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PETALING JAYA, June 2 ― Chase away the lockdown blues by making a date with the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre’s (Klpac) Short+Sweet series that will stream this weekend. Dubbed the world’s biggest little festival and the annual highlight of Klpac’s programming since 2008, there will...
/ Posted on 31 May, 2021 12:49 The Philippine Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) has found itself having to be more agile and creative in the way it markets the destination and motivates local tourism partners throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, especially as the country weaves through waves of community quarantine requirements implemented by the government, noted Maria Anthonette C Velasco-Allones, chief operating officer. In this new episode of TTG Conversations: Five Questions video series, Velasco-Allones sheds light on the new responsibilities TPB has to take on to uplift the local tourism ind...
5 Questions: Growing small business in Prince William Grove For more than a year, Clarice Grove has worked in the Prince William County Economic Development office as a small business development manager. Her job: help small businesses who are ready to grow and expand find the right location in the growing county of nearly a half-million people. Grove sat down with us for our regular Five Questions series. PLN I’ve talked to so many different entrepreneurs, and with me being an entrepreneur myself, I’ve heard so many different people say. “I’ve got a 10-year-old start-up busi...
/ Posted on 26 April, 2021 12:32 The global travel freeze has put tremendous pressure on environmental and wildlife conservation efforts, as funding from supporting tourism businesses has diminished while economic hardships have forced some locals to return to detrimental activities, notes Bill Bensley, founder and creative director at BENSLEY. To keep conservation efforts going, Bensley, who is behind the renowned eco-friendly luxury resort, Bensley Collection – Shinta Mani Wild in Cambodia’s Cardamom National Park, has taken over park protection financing on his own. In this new episode...
/ Posted on 19 April, 2021 12:50 The Covid-19 pandemic has put Singapore hotels in an unusual jam, as 90 per cent of revenue had come from international tourists before borders were shut and travel was heavily restricted. However, according to Kwee Wei-Lin, president of the Singapore Hotel Association, Singapore hotels have shown remarkable resilience by adapting themselves either to the government’s Stay-Home Notice quarantine hotel programme or domestic staycation business. In this new episode of TTG Conversations: Five Questions video series, Kwee also talks about how industry agencies a...