Singapore expands VTLs scheme; streamlines arrival process
Singapore will expand its Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme to include Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Hong Kong, and Indonesia's Batam and Bintan from...
PATA casts bullish projection for 2022 APAC arrivals
The PATA Asia Pacific Visitor Forecasts 2022-2024 Full Report released on February 15 is predicting international visitor arrivals (IVAs) growth rates of 126 per...
World’s largest ibis Styles to open in Thailand
Accor has inked a management agreement with Golden Asset Company to open ibis Styles Bangkok Twin Towers, a 666-key hotel that will be the...
Sri Lanka brings back visa-on-arrival facility
Ease of entry into Sri Lanka is returning, with visa-on-arrival service being reinstated on February 8 following a long suspension since early 2020 due...
Malaysia tour operators ramp up operations in view of possible border...
Tour operators in Malaysia are getting ready for the possible reopening of the country's international borders, with efforts being ploughed into staff training, itinerary...
PATA launches Tourism Destination Resilience Programme
Following a successful trial in December in the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and Cambodia, PATA will now launch the Tourism Destination Resilience Programme to help...
Vietnam to dismantle Covid international flight restrictions
Vietnam will remove pandemic restrictions on international passenger flights from all markets starting February 15, with the intention to restore flight frequency to pre-pandemic...
HK agents find Air India’s retraction of FOP surprise too little,...
Air India in Hong Kong has withdrawn its January 11 verbal instruction to ticketing agents that only the American Express credit card will be...
India rids quarantine, pre-arrival tests for vaccinated travellers
Come February 14, India will toss out mandatory quarantine and pre-arrival Covid PCR tests for all international travellers coming into the country.
In place of...
Hong Kong tourism worst hit in the world: Compare the Market...
New research by Australia-based Compare the Market has identified Hong Kong as the destination most affected by pandemic-induced border closures, quarantine rules and the...
