The main international airport in Maldives is upgrading its apron to accommodate A380 superjumbo jets. Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL), the state-owned airport operator, said Wednesday that a 35,000sqm space from the Velana International Airport's existing west apron is being...

Authorities in Maldives are preparing to launch short-term training programmes to increase the number of locals taking up jobs in the country's lucrative tourism industry. During discussions Thursday on the nationwide short-term training programmes, Vice President Faisal Naseem told...

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and SilkAir are increasing the number of destinations in their network, as well as frequencies on some existing services, in June and July 2020.

Employee turnover and hiring new employees can be both time consuming and costly. While human resource managers are responsible for the hires, finding right talent is always tricky and time consuming for them. There are certain qualities businesses look for when hiring new employees. These can...

The South Asian Digital Travel Conversation is a digital conversation organized by the South Asian Travel Awards to discuss in-depth, to create awareness and to voice the challenges that are being faced in the Travel Trade & Hospitality Industry of the South Asian region.

The state revealed on Thursday that more than 45,000 employees in tourist resorts alone are directly affected due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including approximately 22,000 local employees in the payroll of

There is an increase in announcements on how leading hotels, airlines and tour operators are going to change procedures, revise hygiene routines and how they will operate under new social distancing measures.

A four-week virtual festival that promises to unify the travel trade through free learning and networking opportunities will be held by PATA from June 22 to July 17, 2020.

Having been surrounded by our four walls for the past couple of months and slowly spotting signs of hibernation, I believe the 'new normal' looks a lot like cocooning in a safe environment, where anything you need happens in your own surroundings, or is delivered straight to your door.

Let’s keep in mind the hummingbird in the coming weeks: sometimes it only takes a small action to create a great craze and even put out a fire!

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UNWTO also calls upon the sector and travelers to address this challenge with sound judgment and proportionate measures.

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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 261 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Friday (Jun 5) – its lowest in nearly two months – but the decline was partly ...