Plastic plans fail as pandemic deliveries prevail
Single-use plastic is making a comeback, as Thais order takeout and delivery in soaring volumes because of the pandemic. This was supposed to be the year Thailand started to phase …
Single-use plastic is making a comeback, as Thais order takeout and delivery in soaring volumes because of the pandemic. This was supposed to be the year Thailand started to phase …
Newly updated forecasts from (PATA) has painted a likely 32% reduction in international visitor arrivals into and across Asia-Pacific this year, which brings visitor volume back to levels last seen …
PATA’s revises forecast to a 32% decline in visitor numbers in 2020 Read More
TCEB launches a “Virtual Meeting Space” project, providing support for MICE entrepreneurs by running business events online via a virtual platform. In addition to the core project, TCEB will launch …
The coronavirus has brought about unprecedented economic disruption, prompting an acceleration of workplace closures and mass layoffs and furloughs across industries, including the tourism and hospitality sector which is bearing …
Many travel experiences that define the Mekong Region will cease to exist, small businesses will struggle, and not all will survive, the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office executive director, Jens Thraenhart, …
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), in collaboration with the public and private sector partners, is introducing an “Amazing Thailand Safety and Health Administration: SHA” certification aimed at elevating the …
TAT introduces ‘Amazing Thailand Safety and Health Administration’ certification Read More
Containing the Covid-19 pandemic will cost the Asia-Pacific at least $2 trillion in lost household and corporate incomes through next year, said global credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings. The …
Asia-Pacific losses may hit over $2T as lockdowns ease Read More
The ministries of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Environment, as well as the World Wide Fund for Nature Cambodia (WWF Cambodia), will request the Anlong Kampi Irrawaddy dolphin conservation area …
We take a look at Vietnam in our armchair travel series through the country’s popular ‘Travel from Home’ campaign. Locked down but not locked out, we can still explore travel …
The cabinet approved a second automatic visa extension for foreigners for three more months on Tuesday in a bid to prevent long queues at immigration centres and stem the spread …
Myanmar hotel and tour businesses will be exempted from paying licence fees for a period of one year as the sector continues to struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic, the hotel …
Hotel and tour businesses in Myanmar get one-year exemption on licence fees Read More
On April 10, 2020, the Laos government issued tax relief measures to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. These measures specifically relate to income tax exemptions for certain …
Laos Issues Tax Relief Measures to Mitigate COVID-19 Impact Read More
The Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) has launched the Mekong Heroes, an initiative operated by the public-private partnership framework Destination Mekong, to honour individuals who have made a difference in …
The single most critical issue facing Thailand’s hotel operators and owners is the restarting of the country’s economic engine, which includes tourism. From the ground today, the stark truth is it is …
Why Thailand’s Tourism Industry Must Get Back To Business Read More
Many workers will be displaced and many businesses will close as a result of the slowdown caused by COVID-19. Providing support to those affected gives them a fighting chance. Travel …
Three ways to support businesses and their workers during a pandemic Read More