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Japan reopening bleak as gov’t declares another state of emergency
After the huge spike of coronavirus cases over the holidays, Japan has declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and the surrounding prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba.
Bolivia is giving extra holidays
Bolivia has come up with a novel way to reactivate its tourism sector decimated by the coronavirus pandemic: it’s giving extra holidays to its public sector employees
What Matters 2021: Singaporeans most looking forward to travelling and spending time with loved ones
The ‘What Matters 2021’ survey for Agoda reveals top three travel priorities for people this year in 2021
Bali suffers without Australian and Chinese tourists
For almost a year now, local businesses in the island of Bali are struggling to survive due to the sharp drop of international arrivals. Australian and Chinese tourists are top foreign tourists visiting Bali.
Last Minute Bookings – What does Changing Guest Behaviour Mean for Hoteliers in 2021 and Beyond?
The pandemic that decimated most of the travel sector during 2020 seems to also have had an impact on travellers’ booking behaviour.
Will We Need An Immunity Passport to Fly? How Will Travel Restart
After nine months of social distancing, mask-wearing, nasal swabs, and quarantining, it seems like hope is finally on the horizon.
Tough people last. Tough times don’t! Travel startups that survived and thrived amid the pandemic year of 2020
Bravely defying the misery of the Covid-19 calamity, some startups have managed to not just survive but literally thrive and ride the waves of 2020. We bring you a list of these startups and how they managed to weather the storm
Half of adults think their next holiday will be ‘the most important of their lives’
With millions having spent lockdown planning the perfect getaway, survey shows half of adults think their next holiday will be ‘the most important of their lives’
India extends Covid-19 restrictions until end of January 2021
India has extended the existing restrictions for surveillance, containment and caution against the Covid-19 pandemic by one more month until the end of January 2021
Sri Lanka welcomes first batch of travellers after eight months
A group of Ukrainian tourists on 28 December became the first batch of holidayers to visit Sri Lanka in more than eight months after the island nation put curbs on international travel
Love-lost Brits miss out on romance due to 2020 travel restrictions
Data from KAYAK reveals there may be less love in the UK this year as hundreds of thousands of holiday romances simply didn’t happen due to travel restrictions and disrupted holiday plans.
Some governments in Asia put limit on public gatherings
As Christmas and New Year holidays approach, most Asian countries like Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and Indonesia grappled with surging numbers of coronavirus cases as Christmas and new year holidays approach.
Sri Lanka defers airspace reopening
Sri Lanka has postponed the reopening of its airspace for commercial flights to prevent the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus
Oman lifts travel ban from today
Oman’s Supreme Committee has decided to lift the ban on entry to and exit from the Sultanate through various land, air and sea outlets starting from 29 December
Global air passenger traffic to drop by 60% to 1.8B in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the airline industry, as countries worldwide shut down borders and limited travel to control the spread of the virus.
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