Travel & Leisure
Japan's H.I.S. pays staff 100,000 yen coronavirus bonus to lift morale
Travel group thanks employees for navigating rough times
Travel & Leisure
Transportation
Thailand's travel slump clouds outlook for $9bn 'Airport City'
Hopes for attracting aviation-related investment depend on growth in aircraft fleets
Life
Guidebooks in the age of COVID-19
Travel writing industry faces challenges even after lockdown restrictions ease
The Big Story
Suntory thirsts for new markets as coronavirus upends whisky empire
CEO Takeshi Niinami says innovation is key to restarting growth
Food & Beverage
Pub chain in Japan to test doors and toilets for coronavirus
Watami restaurants to take disinfecting ozone bath with Tokyo outbreak resurgence
Travel & Leisure
Can soaring Chinese arrivals save Bali's tourism market?
Surging visitor numbers may be resort island's best hope
Food & Beverage
Southeast Asia's cloud kitchens swell, powered by Grab and Gojek
Ride-hailers tap pandemic-fueled demand as restaurants play catch-up
Travel & Leisure
Japan to groom national parks as destinations for 'workcations'
Restless remote workers seen as cure for local economies sickened by coronavirus
Transportation
Thai carrier NokScoot heads into liquidation 5 years after launch
Budget airline follows Thai Airways in succumbing to coronavirus pandemic
Travel & Leisure
China's Trip.com pours $500m into tourism recovery fund
Travel giant CEO upbeat about renewed demand as 'long, long' lockdowns end
Food & Beverage
Fans of eatery Ootoya block top shareholder's cost-saving ax
Freshly grilled fish cannot be replaced by factory-made dishes, they say
International relations
Vietnam welcomes first Japanese business flyers since reopening
440 corporate reps and engineers set to arrive in Southeast Asian nation by Saturday
Travel & Leisure
Japan private lodging rentals rise in sign of tentative recovery
Bookings on Airbnb up 78% for early June with higher demand for nearby locations
Business trends
Thai hotels that survived the pandemic now face a price war
Battle for domestic tourists heats up as Central Group and Dusit halve rates
Business deals
JD.com divests from travel agency Tuniu in $65m fire sale
Pullout comes five years after $500m investment
Travel & Leisure
Tokyo Disney Resort to reopen on July 1
Visitors will need masks, but Mickey Mouse hugs are not on the agenda
Startups
Thai startup raises $80m from Toyota and others amid pandemic
Fintech company Synqa to speed cashless transactions in social distancing era
Travel & Leisure
Universal Studios reopens to Osaka-Kyoto-Nara travel bubble
Tourist businesses cautiously start up again with a focus on locals
Retail
Mega mall near Bangkok airport opens despite lack of tourists
Retail developer Siam Piwat ties up with US's Simon to challenge Central Group
Transportation
Asia needs to resume air travel faster, says airline group head
'Ironical' that region with 'very few' virus cases lags Europe's restart efforts
