Tag: Novel Coronavirus Impact
Singapore rolls back restrictions for local tours
Walking, cycling and kayaking tours in Singapore are now allowed to take groups of up to 50 people, up from the previous limit of...
Tourist arrivals in the Maldives rebound to near pre-Covid levels
The Maldives has emerged as one of the tourism industry's biggest success stories amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, with the island nation seeing visitor...
Narita Airport tests biometric boarding process
Narita International Airport Corporation (NAA) is trialling a new facial recognition technology which will allow passengers to complete check-in and boarding procedures using biometrics.
The...
Changing face of workspaces
The rise of remote working has fuelled an appetite for extended stays among travellers seeking to escape from work-from-home routines. With that, hospitality players and destinations are adapting their offerings to tap on the longer-stay trend.
Singaporean travellers open to digital health passports: survey
An overwhelming majority of Singaporeans would be comfortable using digital health passports to help restart travel, with a new global study commissioned by Amadeus...
India’s second Covid wave puts hospitality recovery at risk
Green shoots sprouting in India's domestic tourism market has been curtailed by renewed restrictions to stem a resurgence in Covid-19 cases, leaving hospitality players...
Singapore agencies fuel wanderlust with NTO tie-ups
Travel agencies continue to keep Singaporean travellers engaged during the downtime via creative collaborations with various NTOs.
New job creations, inaugural travel mart help Hong Kong’s tourism trade...
Following the end of the government's employment support scheme for the tourism industry last November, industry players have rallied together to create short-term job...
UK strain contributes to Thailand’s third wave, dulls Songkran hopes
Thailand’s hotel and retail shares have plunged in the wake of a third Covid wave caused by the fast-spreading UK strain of the virus,...
Continued travel restrictions in Malaysia hinder tourism recovery
Tour businesses in Malaysia are reaping little benefits from the resumption of interstate travel, limited to states that are under the recovery movement control...
