Competition
Thai resort island plans to open to vaccinated tourists in Octoberedit
Hindustan Times – Online Web
Thailands southern resort island of Koh Samui plans to fully reopen to foreign visitors who are vaccinated, and will allow them to skip quarantine from October 1. The island’s economy and infrastructure were built around foreign tourism, and businesses here have been struggling without foreign visitors over the past year, Ratchaporn Poolsawadee, president of the Tourism Association of Koh Samui, said in a phone interview on Saturday.
Singapore And Australia Discuss Possible Air Travel Bubble In Aim To Restart Tourismedit
Republic World – Online Web
Singapore and Australia have discussed the possibility of an air travel bubble that would allow residents to travel between two countries without being quarantined for two weeks. Under the deal, Australians who have been vaccinated would be allowed to travel to Singapore without approval from the home affairs department, reported The Sydney Morning Herald. It will also help approximately 40,000 Australians stranded overseas to travel back to their country.
Dubai sees population surging 76% on lure of beaches, greeneryedit
Hindustan Times – Online Web
Pandemic or regional competition, Dubai doesnt plan to slow down.The Middle Easts business and tourism hub has unveiled an ambitious urban plan that predicts population will surge 76% over the next two decades as it eyes growth amid stiffening competition with neighbors looking for life after oil.
China aims to vaccinate 7080 per cent of its population by mid2022edit
Business Standard – Online Web
China had administered 52.5 million vaccine doses through the end of February. It has been slower in its vaccination campaign than many other countries, including the US, government health experts have acknowledged. China has committed roughly 10 times more doses abroad than it has distributed at home
Australia Singapore in talks for possible travel bubbleedit
The New Indian Express – Online Web
Australia and Singapore are in talks for a possible travel bubble that will allow residents to travel between the two countries without having to quarantine, the Foreign Ministry here confirmed on Sunday.
Industry
Drenched in purple, South Korean islands draw touristsedit
Devdis Course – Online Web
The tiny, tranquil islands have a little over a hundred residents and were picked for a tourism project supported by the government. Since 2015, Shinan county has invested 4.8 billion won ($4.25 million) to turn the islands purple, including painting more than 28,000 square metres of roofs lilac. The campaign has drawn over 487,000 people since its official start in 2019, according to the county office.
Belize is now open for vaccinated travellers, no COVID test requirededit
The Times of India – Online Web
With COVID19 vaccine rolling out everywhere, countries across the globe are gradually reopening their doors for international tourism In this, Belize has become the first country in the Caribbean to open its borders for vaccinated travellers; that too without any COVID19 test report.
Specific
The Hong Kong Tourism Board Announces Strategies to Drive Tourism Recovery and Sustainable Developmentedit
Travel Newsy – Online Web
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced a series of flexible short-term and medium to longterm strategies to prepare for the return of tourists, attract highyield visitors, and drive the sustainable growth of the tourism industry.