Category: Government and Public Sector Tourism News
News and information on tourism boards, ministers of tourism and the public sector in the travel and tourism industry.
World Tourism United: One Song, 50 Affected Countries, Amazing!
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 31, 2020World leaders declared an emergency restricting our human right to travel, but here is what makes us human!? People in ... Read More
Indonesia imposes new health protocols on tourism destinations
Harry S. Johnson- May 30, 2020Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry has prepared health protocols called the program of cleanliness, health and safety (CHS), that ... Read More
Coronavirus, Riots, White House Siege: Unfolding Simultaneously in USA
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 30, 2020Coronavirus is spreading in the United States. Tonight another problem was added - riots!? Is the White House in danger ... Read More
Trump Giving the Finger to WHO will kill not only Americans
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 30, 2020Pulling the United States of America out of the World Health Organization (WHO) is a shock not only to most ... Read More
Lockdown easing triggers Citizenship by Investment interest in St Kitts and Nevis
Harry S. Johnson- May 29, 2020The Federation of St Kitts and Nevis has met the six criteria set by the World Health Organisation guiding whether ... Read More
CDC confirms COVID-19 was detected in US already in January
Chief Assignment Editor- May 29, 2020From January 21 through February 23, 2020, public health agencies detected 14 U.S. cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), all ... Read More
Tourists from 29 countries can travel to Greece starting June 15
Chief Assignment Editor- May 29, 2020Greece's Tourism Ministry announced that visitors from 29 countries will be allowed to enter the country starting from June 15. ... Read More
Safe Travels Stamp by WTTC: Rebuilding.travel has a question
George Taylor- May 29, 2020Bringing back business for aviation, airports, MICE, and tour operators are the intention of the World Travel & Tourism Council ... Read More
Highest and Lowest Risk Regions in the World for Coronavirus identified
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 29, 2020San Marino had the highest number of deaths, Italy, Belgium, Spain are also in similar shape but are now taken ... Read More
Flights to Hawaii: Get ready for 72 hour testing prior to boarding
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 29, 2020The United States and the world can learn a lot from the State of Hawaii. The world should learn from ... Read More
Africa Day Celebrates Virtually with African Tourism Board Uniting Mother Africa
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 29, 2020"We all?came out of?Africa,” said Dr. Taleb Rifai, patron of the African Tourism Board (ATB), and former UNWTO Secretary-General. “That ... Read More
Turkey resumes passenger train services at half capacity
Harry S. Johnson- May 28, 2020Turkey resumed passenger train services, following a two-month suspension, as the authorities relaxed restrictions put in place to contain the ... Read More
Visitor arrivals to Hawaiian Islands decreased 99.5 percent in April
Harry S. Johnson- May 28, 2020In April 2020, visitor arrivals to the Hawaiian Islands decreased 99.5 percent compared to a year ago due to the ... Read More
St. Kitts & Nevis: Official COVID-19 Tourism Update
Harry S. Johnson- May 27, 2020On Friday, The Prime Minister of St. Kitts & Nevis Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris announced that, under the new ... Read More
Grenada: Official COVID-19 Tourism Update
Harry S. Johnson- May 27, 2020Grenada and Carriacou are now welcoming registered yachts under new protocols. Yacht arrivals began in mainland Grenada on Wednesday May ... Read More
Dominica: Official COVID-19 Tourism Update
Harry S. Johnson- May 27, 2020Dominica continues to ease COVID-19 related restrictions 46 days after the last confirmed case.? The announcement was made by Minister ... Read More
Finance Minister Boddenberg elected as new Chairman of Fraport’s Supervisory Board
Harry S. Johnson- May 27, 2020Fraport AG’s Supervisory Board, in an extraordinary meeting today, elected Hessian finance minister Michael Boddenberg as their new chairman. ?Michael ... Read More
FAA restricts airspace for upcoming space flight
Harry S. Johnson- May 26, 2020The?Federal Aviation Administration?(FAA) has?issued multiple?Notice to Airmen (NOTAMS)?Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) around Cape Canaveral, Fla., through Wednesday, May 27,?2020. The ... Read More
Macao Tourism cancels International Fireworks Display Contest due to COVID-19
Harry S. Johnson- May 26, 2020Due to the global spread of the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (COVID-19), after careful assessment and consideration, Macao Government Tourism Office ... Read More
US Travel Industry covered with the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 26, 2020U.S. New York Congresswomen Carolyn Bosher Maloney today introduced the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act. This law is meant to cover ... Read More
Germany extending COVID-19 emergency rules until June 29
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 26, 2020In Germany the Federal Government and States agreed to extend social distancing rules in Germany until June 29. The world ... Read More
Summer holidays for Germans expand to 31 countries
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 26, 2020Germans rather don't eat instead of not going on a holiday. Summer holidays are around the corner and Germany has ... Read More
Guam Visitors Bureau has a new incredible President and CEO
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 26, 2020The new person in charge of Guam Tourism is? In the US Territory Guam former Governor Carl Guitierrez. Guitierrez was ... Read More
Russia to begin relaxing domestic travel restrictions on June 1
Harry S. Johnson- May 26, 2020One of Russia's top government officials today announced, that on June 1, the country's authorities will start cautiously easing domestic ... Read More
COVID-19 brought tourism in Slovenia to a halt in April
Harry S. Johnson- May 25, 2020Due to Slovenian government action to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease, no tourist arrivals and only about 11,000 ... Read More
Caribbean is the most COVID-resilient zone in the Western World
Hon Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism Jamaica- May 25, 2020Through a combination of decisive leadership, swift action, and effective communication, the Caribbean has been largely spared the direct onslaught ... Read More
European Commission probes takeover of Transat by Ar Canada
Harry S. Johnson- May 25, 2020Transat A.T. Inc. has taken note of the European Commission's decision to open an in-depth ("Phase 2") investigation to assess ... Read More
Hawaii beat the Virus!
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 25, 2020Let Florida, California, Spain, or Italy reopen their travel and tourism industry. Beaches in Florida, California, Spain or Italy can ... Read More
Spain to end mandatory two-week quarantine for new arrivals on July 1
Chief Assignment Editor- May 25, 2020The government of Spain announced that the decision was made to cancel? ?mandatory two-week quarantine for new arrivals from abroad, ... Read More
Montenegro declared first COVID-free state in Europe
Harry S. Johnson- May 25, 2020Montenegro's Prime Minister Dusko Markovic announced on Monday that the Balkan republic of 620,000 people, which relies heavily on revenues ... Read More
Why Tourism is the key to win a presidential election?
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 25, 2020How important is the travel and tourism industry for a country, its people, and the world that a former tourism ... Read More
Having fun in Las Vegas will no longer be a sin
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 24, 2020MGM Resort International CEO Bill Hornbuckle said: "We all know what we’ve gone through for the last 10 weeks. No ... Read More
Seychelles Tourism Board: We are Corona Safe now!
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 24, 2020After 9 weeks of battling tirelessly the deadly Covid-19 worldwide pandemic, Seychelles- the small island holiday destination in the Indian ... Read More
Hertz Car Rental in Europe, Australia, New Zealand not bankrupt
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 23, 2020Hertz Global Holdings, Inc today announced it and certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for ... Read More
EHMA President urges European leaders to save tourism
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- May 23, 2020Ezio A. Indiani, President of the largest and most important European association of luxury hotel managers, together with the National ... Read More
Italy prepares to re-start tourism as COVID-19 concerns are lessening
Harry S. Johnson- May 23, 2020General sentiment regarding the impact of COVID-19 in Italy is gradually becoming more positive. In two industry surveys, one conducted ... Read More
