Tag: Novel Coronavirus
Taiwan wants Philippines to lift Covid-19-induced travel ban on its citizens
Taiwan has urged the Philippines on Tuesday to lift a travel ban on its citizens after Manila included Taiwanese nationals in an arrival ban...
STB to form task force to plot Singapore’s tourism recovery strategies
Singapore Tourism Board (STB) will form a joint task force through a public-private partnership to map out tourism recovery strategies for Singapore as part...
Kuwait, Qatar urge citizens to shun Singapore
Middle Eastern countries Kuwait and Qatar have issued travel advisories urging their citizens to avoid travelling to Singapore due to the coronavirus outbreak here,...
Malaysian tour operators urge government intervention during coronavirus crisis
Malaysian inbound tourism players who have been dealt a devastating blow from the wave of cancellations from Chinese groups due to the coronavirus outbreak...
China hotel occupancy rates dive 75% over CNY period
Hotel occupancy in mainland China showed a 75% decline over a two-week period during this year's Chinese New Year holiday, according to preliminary data...
SE Asia hotels note varying business impact as concerned travellers retreat
Hotels in major tourism destinations across South-east Asia are reporting different levels of impact on business as the flu crisis persists, with most bracing for dismal room occupancy in the first quarter.
Cathay Pacific urges 27,000 employees to take unpaid leave
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways has asked its 27,000 employees to take three weeks of unpaid leave, in the face of falling demand due...
Dream Cruises next to be hit by quarantine order
Following Diamond Princess, another cruise ship has been quarantined over fears that crew and passengers were exposed to the Novel Coronavirus by infected passengers.
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Maldives next to bar Chinese visitors
In the wake of the Novel Coronavirus outbreak, the Maldives is the latest country to ban visitors from China, which is the Indian Ocean...
Japanese authorities identify at least 10 infected cases on quarantined cruise...
At least 10 passengers on a 3,711-pax cruise ship that was quarantined yesterday in Yokohama port have tested positive for the new coronavirus, reported...
