Tourism industry icon Stanley Tollman passes on
Stanley Tollman, chairman of The Travel Corporation (TTC), has died at the age of ninety-one following a battle with cancer.
Celebrated as one of the...
Governments’ response to Delta variant hampers August domestic traffic recovery
Recovery in air travel has decelerated in August 2021 compared to July 2021, as government actions in response to concerns over the Covid-19 Delta...
Marriott widens South Asian footprint with 22 new signings
Marriott International has signed 22 new hotel agreements in South Asia – comprising India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Nepal – in...
Extended international flight ban a big setback for Indian tourism players
The road to recovery for Indian tourism stakeholders continues to be bumpy and uncertain with the government further extending the suspension on scheduled international...
Malaysia mulls lifting border control as interstate travel resumption looms
The Malaysian government is deliberating lifting border control and allowing fully vaccinated Malaysians to travel abroad as well as tourists and business travellers to...
ACI World steers airports towards sustainable recovery
Airports Council International (ACI) World has launched comprehensive guidance to help airport executives incorporate sustainability at the core of their strategies as they work...
Carnival Corp to restart over 50% of fleet capacity by October
Carnival Corporation expects that more than 50 per cent of its total fleet capacity will return to operations by the end of October.
To date,...
WTTC sets out Net Zero Roadmap for travel and tourism
As part of efforts to tackle the climate crisis, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has launched a Net Zero Roadmap for the...
Emirates first airline to implement IATA Travel Pass across six continents
Emirates has become the first airline to implement the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Travel Pass on six continents as it rolls out the...
Philippines eyes Phuket’s Sandbox model for tourism reopening
As it gears up for the reopening of international borders, the Philippines is looking at the possibility of replicating Phuket’s Sandbox model, while at...
