Abu Dhabi rolls out e-learning platform for travel trade
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has launched the Abu Dhabi Specialist Programme, an e-learning platform which will...
Singapore births framework for tourism recovery, development
To help tourism businesses tide through the downtime amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has developed a new framework featuring new...
Airbnb trims workforce by 25%, refocuses business on home sharing
Airbnb is the latest travel and tourism casualty in the Covid-19-led business crisis, with 1,900 staff out of a global total of 7,500 being...
Strong marketing, regional targets will lift Maldives post-pandemic
WIthout a domestic travel market to rely on for the post-pandemic tourism rebound, Maldives will need to sharpen its destination marketing efforts in accessible...
MGTO takes training online for Indian travel partners
The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) India is taking the travel downtime to train Indian travel partners in Macau’s tourism products, using online platforms...
ILTM releases white paper, podcast on value of luxury travel
International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) has published a white paper that brings clarity to the economic value and impact of luxury travel to communities,...
Travel restrictions grip 96% of global destinations
The UNWTO is calling on all governments to continuously review travel restrictions and ease or lift them once it is safe to do so,...
Domestic travel to bailout India’s tourism sector
India's industry players are banking on domestic tourism to revive their sagging fortunes amid travel slowdown, in view that local holidaymakers may prefer to...
Asian countries step up social distancing, extend lockdowns as virus toll...
Governments across Asia are tightening the screws on social distancing and travel restrictions, with many announcing the extension of travel bans and lockdowns, in...
57% Indian hotels shut as tourism dries up
The coronavirus has put the hospitality sector under huge strain, and India is no exception, with the majority of hotels in the country having...
