Tag: Novel Coronavirus Impact
KrisShop set to launch initiative providing passengers air-to-ground connectivity
In a bid to rejuvenate inflight retail, Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) online shopping platform KrisShop has an upcoming initiative designed to allow passengers a seamless...
Hotels keep pace with booming wellness trend
Wellness is slated to become part of a hotel’s core DNA post-Covid, and industry experts predict it will delve much deeper than yoga and a spa to sharply focus on mental and emotional wellbeing.
WebBeds rolls out travel restrictions tool for travel trade
B2B accommodation provider WebBeds has launched an interactive tool enabling its travel trade clients to access the latest Covid-19 travel restrictions.
The tool is powered...
Overtourism, beach pollution top travellers’ concerns about tourism’s environmental impact: survey
Easy identification of sustainable eco-friendly travel options, limited use of single-use plastics and financial incentives for accommodation providers who maximise energy efficiencies are the...
Soft adventure tourism making waves in Asian markets
Industry experts predict Asia’s younger generation will lead the tourism recovery charge as they seek unique soft adventure experiences abroad.
At PATA’s hybrid Adventure Travel...
International tourist arrivals down 83% in 1Q but confidence rising: UNWTO
International tourist arrivals plunged by 83 per cent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2021 amid ongoing widespread travel restrictions, according to the latest...
Remote working, greater sustainability focus to drive slow travel post-pandemic
Pent-up demand for immersive travel experiences with no set time limit could help slow travel become the next big tourism trend, predicts GlobalData.
The analytics...
APAC airline traffic remains dismal in April: AAPA
International passenger demand continued to linger at the significantly depressed volumes seen since April 2020, according to preliminary traffic figures released by the Association...
Travel trade backs Malaysia’s full lockdown
Tourism and hospitality players have welcomed the move by the Malaysian authorities to impose a full nationwide lockdown for two weeks beginning tomorrow (June...
Trade urged to start planning as travel shows signs of strong...
Tour operators need to start laying the groundwork for travel rebound which is anticipated to come “fast and furious”, according to industry stakeholders.
At the...
