India’s low-cost carrier IndiGo becomes the first airline to arrive in the Maldives after the Maldives-India air travel bubble agreement. The airline has previously announced, starting from 3rd September, it has scheduled two weekly flights between Kochi-Male-Kochi with all...

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NEW YORK - On September 25, 2020, Soneva Fushi, the pioneering barefoot luxury resort in the Maldives, will unveil the largest one- and two-bedroom overwater villas in the world. These eight new Water Retreats will also be the first overwater villas to open at Soneva Fushi, known for its...

With travel on pause, promoting a destination isn't appropriate now but neither is it a time to go dark. What then should travel marketers do?

This week, faculty from Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration hosted an eCornell webinar to discuss digital marketing strategy amid Covid-19. The presenters, Robert Kwortnik and Bill Carroll, were quick to acknowledge that we are in the midst of a ‘hospitality apocalypse,’ but also...

From Europe and the United States to Africa, Asia and Australia, a spate of new hotels from bigger brands as well as smaller owners are set to open this fall and into the winter despite the Covid-19 crisis.

Finavia will start disinfecting security control trays with UVC light technology that kills bacteria and viruses. During the pilot project, equipment based on different technologies will be tested at a number of security control lines. “Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we already upgraded the...

Earlier this year the Westin Houston Medical Center announced it was using LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots to sanitize and disinfect its guestrooms and common areas to help combat the threat of coronavirus. The robots use intense germicidal UV light to disinfect rooms by quickly destroying...

After COVID-19 flipped the hospitality industry on its head, business is picking up again around the world. With the road to recovery taking various approaches and forms in different countries, regions and cities, we wanted to understand how revenue managers believe their markets will develop, how...

The need for communications is increasing tenfold between hotel leaders, employees, and guests, as everyone must navigate the ongoing uncertainty and changing societal norms.

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How many cases are there in Singapore?

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 40 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Friday (Sep 4), including three imported infections. This brings the total ...