Competition
Singapores Universal Studios deploys facial recognition for entry amid Covid19 pandemicedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Visitors to Universal Studios in Singapore will now have to pass through facial recognition scanners to enter the park, in the citystates latest foray with a technology that has stoked privacy concerns.
Singapore to make travellers wear electronic tags to enforce quarantineedit
Gadgets Now – Online
Similar measures using electronic wristbands to track peoples movements during quarantine have been used in Hong Kong and South Korea. Travellers to Singapore are required to activate the device, which use GPS and Bluetooth signals, upon reaching their home and will receive notifications on the device which they must acknowledge.
International flights: Status check on airlines operations as countries lift Covid19 lockdownedit
The Indian Express – Online
From flying to only a handful of major cities like London, Frankfurt, Paris and Sydney in July, Emirates has expanded its operations to Tehran, Guangzhou, Addis Ababa, Oslo and Philippines. The Dubai based airline will operate six flights per week to Clark.
UAE flights resume from July 31 to August 15edit
The Hans India – Online
On Thursday, Air India Express announced that India UAE flights would start again from Friday, July 31 till August 15. The airline started bookings for India UAE flights on the departure leg of the repatriation flights under the Vande Bharat Mission (VBM).
Thailand ranks first in Global COVID19 Recovery Indexedit
Travel and Tour World – Online
Thailand has ranked first in the world out of 184 countries for the deadly ongoing COVID19 recovery effort, according to the Global COVID19 Index (GCI). Published on 28 July, Thailand received an index score of 82.06, putting it on top of the global chart as an example of best practices in tackling the ongoing global pandemic.
ESG, SDC & STB jointly launch Singapo Rediscovers campaign to encourage locals to discover the citystateedit
Travel Biz Monitor – Online
Enterprise Singapore (ESG), Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) and Singapore Tourism Board (STB) have launched Singapo Rediscovers, a campaign that supports local lifestyle and tourism business, and encourages Singaporeans and residents to explore different sides of the citystate.
Rebooting for a new world: What your next vacation will look likeedit
The Times of India – Online
Airports and hotel checkins across the world are being completely automated in line with this, like in the case of Singapores Changi Airport that has proximity touchscreens for checkins, contactless infrared technology on lift buttons, automated immigration lanes and autonomous cleaning robots
Kuwait bans flights to 31 ‘high risk’ countries including India; travel bubble may be hitedit
The Times of India, Live Mint – Online
The ban was announced the same day Kuwait began a partial resumption of commercial flights.
Industry
Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) announces virtual travel fair from September 2327, 2020 Travel And Tour Worldedit
Travel and Tour World – Online
In addition, organisations need to start negotiating for recovery in 2021 and Virtual PTM is the perfect place to begin. Therefore I invite all industry stakeholders to join them as they look towards a rapid, robust, and responsible renewal of the travel and tourism Industry.
Travelling to this Asian country Get ready to wear an electronic monitoring deviceedit
Tourism News Live – Online
In March, Hong Kong had introduced a scheme for incoming travellers by which they had to use a slim electronic wristband, to enforce quarantine for arriving passengers. South Korea has also used such wristbands connected to smartphone apps to track those who violate quarantine.
40% of Destinations Have Now Eased Travel Restrictions: UNWTOedit
Travel Trends Today – Online
The responsible restart of tourism is underway around the world as growing numbers of destinations ease COVID19 related travel restrictions and adapt to the new reality. According to the latest analysis from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), 40 per cent of all destinations worldwide have now eased the restrictions they placed on international tourism in response to COVID19.
AsiaPacific tourism makes patchy restart, and some misstepsedit
The Indian Express, Republic World, The Economic Times, Business Standard, Daily Hunt – Online
With this pandemic, the situation becomes fluid and therefore evolves weekly, Kapernick said. A week ago, we didnt think wed be facing a border closed to Sydney. Like Australia, Hong Kong effectively closed its borders in March, driving down tourist numbers by 90 per cent.