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Oakwood inks deal with Sensation Group to manage two properties in...

Oakwood has signed a partnership with Sensation Group to fortify its presence in India’s key cities and accelerate its goal to double its global...

Malaysia projects most states to move into final phase of National...

The Malaysian government anticipates that most of the country's 13 states will move into the final phase four of the National Recovery Plan (NRP)...

Key learnings from Covid-19 for the APAC travel and tourism sector

In the midst of the pandemic, some destinations have swiftly seized new business opportunities to keep the tourism dollars flowing, shared Jameson Wong, director of APAC for tourism & hospitality at ForwardKeys.

Malaysia Airports to study feasibility of air taxi services

Malaysia Airports has signed a tripartite MoU with vertiport company Skyports and urban air mobility (UAM) pioneer Volocopter to explore the deployment of electric...

ACI World’s new tool assists airports to plan capacity increases

Airports Council International (ACI) World has released a new tool to assist airports in terminal planning to increase capacity as the global recovery from...

International travel largely on hold despite uptick in May: UNWTO

The pandemic's effect on tourism continues into its second year, with international tourist arrivals between January and May falling 85 per cent below 2019...

Preferred Hotel Group refreshes loyalty programme

Preferred Hotel Group has unveiled a series of enhancements to its I Prefer Hotel Rewards loyalty programme, including all-new membership tiers, expanded earning and...

STB engages Indian travellers with animated mini-series

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has joined hands with kid-centric app Voot Kids and Indian animation company Green Gold Animation to take Indian audiences...

Malaysia mulls relaxing Covid restrictions for those fully vaccinated

The Malaysian government is looking into relaxing restrictions on travel and dine-ins at restaurants for those who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Prime minister, Muhyiddin...

Approved vaccine inconsistency could delay the restart of international travel: WTTC

The restart of international travel could be seriously delayed without worldwide reciprocal recognition of all approved Covid-19 vaccines, warned the WTTC. The global tourism body's...