Japan to require COVID-19 test on arrival for travelers from mainland China from Dec 30
TOKYO: After the recent reports of a spike in Covid cases in China, the Japanese government on Tuesday (Dec 27) announced to make COVID-19 tests mandatory on arrival for travellers from mainland China from Friday (Dec 30). Kishida said on Tuesday, “Travellers from mainland China, or who have been there within seven days, will be […]
China to drop covid-19 quarantine measures for international arrivals from Jan 8
BEIJING: China to drop quarantine measures for international arrivals starting Jan 8. From Jan 8 travelers would only require a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test taken 48 hours pre-flight to enter China. The National Health Commission said in a notice, “according to the national health quarantine law, infectious disease quarantine measures will no longer be […]
Hong Kong aims to reopen border with China by Mid-Jan 2023
HONG KONG: Hong Kong aiming for a mid-January to reopen its borders with China, city Chief Executive John Lee said on Saturday (Dec 24), as China has agreed to a reopening of the city’s border with the mainland. Lee, speaking at a press event at the airport in Hong Kong as he returned from a trip […]
Singapore and Japan Signed Arrangement to Collaborate on Civil Aviation
The arrangement is the first of its kind to be signed between Japan and a Southeast Asian nation On 23 December 2022, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) signed a high-level strategic framework arrangement to collaborate on civil aviation as the two major air hubs of the […]
HKIA SkyPier to Resume Ferry Transfer Service to/ from Macao Starting 30 December
HONG KONG – Ferry transfer service between SkyPier of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and Macao will resume starting on 30 December 2022, providing cross-boundary transport service for sea-to-air and air-to-sea transfer passengers. TurboJET, the ferry operator of the said service, will be operating one round-trip between SkyPier and Macao Taipa Ferry Terminal every Friday […]
KTO Hosts Forum Seeking Ways to Revitalize Local MICE Industry
In Connection with 2030 Busan World Expo Bidding Efforts The Korea Tourism Organization (President Kim Jang-sil) held a ‘MICE Industry Revitalization Forum’ on December 19 at the Commodore Hotel in Busan, together with the Office of Representative Hwangbo Seung-hee of the National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee and Busan Metropolitan City. With active promotion […]
Oman’s SalamAir launches Muscat-Bangkok direct flights
Bangkok, 20 December 2022 – Oman based airline SalamAir has launched a new three-times-weekly direct service from Muscat to Bangkok – its second destination in Thailand after Phuket. The Muscat-Bangkok flights will operate on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, with the return Bangkok-Muscat flights operating on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. The inaugural Flight OV467 departed Muscat at […]
Seoul Lantern Festival Lights Up this Winter
Seoul, Korea: This year’s Seoul Lantern Festival will be held at Gwanghwamun Square from December 19-31 for 13 days. To commemorate the reopening of the square, the festival will be held in different themes in four sections of the square from the Statue of Admiral Yi Sun-Shin and King Sejong Statue to Sejongno Park and […]
Wildlife Adventure in Sabah by Private Jet
KOTA KINABALU – Through their program – Wildlife of the World by Private Jet, a team of outstanding National Geographic wildlife experts and their guests made Sabah the first location in Asia to witness wildlife in the wild. Sabah was chosen and put on the map as part of the luxury private jet trip because […]
First Mega Familiarisation Trip for SEA Travel Trade Since Amber Code Arrangement Lifted
HKTB to Launch Global Promotions to Attract Visitors with Three Strategies The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) organized a mega familiarisation trip for about 60 Southeast Asia (SEA) travel trade representatives from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Phillippines, and Singapore to allow them to experience in person Hong Kong’s new tourism appeals and winter festivity. As […]
