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Status of tourism reopening in Southeast Asian countries

Status of tourism reopening in Southeast Asian countries

Since the pandemic started in Asia, We expected that the restart of travel and reopening of tourism will also happen from the east. However, borders remain closed and many countries are wary of welcoming foreign travellers due to fear of a sudden rise of infection. But one thing is certain, all countries are keen to […]

Azerbaijan to host biggest virtual travel trade event in October

Azerbaijan to host biggest virtual travel trade event in October

Azerbaijan Tourism Board (ATB), the national promotion body designed to support the growth of Azerbaijan’s tourism industry, will host its biggest virtual travel trade event Travel Business Azerbaijan Online (TBA 2020) on 14 October 2020. The online event will bring together local and international tourism professionals in hopes to forge partnerships and profitable business deals. Organised […]

UK-equivalent destinations that can replace favourite foreign holiday spots

UK-equivalent destinations that can replace favourite foreign holiday spots

One of the UK’s last-minute holiday booking sites has revealed the UK-equivalent destinations to the British public’s favourite foreign holiday hotspots, so they can recreate their cancelled vacations in their home country. Last-minute holiday booking platform, LateRooms.com, interrogated national statistics, internal and Google trend data to discover the British public’s favourite foreign destinations to travel […]

Tech giant goes the way of the sun

Tech giant goes the way of the sun

Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa in Kuala Lumpar Amadeus has announced a new agreement with Sunway Hotels & Resorts, to deliver a comprehensive technology solution enabling them to streamline reservations and loyalty programs across Sunway’s 11 independent properties in Malaysia, Cambodia, and Vietnam. This is a timely move, as data-driven approaches to guest acquisition and […]

Yet another blow! Air New Zealand’s chief commercial officer resigns

Yet another blow! Air New Zealand’s chief commercial officer resigns

Owing to the airline’s current domestic status amid the pandemic, Air New Zealand has just announced the resignation of Cam Wallace, its chief commercial and customer officer. Wallace will step down from the role on 30 September but will continue to provide support to CEO Greg Foran on a consultancy basis until the end of […]

Demand for private islands skyrockets

Demand for private islands skyrockets

Private islands are in demand now more than ever. As travel is restricted and flying commercially still poses threats, there is a rise in interest for private jets. However, new research by Spaseekers shows that “private islands” are also seeing an increase with 156% in search demand over the last year. For many of the […]

Travel around Asia through QuaranCooking

Travel around Asia through QuaranCooking

As most countries in Asia remain closed and governments extend stay-at-home protocols, people get creative and come up with clever ways to explore new places and experience new things. And if people can’t yet travel, recreating the flavours of distant shores can be just as inspiring as an adventure in itself. So Agoda invites travellers […]

Johor Bahru top choice for domestic travel in Malaysia

Johor Bahru top choice for domestic travel in Malaysia

As domestic and regional travel picks up steam in many parts of the world in tandem with the relaxing of travel restrictions, OYO has moved to capture the early travel trends, in the first edition of the Unlocking Travel Report. The report captures insights on global consumer travel and booking trends during the ongoing pandemic, […]

TAT announced joint campaign with Alipay and Fliggy

TAT announced joint campaign with Alipay and Fliggy

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) announced a joint campaign with Alipay, China’s leading digital payment platform operated by Ant Group, and online travel platform Fliggy, a part of Alibaba Group, marking TAT’s latest initiative to reboot domestic tourism and accelerate industry recovery after the Covid-19 lockdown. Named Local Chinese Expats Domestic Travel Campaign, the […]

WTTC unveiled latest set of measures designed to rebuild confidence

WTTC unveiled latest set of measures designed to rebuild confidence

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has unveiled the latest set of measures designed to rebuild global consumer confidence, reduce risk and encourage the return of safe travel. The latest protocols for the global travel and tourism sector focus on measures to ensure the reopening of adventure tourism, which should see an increase in […]

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