Travel & Tourism sector’s contribution to UK GDP slumped a shocking £148 billion in 2020, WTTC reports
London, UK: The World Travel & Tourism Council’s annual Economic Impact Report (EIR) today reveals that the dramatic collapse of the UK’s Travel & Tourism sector has wiped out a staggering £148 billion from the UK economy. The annual EIR from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, shows the sector’s […]
Netherland eases covid-19 restriction, Keukenhof garden opened with guidelines
LISSE, Netherlands (AP) — Finally, after bleak winter months of a coronavirus lockdown, springtime shoots of hope emerged Friday as restrictions were relaxed at a Dutch flower garden and other public venues. Under a government-approved pilot scheme, the world-famous Keukenhof garden opened its gates to let a few thousand individuals tiptoe through the 7 million […]
Ireland adds U.S., France, Italy to the compulsory hotel quarantine list
DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland added America, Canada, Belgium, France, and Italy to its list of nations where arrivals will be subject to mandatory hotel quarantine, tightening some of Europe’s toughest travel restrictions to try to cease the spread of COVID-19. Ireland, the only one of the European Union’s 27 nations to introduce a hotel quarantine, announced […]
South Korea imposed restriction on nightly entertainment facilities over the fear of fourth COVID-19 wave
SEOUL: South Korea will reimpose a ban on nightclubs, karaoke bars, and other nightly entertainment facilities, authorities mentioned on April 9, after the number of new COVID-19 cases surged, fanning fears over a potential fourth wave of outbreaks. Prime Minister Chung Sye-Kyun announced the curbs, which take effect on Monday for 3 weeks after daily […]
Covid-19: Cambodia’s Angkor site shut for 2 weeks
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia is shutting its most popular tourist destination, the centuries-old Angkor temple complex, to visitors for two weeks to help curb the nation’s coronavirus outbreak. The closing of the world-famous site is the latest in a slew of measures the nation is taking after the number of coronavirus cases surged in […]
Russia plans to launch COVID-19 vaccination tourism program
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccination could be at the center of a tourism program beginning this July. Reports suggest that Russia is working on developing a program that can offer people exterior the nation to get vaccinated within the nation. Russian authorities have so far been focused on its citizens as far as vaccination is concerned. The Sputnik […]
Negative Passenger Demand Trend Continues in February, IATA says
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that passenger traffic fell in February 2021, both compared to pre-COVID levels (February 2019) and compared to the immediate month prior (January 2021). As comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted by the extraordinary impact of COVID-19, unless otherwise noted all comparisons are to February […]
New Zealand ban all flights from India till April 28 amid fears of in-flight infection
New Zealand is halting all flights from India amid fears passengers were contracting coronavirus on board the planes or in transit. The transfer comes after 17 new cases in abroad travelers were found in the past 24 hours, all of whom were from India. The suspension will take place from 4 pm on April 11 till […]
Covid-19: Domestic travel ban lifted in Lithuania
Lithuania lifted the domestic travel ban, Health Minister Arunas Dulkys stated there was no point in extending the ban as it “exhausted its possibilities”. According to the minister, the majority of new coronavirus cases are now linked to educational establishments and large workplaces. The ban was introduced in mid-December and remained in force from March 16 […]
Italy extends quarantine for EU travelers until the end of April
The quarantine requirement for travelers from the European Union or Schengen Zone, which mandates 5 days in isolation, will remain in place until April 30th, according to the Italian Health Ministry. Introduced on March 31st, the rule was initially imposed till April 6th but has been extended from April 7-30th by a new ordinance. It requires […]
