Industry news

Marketwatch reports that 2nd quarter numbers are looking very good for two major US-based accommodation chains.

TTG Asia reports that research firm Forward Keys shared top learnings for the travel industry as it continues to adjust to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and looks towards the future of [...]

The Malay Mail reports that The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) will propose to reactivate tourism activities in four tiers.

TTG Asia reports that amidst a fourth outbreak of COVID-19, the Japanese government has banned all spectators from events at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, which are set to begin at the end of July.

Travel Daily Media's editor Kristin Mariano reports that the city-state is on a roadmap to a so-called new normal that treats COVID like any other flu.

Airline Weekly reports that the push to replace short flights in the EU has found an unlikely ally in Air France. The French national airline is testing a "new, fully digitalized service" that [...]

Travel Daily Media reports that Hong Kong governor Carrie Lam has announced that it would shorten the quarantine period for fully vaccinated travelers to just seven days from 14, provided they [...]

Travel Daily Media reports that forecasted growth in South Korea's outbound tourism economy puts it on pace to become the third largest in Asia Pacific by 2025, according to GlobalData research.

Tribune India reports that the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Northern India (HRANI) has asked the government via a letter to Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur to provide waivers and concessions [...]

CNN reports that effective July 1, South Korea will allow certain foreign arrivals to skip quarantine.