Category: Tourism News
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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
Countries Approved for Seychelles Entry
editor- May 30, 2020At its last review on the May 28, 2020, the Seychelles Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) identified a number ... 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
Mekong Tourism Forum postponed until February 2021
Harry S. Johnson- May 30, 2020The Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) announced on Saturday, May 30th during a webinar hosted by the Myanmar Tourism Marketing ... Read More
Tourism growth expected to drive the rise of European travel retail market
Harry S. Johnson- May 30, 2020Travel retail has shown steady growth in recent years in the world. Europe is the second-largest travel retail market after ... Read More
China’s leading online travel agency reports huge loss in wake of COVID-19
Harry S. Johnson- May 30, 2020China's leading online travel firm reported huge financial loss due to the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic. According to ... Read More
New Delhi braces for locust attack
Harry S. Johnson- May 30, 2020New Delhi municipal officials issued a warning about possible locust attack on India's capital city. Government advisory on preventive measures ... Read More
Hong Kong Airlines: Safety comes first
Harry S. Johnson- May 29, 2020To help travelers book with confidence and fly with assurance, Hong Kong Airlines has introduced the following to enhance customer ... Read More
Seychelles New Travel Guidelines Issued
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- May 29, 2020The Seychelles Department of Tourism issued its ‘Seychelles Safety Travel Guidelines’ preceding the re-opening of its borders scheduled on June ... Read More
Seychelles Tourism Board Easing into “New Normal”
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- May 29, 2020Tucked away in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the exotic Seychelles Islands have not been immune to the impact ... Read More
Vallée de Mai reopens on Seychelles
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- May 29, 2020As of June 1, 2020, visits to the Vallée de Mai will be possible again with the addition of a ... 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
Tourisme Montréal looked back on 2019 at its 2020 Annual General Meeting
Chief Assignment Editor- May 29, 2020Tourisme Montréal today held its Annual General Meeting, an event that fell during Tourism Week in Canada and 77 days ... Read More
Frankfurt Airport plans more destinations from June
Harry S. Johnson- May 29, 2020Flight services at Frankfurt Airport are being stepped up significantly from the first week in June. They will focus on ... 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
Chinese airlines operate more flights than US carriers in May
Chief Assignment Editor- May 29, 2020Airline tracking data shows that from Friday, May 1, 2020 up to and including Wednesday, May 27, 2020, Chinese airlines ... 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
China Domestic Air Travel Surpasses 50% Pre-COVID-19
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- May 29, 2020Based on the number of issued air tickets, China domestic air travel has reached more than 50% of what it ... Read More
Dubai Reopens: At the Top Burj Khalifa Now Open
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- May 29, 2020As predicted, post-COVID-19 life is becoming a reality, and with it comes changes in all aspects of every-day life, including ... 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
Puerto Rico golf courses and resorts re-open
Harry S. Johnson- May 29, 2020Many of Puerto Rico's 18 golf courses have reopened, as recently announced by Gov. Wanda Vázquez. Caution, patience, and discipline ... 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
Passenger train with 105 on board collides with car, derails in Bulgaria
Harry S. Johnson- May 28, 2020According to Bulgarian free-to-air?television network Nova Television, a passenger train, en route from Varna to the country’s capital Sofia, collided ... Read More
Southwest to return to full schedule by year’s end with new Ontario-Houston route
Harry S. Johnson- May 28, 2020Ontario International Airport (ONT) officials cheered word from Southwest Airlines that the carrier intends to return to its full flight ... Read More
Wizz Air announces new base in Larnaca
Harry S. Johnson- May 28, 2020Wizz Air announced today its 28th base in Larnaca. The airline will base 2 Airbus A320 aircraft at Larnaca airport ... 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
TAP Air Portugal re-launches North American service
Harry S. Johnson- May 28, 2020Following Portugal’s completion of its three phases of re-opening next week, TAP Air Portugal is recommencing air service from North ... Read More
Best case scenario: Ukraine International Airlines presents recovery strategy
Harry S. Johnson- May 28, 2020Ukraine International Airlines?expects to resume operations by referencing the best case scenario provided that the entry/exit restrictions for both Ukrainian ... Read More
WTM Portfolio reschedules global trade shows
Harry S. Johnson- May 28, 2020Reed Travel Exhibitions has rescheduled the dates for the three spring global trade shows in its WTM Portfolio: WTM Latin ... Read More
EasyJet’s cost-cutting may be misguided
Chief Assignment Editor- May 28, 2020Following easyJet’s announcement that it plans to reduce its fleet, staff and operational costs amid the COVID-19 crisis, industry experts ... Read More
Travel and tourism sector witnessed 38.5% decline in deal activity in May
Harry S. Johnson- May 28, 2020The number of deals announced in the global travel and tourism sector declined by 38.5% during the week ended May ... Read More
UNWTO launches global guidelines to re-open tourism
Harry S. Johnson- May 28, 2020The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a set of guidelines to help tourism sector emerge stronger and more sustainably ... Read More
Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Africa: ATB Webinar
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- May 28, 2020Sharing perspectives on the economic impact of COVID-19 on Africa, key leaders in tourism and the African economy want the ... Read More
TTG SIA and SUN 2020: Destination Confidence
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- May 28, 2020From October 14-16, 2020 in the Rimini Exhibition Center, the 57th TTG Travel Experience will kick off? business for exhibitors, ... Read More
