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Raini Hamdi, Skift
Like hotels and airlines, coronavirus has brought Asian elephant tourism camps to their knees. But this may present a golden opportunity to reinvent a controversial industry.
7 days ago
Xinyi Liang-Pholsena, Skift
The coronavirus crisis accentuates the value of travel advisors as much as it highlights their plight as go-betweens in the tourism sector. But a bigger question looms: Will these travel intermediaries in Asia survive the onslaught of this latest crisis?
3 weeks ago
Ken Moritsugu and Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press
It looks like a game of whack-a-mole as governments around the world constantly rewrite travel bans and rules to keep up with the growing pandemic. The global travel ban list — and confusion — is only going to get greater.
3 weeks ago
Jamie Freed, Reuters
Chairman Patrick Healy's comments are pretty eye-opening, basically admitting that the airline has no control over the situation. Like other airlines across the world, Cathay Pacific just has to hope this blows over quickly.
4 weeks ago
Reuters
As far as warnings go, this is about as stark as you can get. For Korean Air Lines, its very survival really depends on how long the coronavirus crisis lasts.
4 weeks ago
Reuters
Cathay Pacific has been hit very hard over the past year. First, from the Hong Kong protest movement and second, the coronavirus outbreak. Its managers are going to have to make some very tough decisions over the coming weeks.
1 month ago
Xinyi Liang-Pholsena, Skift
It’s likely to get worse before it gets better for the Asian tourism industry. But forward-thinking players will know to take advantage of the current downtime to meet the pent-up demand for travel once recovery comes — which may not be far off.
1 month ago
Rafat Ali, Skift
Understanding the geopolitics of Asia and how it intersects with the world will make you understand why travel is resilient — and why its center will continue to be in Asia — in a post-coronavirus world.
1 month ago
Reuters
Another hotel chain cautions on the coronavirus impact. While it is mostly hurting Asian operations at the moment, companies are no doubt keeping a close eye on events in Europe.
1 month ago
Xinyi Liang-Pholsena, Skift
Many tourism stakeholders in Asia are finally taking steps to tackle the climate change elephant in the room, but confusion over carbon offsetting is preventing the issue from being addressed swiftly and effectively. Meanwhile, the climate clock ticks on.
1 month ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
Radisson Hospitality AB doesn't have a large number of guests from China or elsewhere in Asia staying in its hotels, so for now it isn't seeing much of an effect. That could change though, if the outbreak worsens in Europe.
1 month ago
Takashi Umekawa and Anshuman Daga, Reuters
Whether rumors of a merger with rival Gojek will become a fact remain to be seen, but the latest fund injection Grab received for its payment services war chest is a clear boost for its valuation.
1 month ago
