France mandates Covid-19 health pass for restaurants, shopping malls, hospitals
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron announced anyone entering a restaurant, café, shopping centre, hospital or taking a long-distance train in France will have to present a special Covid health pass from August. The same Covid health pass – which shows that a person has been vaccinated or had a recent negative Covid test – will […]
Canada launches Tourism Relief Fund to help tourism businesses and organizations recover and grow
Canadian tourism businesses and organizations can now apply for support to welcome back visitors In March 2020, tourism came to a screeching halt as public safety measures kept most Canadians home and international borders closed. Now that vaccination efforts are paying off and declining case rates are allowing the easing of restrictions, tourism businesses and […]
Covid-19: Malta seeks visitor vaccination proof before allowing them to enter
Valletta, Malta — Malta government announced on Friday (July 9) that from Wednesday (July 14), all travellers 13 and above arriving in Malta must show a COVID-19 vaccination certificate that is recognized by Maltese health authorities, meaning certificates issued by Malta, the European Union or the United Kingdom to make their trip, amid a rise in […]
City Leaders From Around The World Meet To Re-imagine Urban Tourism
The mayors of some of the world’s leading destinations have met in Porto to rethink urban tourism in the post-pandemic age. Organized by UNWTO, the Government of Portugal, Turismo de Portugal and the City of Porto, the Mayor’s Forum on Tourism and the Future of Cities highlighted the opportunity to restart urban tourism with a […]
UNWTO: Digital Tools To Revitalize Tourism
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) continues to energize the restart of tourism based on sustainability and innovation. An agreement with MUST Travel & Tech places a digital tool at the service of tourism, allowing users to share their experiences to promote the reactivation of the sector with a view to sustainability. Presented during the UNWTO Mayors’ […]
The City of Paris commits to relaunching a more sustainable form of tourism
With nearly 90 million tourists visiting France from abroad in 2019 – 29 million visiting Paris alone – and following a year-long health crisis, tourism has reached a watershed moment. That was the reason for the City and Paris and the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau held the first Sustainable tourism conferences in March. On Thursday 1 July, […]
Canada will not allow unvaccinated tourists for some time
Ottawa – International tourists who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 will not be allowed to enter Canada for quite some time because the government is unwilling to jeopardize the progress made on containing the virus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday. Canada, as of this week, has waived quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated citizens. […]
IATA Launch Global Mobility Aids Action Group
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the launch of a global Mobility Aids Action Group to examine and improve the transport journey of mobility aids, including wheelchairs, with the objective of improving the handling of this vital equipment for travellers with disabilities. The Action Group will be the first of its kind aimed […]
UK drops quarantine rule for fully vaccinated Britons arriving from amber list nations from July 19
London – Transport secretary Grant Shapps made it clear on Thursday that fully-vaccinated Britons returning from medium-risk amber list countries will no longer have to quarantine when they arrive home from July 19. The rule change will be a huge boost to airlines and the travel industry which have been brought to their knees by […]
US witnesses huge jump in travel over July 4 weekend
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened more than 10.1 million travelers over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, which includes traveler screenings from July 1 to July 5. This milestone represents 83% of travel volume for the same 5-day holiday period in 2019. Thursday, July 1 was the busiest air travel day of […]
