Tag: Novel Coronavirus Impact
Indonesia hotels turn to food delivery, self-isolation businesses
Hotels in Indonesia are finding ways to boost their bottomline by introducing food delivery services and self-isolation schemes, following the implementation of the government’s...
Governments can take five steps to safeguard airports’ interests: ACI
Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific is adjuring governments in the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East regions to take swift action to safeguard airports’ interests.
The...
Indonesia takes public-private approach to Covid-19 fight
Indonesia's Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has partnered with several tourism and transportation players to provide accommodation and transport for medical frontliners and...
Indonesia’s shutdown of 56 conservation zones draws praise
Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) has ordered a temporary closure of 56 national parks and conservation sites nationwide, in a bid to...
Malaysia’s trade push back against new stimulus package
The chiefs of Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA), Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) and Malaysian Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers...
Taiwan to inject a further US$1.3 billion to lift economy
Taiwan will be rolling out a NT$40 billion (US$1.3 billion) stimulus package to help businesses hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
The package was approved...
Maldives bans tourist arrivals
The Maldives will be banning all tourist arrivals from midnight on Friday, March 27.
An announcement from the president’s office said that on-arrival visas would...
UNWTO, WHO call on innovators to aid tourism recovery
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is collaborating with World Health Organization (WHO) in launching “Healing Solutions for Tourism”, an innovation challenge to help the tourism...
AirAsia freezes bulk of its services
AirAsia Group will temporarily ‘hibernate’ most of its 255-strong fleet across the network in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
The decision also applies...
Oyo Malaysia offers healthcare practitioners free stay
Texas-headquartered Oyo Hotels and Homes has volunteered three of its Malaysian partner properties to house healthcare practitioners for free, from March 25 to April...
