OYO Malaysia will offer free insurance coverage to all guests who book to stay at any of their hotels nationwide from today onwards. The insurance is automatically included at no extra charge to guests with every booking made through the OYO app, www.oyorooms.com or the Online Travel Agencies (OTAs).
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Airbnb and Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation (MGTC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly drive the country’s green growth agenda by helping to revitalise post-pandemic travel and support Malaysia’s target of becoming a carbon-neutral nation by 2050.
To this end, the partners will work to...
Trip.com has been named the 10th most downloaded Over The Air (OTA) app globally in the first half of 2022 by leading app analysis firm Apptopia. The announcement comes as Trip.com continues to expand worldwide with its all-in- one app-first offering.
The platform said in a statement that the success...
Airbnb has called for fair and sensible short-term rental accommodation (STRA) laws in Penang, with the launch of the Penang Untuk Semua initiative. The global hospitality company said it "strongly welcomed" the state government’s decision to regulate STRA in May, noting it as a move in the right direction.
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Malaysia is now gearing up to fully reap the benefits of a rapid transition to digitisation brought about by the pandemic, with statistics proving that 80% of Malaysians today are active internet users, and 94% of those in the urban areas prefer digital transactions over traditional cash and cheques.
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Grab Malaysia has launched Grab Intercity, giving users the ability to purchase bus and ferry tickets right on its app. The launch of the service also sees the inclusion of direct bus routes to Singapore.
While the launch is timely with the upcoming festivity, Minister of Transport Malaysia, Datuk Seri...
Trip.com and climate-tech company CHOOOSE have launched an integrated carbon solution to enable Trip.com users worldwide to address the CO2 emissions of their travel. The global travel platform will offer travellers the option to calculate and offset their flight’s CO2 emissions by supporting impactful climate solutions around the world.
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Entertainment venues such as pubs, bars and nightclubs in 31 provinces, including Bangkok, have reopened with their hours of operation and the serving of alcoholic beverages extended until midnight.
The latest relaxation of public health measures takes effect as the Covid-19 situation in Thailand has steadily improved.
On Tuesday, the Bangkok...
There has been positive growth in travel appetite after the relaxation of the Covid restrictions as travellers can now easily travel into and out of the country, without having to quarantine upon arrival.
According to Traveloka, flight searches for overseas destinations on the travel superapp between April and May 2022...
More than 6,600 jobs are available across Changi Airport as the commercial aviation sector continues to recover. The mass hiring aims to fill “much-needed” positions to power Singapore’s travel recovery, Changi Airport Group (CAG) said in a recent update on its website.
The vacancies are for both professional, manager, executive...
Visa has revealed that close to seven in ten (65%) of Malaysians are looking forward to travel locally, according to the Visa Voice of the Consumer research. In addition, almost half (40%) are looking to travel internationally for leisure by the middle of 2022.
The study by Visa also found...
