Travel Agents News

More brick-and-mortar agencies are transiting operations online, a necessary move to stay relevant especially in Covid times.

Is this the end of the in-store travel agency as we know it?Signs of changing consumer preferences favouring digital already evident even before the pandemic, GlobalData research show.

While clients are ready to travel soon as soon as restrictions are lifted, quarantine back on arrive in the home country and travel insurance remain a concern for many travellers, say agents.

Don’t be in a rush: Travel corridors are a two-way streetAs countries talk up travel bubbles, some urge caution.

More countries including Thailand and the Bahamas now require foreign visitors to have Covid-19 coverage prior to entry.

How Covid-19 has changed the world of travel insuranceRead the fine print: Insurance companies are honing their products to meet changing demand, but not all Covid-related claims...

China's vaccine passport runs on Tencent’s WeChat messaging app, and is currently available only for Chinese citizens.

China now has its own vaccine passportChina and TenCent launch health certificate for Chinese citizens, plus an overview of other pandemic travel news.

From its own poll, Thomas Cook India reveals that Indian women's holiday wish lists are no longer restricted to safe destinations and shopping, but of indulging in the unique and offbeat travel experiences.

These are women-only tours, hear them roarThomas Cook India rolls out ladies-only tours in India and Dubai, following strong demand from a new generation of women...

The Hong Kong government may relax restrictions on group tours, which, operators hope will be in early to mid-March.

Hong Kong tourism sector gets US$120 million funding boostTour operators brace for another quiet year, but 2021 is also shaping up to be a year of small-scale excursions and incremental...

Melbourne has just completed a five-day Covid lockdown.

Learn to live with the virus, says Tourism AustraliaIndustry heads say travellers are now more worried about being stranded by snap border closures than they are about contracting...

Thailand has everything it needs to become Asia's retirement capital, but Ruben Toral says the country is struggling to develop a coherent product that is customer and market friendly.

Opinion: Let retirees rejuvenate Thailand tourismThailand has cornered the health tourism market. It can also carve out a niche as a retirement capital too, says a healthcare...

New Covid-19 testing for cast members every 14 days and mandatory QR code scanning for guests are part of the park's enhanced reopening measures.

After three closures, Hong Kong Disneyland is reopening againThe attraction is resuming business on 19 February with enhanced anti-Covid measures and “Double Celebration” promotion.

A report from Australian Tourism Export Council indicates 80% of the country’s inbound tour operators will be gone by September “without some kind of government support”.

Travel industry Down Under faces ‘annihilation’Industry leaders close ranks in calling for urgent government support.