WTTC Global Summit closes with Travel & Tourism leaders uniting to restart safe international travel
CANCUN, MEXICO: The world’s leading private and public sector Travel & Tourism leaders took a united stand to safely restart international travel at the closure of the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Global Summit. They used the prestigious forum to share their experiences from the last 12 devastating months, which had ravaged the Travel & […]
Unwto And Google Partner To Guide Restart Of African Tourism
In a special capacity-building event, researchers and marketing professionals from 20 African National Tourism Organizations (NTOs) benefitted from two days of training on themes designed to help them attract visitors and better manage their tourism sectors. As well as insights into data collection, analysis and management, the regional course also focused on digital marketing, with […]
COVID-19 pass should guarantee free movement, EU Parliament says
BRUSSELS (AP) — European lawmakers stated Thursday that COVID-19 certificates aimed at facilitating travel across the European Union should be enough to move freely this summer, a position likely to clash with member states’ prerogatives in their upcoming negotiations. EU legislators stated Thursday in their negotiating position on the European Commission’s proposal that EU governments […]
France’s cafes, restaurants, to open next month
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron mentioned Thursday that the outdoor terraces of France’s cafes and restaurants will be allowed to reopen on May 19 along with museums, cinemas, theaters, and concert halls under certain conditions. In an interview with regional newspapers, Macron outlined a four-step plan to reopen the nation and revive its economy. The […]
Leading Tourism Ministers urge public and private sector to work together to save Travel & Tourism at WTTC Global Summit
CANCUN, MEXICO: The world’s leading Tourism Ministers joined together to urge the public and private sectors to work together in partnership to save Travel & Tourism at the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). The plea came at the Global Leaders Dialogue session at WTTC’s annual Global Summit 2021, which is being held in Cancun Mexico this […]
Israel likely to welcome vaccinated tourist in July
Israel is focusing on a July start for the entire reopening of the nation to tourists fully vaccinated against Covid-19. After the first group trips beginning at the end of May, individual visits could possibly be allowed in July, Tourism Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen mentioned at a press conference in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. “Practice makes perfect,” she mentioned. She […]
Canadians avoiding hotel quarantines for air travelers fuel taxi boom on U.S. border
Reuters – U.S. taxi and limousine services are seeing an increase in business from customers seeking to enter Canada by land to avoid a restriction on international travel that applies only to air traffic. Whereas both Canadian land and air travelers are required to take a test within three days of departure, and again on […]
U.S. reduced its travel advisory rating for Israel to ‘Level 3’
The U.S. State Department on Monday lowered its travel advisory rating for Israel to “Level 3: Rethink Travel” – just days after it had raised it. Last week, the State Department added 119 nations to the 34 nations listed at its highest “Level 4: Do Not Travel” rating, out of about 209 destinations listed. The […]
Germany faces lockdown until June as curbs fail to push down cases
(Reuter): Germany’s coronavirus infection rate rose at the weekend despite stricter restrictions as Finance Minister Olaf Scholz cautioned he didn’t expect moves to ease curbs before the end of May. Germany is struggling to contain the third wave of infections, with efforts complicated by the more contagious B117 variant, which first emerged within the UK, […]
COVID-19: Fiji capital Suva Announced Lockdown
SUVA: The Fijian capital Suva entered in a 14-day lockdown today, April 26 as the Pacific island nation battled to contain a COVID-19 spike following a superspreader funeral event. Around 100,000 individuals within the city must stay in containment zones and non-essential businesses are shuttered after the first community COVID-19 cases in 12 months were detected. A soldier contracted […]
