Competition
Worlds coolest underwater hotels that are far from fishy!edit
The Times of India – Online Web
From Singapore to Dubai, Maldives, and Tanzania, here are some underwater hotels that will offer you a chance to watch fish swim right past your pillows, along with the most luxurious settings Read on to find out more about the worlds coolest underwater hotels, and start adding them to your bucket list.
These scenic villages in Thailand are every travellers dreamedit
The Times of India – Online Web
Thailand is one of the most frequented Southeast Asian countries, renowned primarily for its tropical beaches, grand palaces, ornate temples, and ancient ruins But the country has a lot more to offer as Thailand is dotted with some stunning villages that are worth visiting.
SOTC Travel Limited organises a MICE tour for 750 delegates to Dubaiedit
BW Hotelier Business World – Online Web
Despite the challenges of the COVID era, SOTC Travel Limited delivers an international MICE Group in January 2021 which involved a large movement of 750 delegates to Dubai. The SOTC MICE Team had spent the lockdown period to reimagine its MICE business.
Singapore Exhibits Greater Resilience and Reinvention for Tourismedit
Travel Trends Today – Online Web
Singapores tourism sector has taken strides to reimagine its offerings and experiences, while supporting nationwide efforts to tackle the COVID19 pandemic. Tourism related companies have benefited from various government support measures to transform their products and offerings, while building new capabilities to position themselves for future growth opportunities.
Saudi Arabia to stop contracting with firms without local HQedit
The Times of India – Online Web
Saudi Arabia announced on Monday that it plans to stop signing contracts with foreign companies that dont have their Mideast headquarters in the kingdom, staterun media reported, a bold move that could escalate business competition in the region.
Malaysians in Singapore host stranded students to celebrate Lunar New Yearedit
Hindustan Times – Online Web
Chan Jit Yen loves Lunar New Year. It is as much about festivities as it is a homecoming for the 31yearold Malaysian woman. Chan, who lives in neighboring Singapore with her husband, usually takes a week off work to visit his family in Kuala Lumpur.
Dubai airport sees most traffic to India in 2020edit
English Mathrubhumi – Online Web
In 2020, the most number of passengers travelled through the international airport of Dubai to India. Out of the 2.5 crores of people who travelled through the airport, 43 lakhs were Indians, stated Airport Authority. 7.72 lakh travelled to Mumbai, while 7.22 lakh travelled to Delhi.
Industry
Spain betting on vaccine passports to revive summer tourismedit
Devdis Course – Online Web
Spain hopes the introduction of vaccination passports combined with pretravel COVID19 testing will allow British tourists to return to Spanish destinations this summer, a tourism ministry source told Reuters on Tuesday. We support the vaccination certificate but not as the only way to recuperate mobility, rather, as one of the means within a portfolio of measures including social distancing, pretravel tests, maskwearing, the source said.
Seychelles tourism revenues down 61% in 2020 due to COVID, finance minister saysedit
Investing – Online Web
Seychelles revenues from tourism fell 61% last year because of the effects of the COVID19 pandemic, which cut tourist arrivals by 70%, its finance minister said on Tuesday. Seychelles economy relies heavily on tourism, which was hard hit in 2020 as COVID19 led to travel restrictions worldwide to contain its spread.
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Hong Kong Tourism Board to Boost the Citys Recovery through New Hong Kong Super Fans Global Engagement Programmeedit
IT News Online – Online Web
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has announced its first global fan engagement programme, Hong Kong Super Fans, to accelerate its promotional efforts as part of the postCovid19 tourism recovery plan it has been developing over the past year. Key Canadian influencers have been invited to the programme.