Emirates, Sri Lanka Tourism join hands to drive tourism recovery
Emirates has signed an MoU with Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau that reaffirms the airline’s commitment to reviving tourism business for the destination.
Both entities...
International Women’s Day: established commitment to gender parity
Marriott International’s Women’s Leadership Development Initiative goes back 20 years, earning it bragging rights as the first hospitality company to have such a programme...
PATA Annual Summit shifts to October
Originally scheduled for this month, PATA Annual Summit 2022 will now be held from October 25 to 27 in Ras Al Khaimah, the UAE.
The...
ILTM Asia Pacific moves to September
ILTM Asia Pacific has postponed its event in Singapore to September 5-8, 2022, from its initial dates in June.
The in-person tradeshow will be held...
Indian agents rue government’s suspension of international flights
The Indian government’s recent decision to suspend scheduled international flights to and from India until further notice has not gone down well with Indian...
Ukraine crisis tests resilience of Russian outbound travel market
* Rouble devaluation, disrupted payments are hurting Russian travel appetite
* SE-Asia unlikely to restrict Russian arrivals to protest Ukraine invasion
* Large swaths of closed...
International Women’s Day: breaking glass ceilings
EHL Hospitality Business School Campus (Singapore) has been working to improve gender parity in the workplace within the hospitality industry, through its Women in...
NZ axes isolation requirements for vaccinated travellers starting this week
New Zealand will lift all self-isolation requirements for fully vaccinated citizens and eligible visa holders entering the country from Australia starting from 23.59 on...
Bali to trial quarantine-free entry
Indonesia will allow inbound travellers to enter Bali without quarantine under a trial programme that will start on March 14 or earlier.
Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan,...
Tourism players skip Russia, initiate support for Ukraine colleagues
As Russia's military attack on neighbour Ukraine unfolds over the weekend, tourism players around the world are reworking their operations to avoid Russia, either...
