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2-week quarantine before a Thailand holiday, anyone?

2-week quarantine before a Thailand holiday, anyone?UK-based Chic Location thinks there could be takers wanting to swop grey European lockdown for sunshine hibernation.

Some travel agencies have designed vaccine vacations that combine a holiday trip abroad with an opportunity to get a Covid vaccine shot.

Get a shot, take a stab Travel agencies in India are offering overseas vaccine tourism packages.

Foreign pilgrims have to submit a negative PCR test conducted within 72 hours before departure, and to undergo hotel quarantine for three days upon arrival in Saudi Arabia.

Foreign pilgrims return to Islam's holiest siteRecently restarted Umrah pilgrimage proves popular with Indonesian pilgrims, while Malaysia is yet to give the green light to...

Since the announcement of the deployment of World Dream, which arrived in Singapore last week, Genting Cruise Lines said it has received over 6,000 bookings to date.

Can tourism sail out of doldrums from Singapore's reopening moves?Spate of positive news has led to a noticeable uptick in enquiries at Singapore tour agencies for cruise vacations and overseas...

Oceania Cruises’ new Online Training Platform comprises six concise and engaging learning modules.

Asia agents, get trained and be rewardedOceania Cruises is offering CLIA points and limited-time prizes for partners who complete the online training modules.

Whether China’s swift tourism recovery on the domestic front can be translated to outbound travel remains an open-ended one, say experts.

China’s domestic tourism boom: what’s next for the rest of Asia?China’s outbound travel may be on pause, but the world can still tap the massive market which remains pent-up for international...

Tollman believes the strong pent-up demand for travel globally indicates the industry's long-term prospects "remain very strong".

Why trust is the way forward for travel businessesBrett Tollman, CEO of The Travel Corporation outlines four vital ways to rebuild trust among employees and industry partners.

Government collaboration to create consistent protocols with Covid-19 tests will be crucial to international travel recovery, says Expedia's Cyril Ranque.

Pain points and possibilities for OTAs in a post-Covid worldOnline travel leaders speaking at the recent WiT Experience Week agreed that technology marrying good old customer service will...

CruiseWorld Asia 2020, which kicked off with the first of three webinars Thursday, aims to rebuild travel agents' confidence to sell cruise again.

CruiseWorld Asia: Travel agents play key role in cruise restartMore critical than ever for all players to unite and uphold the reputation of cruise industry and become its advocates, say...

Hwajing’s Kenny Cheong and GOTZ's Sheik Awadh see good potential in online sales.

Mastering the art of online salesBy going digital, Malaysia’s first-ever online fair reinforces to travel agents that cross-selling could be the way forward.