Thailand – Thailand will next month remove a requirement for arrivals vaccinated against Covid-19 to undergo a test and brief quarantine on arrival, an official said on Friday, the latest measure to revive its battered tourism industry. Visitors are encouraged to perform antigen self-tests during their stay, instead of the current “Test & Go” scheme, where arrivals must isolate in …

Malaysia – In light of the reopening of Malaysia’s borders on April 1, the government has imposed a minimum insurance coverage (for Covid-19 and traveling) of US$20,000 (RM84,090) for all visitors who are coming to Malaysia. Regardless of their Covid-19 vaccination status, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin stated that this applies to all foreigners who will be entering Malaysia on short-term …

Malaysia – Malaysian companies interested in doing business in Nusantara, Indonesia’s soon-to-be capital city, should go outside traditional industries, according to the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs). Datuk Seri Maximus Ongkili said that the city of Samarinda, as well as other sections of East Kalimantan, had significant commercial potential in infrastructure, tourism, agriculture, and other …

Indonesia – With the first international passenger flight to the Indonesian vacation island in in two years, Bali started a tentative re-opening to foreign visitors on Feb 16. Flights have resumed as the Southeast Asian archipelago relaxes quarantine laws despite an increase in Covid infections caused by the Omicron strain. A Singapore Airlines flight carrying 109 foreign passengers and 47 …

Indonesia – Three organizations would be sought after in future in particular digital protection, metaverse, and installment frameworks and monetary innovation/fintech, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno has shared. They are thankful since there were no digital assaults in our meeting, yet the meeting with Minister of Communications and Informatics Johnny G. Plate was over and again hit …

Indonesia – The Indonesian government has been advancing different the travel industry towns in the country as occasion objections, as they are seen as having the option to open more positions and resuscitate the Indonesian economy. Toward the beginning of December, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno had finished the 50th visit of the travel industry towns in …

Philippines – The Department of Tourism said it has suspended the certification of an inn in Makati City that neglected to stop its visitor, a voyager from the United States who later tried positive for COVID-19, from defying the quarantine guidelines and passing anywhere nearby to go to a party. The DOT said it likewise repudiated Berjaya Hotel Makati’s grant …

Thailand – Thailand was one of the first Asian nations to reopen to international visitors, and the country is slowly recovering, with new hotels offering longer stays for individual travelers. Thailand had 106,117 international tourists in the first ten months of 2021, down from 6.7 million in 2020. Thailand received roughly 40 million visitors every year prior to the outbreak. …

Malaysia – The Sabah government has picked renowned Malaysian athlete Datuk Lee Chong Wei to promote the state as a tourist destination. Datuk Jafry Arifin, Sabah Tourism, Culture, and Environment Minister, stated the former world badminton champion accepted the position from October 2021 to December 2022. According to the state minister, he was chosen for this role due to his …

Thailand – The Tourism and Sports Ministry intends to send an authority greeting to bring K-pop sensation Lalisa “Lisa” Manoban of Blackpink to the New Year festivity in Phuket and start up the country’s new the travel industry year. The vitally key justification for bringing worldwide specialists for the New Year festivity is to declare to the world that Thailand …