Tag: Novel Coronavirus Impact
Klook trims workforce, impose pay cuts to ride out Covid-19 storm
Hong Kong-headquartered booking platform Klook has reduced its global headcount and furloughed a portion of its workforce as part of its latest cost-optimisation measures...
Indonesia trade caught in refund spat with airlines
The Indonesian Travel Agents Association (ASTINDO) is the latest in a long line of trade bodies calling on airlines to give cash refunds instead...
Japan’s Narita builds cardboard hotel to quarantine arrivals
Tokyo's Narita International Airport has turned its baggage claim area into a makeshift cardboard hotel to temporarily quarantine international arrivals awaiting their Covid-19 test...
China’s Bespoke Travel taps into webinar trend
Beijing-based boutique operator Bespoke Travel Company last week launched its live talk series, where experts and guides host seven broadcasts on Zoom for audiences...
Airline loyalty programmes linchpin for recovery, say experts
As commercial airlines melt under the pressure of the Covid-19 pandemic, experts assert that effective and innovative use of loyalty programmes, partnerships and client...
MATTA hails Malaysia Airlines-AirAsia merger
The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) has urged the government to bail out the ailing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) amid the coronavirus...
Arabian Travel Market 2020 goes virtual
The Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the region's biggest B2B travel event, has been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak, organiser Reed Travel...
China set to lead Thailand’s tourism recovery
With Chinese outbound travel forecasted to rebound in Q3/Q4, it may well serve as the springboard for Thailand's tourism recovery, according to a recent...
WTTC stokes wanderlust with #TogetherInTravel campaign
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has partnered marketing and communications firm MMGY Hills Balfour to launch a new social media campaign, #TogetherInTravel,...
Hunt is on for Mekong Heroes
The Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) has launched the Mekong Heroes, an initiative operated by the public-private partnership framework Destination Mekong, to honour individuals...
