In a statement on Thursday, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said, it is lifting more COVID-19 curbs including most restrictions for fully vaccinated visitors arriving in the country; it is also dropping requirements to wear masks outdoors. Singapore was… Read More ›
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Vietnam eases restrictions on fully vaccinated foreign tourists, eyes full reopening of the industry from June 2022
Vietnam has allowed the entry of foreign tourist into the country with two hundred vaccinated foreign tourists arriving in its beach-fringed island of Phu Quoc. The arrival marks the first wave of international tourists to the country in nearly two… Read More ›
Japan weighs options to resume tourism from spring
According to a report from Japanese media house Asahi, the government is weighing its options to resume the inflow of tourists on a limited basis, from spring; the development comes in the wake of Japan preparing to host the delayed… Read More ›
Global tourism industry may shrink by 25%, 50M jobs at stake due to Coronavirus: World Travel and Tourism Council
On Friday, in a statement the World Travel and Tourism Council said, according to its estimated, China’s coronavirus which has gone pandemic is likely to place 50 million jobs in the global travel and tourism sector at risk; it foresees… Read More ›
Gambling revenues in Macau fall by 87.8% in February 2020 due to Coronavirus
With casinos shut for two weeks in Macau, the world’s second biggest casino hub, revenues from gambling in Macau have plunged by 87.8% in February in comparison to the previous year as authorities imposed a series of measures to keep… Read More ›
China’s coronavirus casts shadow in M&A space: China’s Melco Resorts abandons stake purchase in Australia’s Crown Resorts
China’s coronavirus outbreak has claimed it first big M&A deal. Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd, a Macau casino operator, has decided to not pursue its purchase of a stake in Australia’s Crown Resorts Ltd citing a plunge in traveler numbers… Read More ›
Chinese tourists visiting Thailand to fall by 2M in 2020
On Tuesday, Thailand’s Tourism Authority stated, it expects tourists from China to fall in the range 2 million to 9 million due to the coronavirus outbreak in that country. Around 11 million Chinese tourists, Thailand’s biggest source of visitors, visited… Read More ›
European Commission ends antitrust probe on Visa & Mastercard
Visa & Mastercard have offered to cut non-EU card fees to stave off fines and end the European Commission’s antitrust probe. On Monday, the European Union’s antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager stated, it has accepted an offer by Visa and Mastercard… Read More ›