Tag: Novel Coronavirus Impact
Thai DMCs warn of further job losses as borders remain closed...
DMC chiefs in Thailand are crying for clear directions on international travel resumption from the Thai government to prevent further job losses in the...
Indonesia mulls “travel bubble” with APAC quartet
Indonesia is drawing up plans for a "travel bubble" with four Asia-Pacific countries – China, Japan, South Korea, and Australia – in a bid...
Korean LCCs frustrated with short end of govt financial support
Major restructuring work among South Korea’s low-cost carriers seems an inevitable possibility as the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has decided against additional...
Continued lockdown dampens Philippines’ bid to revive tourism
Philippines' hopes to jumpstart domestic tourism have been set back as the government reverts Cebu City back to enhanced general quarantine (ECQ), and extends...
All incoming travellers to S’pore subject to Covid tests
Singapore will begin phase two of its reopening plans on June 19, allowing retail businesses to reopen their physical outlets, while dining in at...
Phuket hotels get Covid-ready
The Phuket Hotels Association (PHA) has partnered Hotel Resilient, a certification body on disaster risk management, to launch the COVID-READY Certification scheme, designed to...
Ready for a reset
Indonesia is raring to bring tourism back to life, but in patient and calculated steps that take in new considerations around health, safety and traveller needs
Unchartered waters
A landmark integrated project that opened last September has altered the Maldivian tourism landscape, but Feizal Samath notes that the pandemic has put a freeze on potential growth
TAT gives a leg up to Phuket tourism
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Phuket Office, in cooperation with the public and private sector partners, has launched the Phuket Great Time website...
Pandemic spurs Japan tourism players to innovate
Japan’s tourism sellers are adapting their marketiang strategies and boosting customer care to court visitors as the country starts to reopen for travel.
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