Tag: Novel Coronavirus Impact
Thai buyers drive Phuket’s luxury home sales boom
Phuket's sizeable mega-villa property sector has experienced an unexpected surge in multi-million-dollar sales over the past year as Thai buyers sought refuge in the...
ASEANTA lays out tourism restart plan
The ASEAN Tourism Association (ASEANTA) has called on South-east Asia leaders to take urgent action to reboot the travel and tourism industry in the...
Royal Caribbean extends Singapore sailings
Royal Caribbean International (RCI) has extended the Singapore season for Quantum of the Seas by another three months until June 21, 2021.
With the success...
Move to house foreign workers in Malaysia hotels draws criticism
Hotel associations in Malaysia have hit out at a government-led initiative to temporarily house foreign workers at hotels to curb the escalating Covid-19 cases...
Equity in vaccine distribution key to speedy global recovery: AAPA
As the Covid-19 vaccine rollout promises a glimpse of travel rebound, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) warns that global economic recovery may...
Wellness tune-up
The pursuit of comfort, rehabilitation and mental healing is expected to dominate consumer demand emerging post-lockdown, and properties in Asia are responding to this call for wellness. TTG Asia rounds up some of the newest finds.
Prioritise tourism frontliners for vaccination, says MAH
The Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) has proposed to the government to place tourism and hospitality frontliners on the priority list for the Covid-19...
Japan tour operators set to benefit from JTB-TripAdvisor partnership
Japan’s largest travel agency, JTB Corporation, and TripAdvisor’s brand Bókun have launched a digital platform to support tour and activity operators in Japan.
JTB Bókun...
Quit labelling countries “high-risk”: WTTC
The WTTC is calling on governments to abandon the concept of "high-risk countries" and instead focus on how individual "high-risk travellers" are treated at...
Travel bubble with Indonesia a ray of hope for M’sia inbound...
Malaysia and Indonesia have agreed in principle to implement the reciprocal green lane scheme to facilitate bilateral travel, pending approval by health authorities in...
















