COVID-19: Reward for travel agencies raised to NT$1.1bn
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter The Tourism Bureau on Monday raised the total reward for travel agencies that organize...
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Travel Agencies Are Having a Moment Amid Covid-19 Chaos
Zoom, ring lights, stationary bikes and food delivery. To the list of products and services that found new life because...
Five Unexpected Travel Realities Due to Covid-19
As such, rather than focus on the negatives and read another gloomy piece of information, we thought to shine...
12 people investigated for breaching COVID-19 measures in Scotts Road hotel room
SINGAPORE: Twelve people, aged between 16 and 28, are being investigated for allegedly breaching COVID-19 restrictions in a hotel room, said...
CDC adds seven destinations to ‘very high’ Covid-19 travel risk list
(CNN) — France and Iceland are among seven destinations added on Monday to the US Centers for Disease Control and...
STR: Australia hotel occupancy on a steep decline amid latest COVID-19 lockdowns
Markets with longer restrictions have seen occupancy levels below 20%. For the week of 26 July-1 August, the STR-defined Sydney...
Delta variant drives COVID-19 spread to 3 China provinces
BEIJING: China on Thursday (Jul 29) reported small COVID-19 outbreaks driven by the Delta variant in three provinces as a cluster...
COVID-19 staff cluster in Olympic hotel hosting Brazilian delegation
TOKYO: A coronavirus cluster has been detected at a Japanese hotel where dozens of Brazilian Olympic team members are staying,...
COVID-19 outbreaks at Olympic hotels sow frustration, stoke infection fears
TOKYO: Coronavirus outbreaks involving Olympic teams in Japan have turned small-town hotels into facilities on the frontline of the pandemic...
Phuket reports first overseas visitor with COVID-19 after reopening without quarantine requirements
BANGKOK: Thailand’s popular resort island Phuket reported its first COVID-19 case from overseas on Wednesday (Jul 7) after reopening to international...
COVID-19: Travel agencies’ reactions divided over new rules
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter While some travel agencies have started offering short-distance tours, others said that the Central...
KFC outlet, Don Don Donki food court among 16 F&B premises ordered to close for breaching COVID-19 rules
SINGAPORE: One KFC outlet, a Marche restaurant and a Don Don Donki food court were among 16 food and beverage...
Rising Delta COVID-19 virus, absent Brits dampen Europe’s tourism hopes
LISBON: While not a complete wash-out, the summer tourism season vital to southern Europe's economies will be less than sizzling...
Australia’s Victoria state to enter COVID-19 lockdown after ‘highly infectious’ outbreak
SYDNEY: Australia's second most populous state of Victoria will enter a one-week COVID-19 lockdown forcing its near 7 million residents to...
Chinese embassy in US says politicising COVID-19 origins hampers investigations
SHANGHAI: Politicising the origins of COVID-19 would hamper further investigations and undermine global efforts to curb the pandemic, China's US embassy...
Countries eager to reopen to travel as COVID-19 pandemic recedes
Countries reliant on tourism are racing to reopen borders and revive economies decimated by the pandemic.The World Travel and Tourism...
Hotels seeing staycation cancellations following new two-person COVID-19 restriction
SINGAPORE: Booking cancellations have gone up at some hotels, following the announcement last week that each room may only accommodate...
The Big Read: Frontline healthcare workers pushed to limits by non-stop, never-ending COVID-19 fight
SINGAPORE: It has been about eight months since Dr Wong Choo Wai ended his volunteer stint taking care of COVID-19 patients...
Taiwan evacuates hotel to sterilise it after rare COVID-19 outbreak
TAIPEI: Taiwan began moving more than 400 people to a centralised quarantine facility on Thursday (Apr 29) from an airport...
Hotel concierge on medical leave for symptoms related to COVID-19 left home to see friend, gets jail
SINGAPORE: A hotel concierge at Fullerton Hotel was given medical leave for five days after reporting a cough and runny...
