Rating agency Moody's downgraded Maldives credit rating to B3 from B2 on Friday, citing a collapse in the island nation's tourism receipts due to the global coronavirus pandemic. Moody's said it downgraded the Maldives credit rating -- used by investors to assess the risk...

Germans usually love their sun-soaked summer holidays abroad. But fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections have prompted a new holiday destination of choice: their home country. On a recent public holiday, it was only 17 degrees Celsius (62 degrees Fahrenheit) in the seaside resort of Bin

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will introduce a COVID-19 quarantine for travellers arriving from abroad from June 8, interior minister Priti Patel said on Friday, a measure that airlines have warned will devastate their industry. All international arrivals, including returning Britons, will have to s

U.S. President Donald Trump has put his faith in anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to ward off COVID-19, but governments and investors are focusing on a vaccine. Without one, it’s unlikely economic activity can resume fully. So the race is on, and the rewards are rich: AstraZeneca (AZN.L)...

In the wake of the most dismal passenger arrival numbers since records were first kept, Japan is attempting to kickstart tourism again, with subsidised holidays. The Japan Tourism Agency this week proposed paying foreigners a portion of travel expenses once the coronavirus outbreak is brought un

Minor Hotel Group has donated a PCR testing machine to help the Maldives contain the coronavirus outbreak. In addition to the PCR machine, the donation also includes 100 gallons (378 litres) of sanitiser. "The government of Maldives is very thankful to Minor Hotel Group for generously donating

Finance officials in Maldives assured Saturday that the country will not face a dollar shortage despite its economy being battered from the coronavirus pandemic, citing $290 million in financing secured from international lenders. Finance minister Ibrahim Ameer told reporters that the...

The aviation industry will likely take three to four years to get back to pre-Covid-19 activity levels, while Emirates, one of the first airlines to be impacted by the pandemic, will be among the last to recover from the crisis.

There is a short video made by an Indian Travel Agent that is doing the rounds on Social Media. The script line is farcical and funny on the surface but the messaging could not be more solemn and sombre.

Overture Holdings CEO Marc Blazer's kitchen outlook says a lot about future travel expectations and the future of crowdsourcing.

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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 642 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Saturday (May 23), taking the national total to 31,068.   The vast majority of ...