Tag: Natural Disasters
Sumatra tourism remains operational as floods recede
Severe flooding and landslides in Sumatra last week caused extensive damage and casualties, but destinations remain open for tourism.
The disaster, caused by Cyclone Senyar...
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency as cyclone batters island nation
The Sri Lanka government on November 29 declared state of emergency as cyclone Ditwah swept through the country, and appealed to foreign leaders and...
Hat Yai Songkhla Hotels Association mobilises crisis support as floods cripple...
The Hat Yai Songkhla Hotels Association has stepped in as one of the key private-sector responders to the severe floods that have paralysed Songkhla...
Tourism operators in flooded Hat Yai plead for government aid
Hat Yai’s tourism sector has ground to a halt with “the heaviest single day of rainfall in 300 years” on November 21 as termed...
Cebu and Davao hotels report no structural damage after recent earthquakes
The series of earthquakes in the Philippines over the past two weeks, with northern Cebu and Davao Oriental most affected, has drawn attention to...
Japan faces tourism fallout amid viral quake prophecy
A doomsday prediction of a megaquake and tsunami striking southern Japan this month could result in up to 560 billion yen (US$3.9 billion) in...
Frequent volcanic activities fluster tourism operators in East Nusa Tenggara
Intermittent eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) over the past two years have significantly disrupted travel to the surrounding region, even...
Myanmar tourism stakeholders unite to aid earthquake victims in Mandalay
Tourism stakeholders in Myanmar have united to provide aid in support of communities affected by the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake, which had its epicentre in...
Accor donates US$291,000 to Australia’s bushfire relief effort
Accor has raised A$404,000 (US$291,000) to support bushfire affected people and communities across Australia, through its Accor Bushfire Disaster Relief Appeal.
The money was raised...
Mount Merapi’s eruption prompts airport closure; businesses undisrupted
Adi Soemarmo International Airport in Surakarta (Solo), Central Java, was temporarily closed following yesterday's eruption of Mount Merapi, which stands on the border of...
