Tag: Novel Coronavirus Impact
Thailand plans to waive quarantine for vaccinated visitors from October
Thailand is considering scrapping its mandatory quarantine for vaccinated visitors to its capital Bangkok and other top tourist destinations from October, as it looks...
Tourism players despair as Malaysia tightens Covid curbs
Hopes for a domestic tourism recovery in Malaysia look dimmer by the day, as authorities impose stricter travel and mobility restrictions in response to...
TTG Conversations: Innovator Chat with Sarah Mathews, TripAdvisor
The Covid-19 pandemic has upturned the tourism industry, with many businesses scrambling to make sense of new and evolving demands in domestic travel while...
More travel agencies shutter, hotels face closure as Thailand’s tourism recovery...
As a fresh wave of Covid-19 outbreak in Thailand continues to hamper the tourism industry's rebound, more travel companies and tourist bus operators across...
Vaccinations key to reviving international travel
Destinations which are opening to vaccinated travellers have seen a significant lift in bookings, showing that vaccinations may hold the key to reviving international...
Travel trade backs Sri Lankan’s ban on Indian arrivals
Sri Lanka's recent move to ban travellers from India due to the exponential growth in Covid-19 cases there was inevitable as the safety of...
Pandemic sparks demand for private jets in Japan
Demand for private jets in Japan is seeing record growth among high-end business and leisure travellers who are seeking to avoid crowds and maintain...
Malaysia extends MCO to Kuala Lumpur, other areas
More areas in Malaysia have been placed under the movement control order (MCO), joining six districts from Selangor that begun their 12-day MCO yesterday...
Taking stock and moving forward sustainably
As travel readies for rebound, tourism stakeholders should assess how to build back better, in ways that boost economies, while promoting more sustainable and inclusive growth, opines Mike Orgill, Airbnb’s director of policy for Asia Pacific.
High Covid-19 testing costs could stall aviation’s recovery: IATA
The IATA has called on governments to ensure that Covid-19 testing be kept affordable as well as timely, widely available and effective, in order...















