Flights from Jaffna to India will resume in July, Sri Lankan Aviation Minister says
To boost tourism and help the country in the current dollar crisis, the Sri Lankan Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva on Saturday (Jun 18) said that the country will resume flights from the northern Jaffna peninsula to India from July. The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority plans to attract 800,000 tourists during the rest […]
Oman Air Boosts Flight Frequencies Between Muscat – Salalah
112 weekly flights 238,754 seats Wide-body service Salalah Holidays packages Numerous promotional activities Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has increased weekly flight frequencies on its Muscat-Salalah-Muscat sector to a total of 112 weekly flights, running between 23 June and 11 September 2022. The airline offers wide-body service between Muscat and […]
UNWTO And WHO To Build Coalition Of Health And Tourism Partners
UNWTO will work with the WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) to strengthen ties between tourism and public health in Europe’s smallest states. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of building more sustainability and resilience in both economies and public health systems. Recognizing the need to learn from the lessons of the crisis, the two […]
Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts Set to Debut in Malaysia
Scheduled to open in 2024, Hilton brings its premier luxury brand to the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s famed Bukit Bintang hub KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, one of Hilton’s luxury hotel brands, On Friday (Jun 17) announced its expansion into Malaysia with Waldorf Astoria Kuala Lumpur. Scheduled to open in 2024, Waldorf Astoria […]
Greek Tourism back into a state of uncertainty
Last-minute cancellations of bookings for holidays in Greece are on the rise after the latest surge in the pandemic, plunging Greek tourism back into a state of uncertainty. According to data collected and processed by the Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (INSETE), while September saw air seat bookings come to 80% of those in […]
Travelers to show negative covid tests within 3 days of the trip, Jamaica
The island nation announced Thursday that starting on March 10, travelers to Jamaica should receive a negative coronavirus test taken within three days of their trip. Those travelers – who’re 12 or older – should show proof of their negative test to the airline representative before they can be fully checked in for their flight, according to the nation’s tourism board. […]
OFFICIAL VISIT TO MOROCCO INITIATES PREPARATIONS FOR UNWTO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Kingdom of Morocco met to advance the organization of the 24th UNWTO General Assembly in October 2021, the first global high-level United Nations event to be held since the beginning of the pandemic. Led by the Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili, a delegation from UNWTO has concluded an official go to Morocco to discuss […]
Welcome back! Lufthansa Crew returns to Munich from a record flight to the Falkland Islands
On Feb 4 at 1:24 pm, the crew of the Lufthansa record-breaking flight received a very warm “welcome back” upon their return in Germany. After landing at Munich Airport, the Airbus A350-900 was greeted by the fire department with a water salute. The Lufthansa crew was welcomed by Stefan Kreuzpaintner, Lufthansa Chief Commercial Officer & […]
Qantas flying Alliance Embraer E190 for regional routes
Qantas will begin flying the Embraer E190 on regional routes under a three-year partnership with Alliance Airlines. The ‘wet lease’ agreement – under which Alliance will also crew the aircraft – will initially cover three of Alliance’s E-jets, with scope to expand to a total of 14 depending on market conditions. Qantas expects to schedule […]
Britain’s begin COVID-19 hotel quarantine policy from Feb. 15
LONDON (Reuters) – From Feb 15, Britain will place travelers arriving from COVID-19 hot spots regions for a mandatory quarantine of 10-day in government-provided accommodation, the government stated, First introduced last month, is designed to tighten borders against mutant strains of the coronavirus which might endanger Britain’s vaccination program. The quarantine will apply to states […]
