Raini Hamdi, Skift
So what good has come out of the Maldives' reopening since July 15? A lot actually, which other resort destinations may learn from, albeit this paradise has its unique strengths.
2 weeks ago
Rosie Spinks, Skift
Many emerging economies have built their growth strategies on tourism. Not every one will survive a long-term upset — followed by a likely long-term recession — and be able to pick up where they left off on the other side.
4 weeks ago
Rosie Spinks, Skift
Remember travel bubbles? Three months ago, they were a buzzword. Now they're barely talked about. What happened in between?
1 month ago
Tova Cohen and John Geddie, Reuters
Drones have been both a bane and a gift to the travel industry. A problem for airports and airlines, for sure, but a treasure to travel marketers filming from above. This looks like another way in which they will be applauded by tourism officials.
1 month ago
Raini Hamdi, Skift
Five months without revenue would challenge even the best operations. As travel agencies start closing down in Thailand, calls for clarity on reopening become more desperate.
1 month ago
Raini Hamdi, Skift
China has allowed cross-province group tours to resume, with conditions. Sold in a flash is an understatement. But will all go well? This will be the test towards full recovery of its travel market.
2 months ago
Raini Hamdi, Skift
Asia’s luxury hotels are competing for staycations with ideas, not price. A valuable outcome will be a rise in partnerships as hotels tie up with various local companies to curate new experiences to entice locals.
2 months ago
Rosie Spinks, Skift
This was supposed to be the year when Japan's dedicated tourism push came to fruition with the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. But even with the postponement — and all the uncertainty — of the Games until 2021, the tourism groundwork laid by Japan is still likely to bear fruit.
2 months ago
David Shepardson, Reuters
The Trump administration appeared to be playing hardball with India after India banned U.S. flights. It looks like India has fallen into line despite the surge of U.S. coronavirus cases.
2 months ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
Second waves of coronavirus will continue to dictate the staggered hotel recovery across the Asia-Pacific region. But the return of group business travel, even in a region that doesn't depend on it, will govern when pricing goes back to 2019 levels.
2 months ago
Christopher Gallagher, Reuters
The Japanese government wants people to travel domestically to get the economy rolling again — but regional officials say it's too much too soon.
2 months ago
Colin Packham and Naomi Tajitsu, Reuters
Countries previously lauded for their responses to coronavirus are struggling with early signs of a second wave of cases — yet another sign the global economy is facing a long, winding path to full recovery.
2 months ago
