Tag: Novel Coronavirus
Indonesia trade protests against government’s incentive package
Indonesian travel agents are feeling left out in the cold by the government's recent rolling out of a range of incentives totalling 298.5 billion...
Maldives’ ban on cruise ships further dents tourism
The Maldivian government's decision to temporarily suspend cruise lines from entering and docking in the Maldives as a precaution against the rapidly spreading coronavirus...
Indonesians march on with travel plans
The surge in the number of Covid-19 cases worldwide and in Asia has not hurt the confidence of a segment of Indonesian travellers who...
IATA requests global suspension of slot rules to ease burden on...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is contacting aviation regulators worldwide to request that the rules governing use of airport slots be suspended immediately...
PATA Annual Summit 2020 cancelled
The PATA Annual Summit 2020, which was slated to take place in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates from March 31 to April 3,...
Hokkaido enters state of emergency as Covid-19 threat rises
Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido has declared a state of emergency on Friday (February 28) following the rise in the number of Covid-19 cases.
"Hokkaido...
US outbound flight bookings to APAC plunge by 87.7%: ForwardKeys
The travel setback caused by the coronavirus outbreak has now hit the world’s second largest outbound travel market, after China – the US, which...
Prioritise positivity: A focus on recovery and community support
More than a month would have passed since news of the Covid-19 outbreak took over front pages and prime time.
I watched how it unfolded in Asia – general cluelessness at ASEAN Tourism Forum in mid-January gave way to curiosity a week later as the world realised how widespread the then-mysterious flu virus was in China’s Wuhan city
Onward march to recovery
South-east Asian tourism authorities and stakeholders are taking swift action to patch the leak in tourism business brought on by the Covid-19 outbreak, and choosing to keep their eyes on the road to recovery.
Industry players determined to keep meeting despite ITB Berlin’s cancellation
As debate within the industry heats up over Messe Berlin's sudden decision on Friday evening – or early Saturday morning here in Asia – to axe its Berlin tradeshow, travel and tourism players who have had their sales and marketing plans at the event derailed are determined to carry on with their business activities as much as possible.
