-term rentals
WTTC has launched its third phase of safety protocols to aid the reopening of global attractions, car hire companies and short-term rentals, in a...
Etihad rolls out Covid-19 self-test tool
Etihad Airways is partnering Austrian-based healthcare technology company Medicus AI to launch a Covid-19 risk assessment tool that will empower guests to make informed...
Trip.com and partners take information, promotion-driven global initiative to facilitate travel...
China-based OTA giant Trip.com has announced an industry-wide initiative that will support the drive for new safety and hygiene standards for aviation, hospitality, tourism...
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...
