The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted all destinations worldwide to introduce restrictions on travel, research by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation has found. This represents the most severe restriction on international travel in history and no country has so far lifted restrictions introduced in response to the crisis. Following up on previous research, the latest […] More
Following the successful launch of Hospitality Tomorrow, Bench Events has announced the first 30+ speakers for the second edition of the online event. The second installment is set to take place on May 12th. Powered by Bench Digital, Hospitality Tomorrow was launched to support the hard-hit international hospitality community during Covid-19, by offering a virtual […] More
ABTA has asked the chancellor to extend the salary support scheme offered by the government for the UK travel industry. The trade body argued the move would be in recognition that travel companies will emerge from the current crisis much slower than other sectors of the UK economy, though offered no evidence this was the […] More
Israeli authorities have agreed the first modest steps toward reopening the hospitality sector during a meeting chaired by prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. The new measures allow hotels and accommodations with ground floor rooms – such as Zimmers or bed and breakfasts – to reopen from May 3rd. A Zimmer is a form of rural accommodation, […] More
The International Air Transport Association has announced Sebastian Mikosz will join the organisation as senior vice president for member and external relations. The appointment will take effect on June 1st. Most recently, Mikosz was group managing director and chief executive of Kenya Airways (2017-2019), during which time he served on the IATA board of governors. […] More
UKHospitality has revealed the results of the first comprehensive survey of the hospitality sector during the Covid-19 pandemic. Businesses were asked about their experiences of accessing loans, insurance claims, the speed of grant payments and workforce issues. The results have highlighted flaws in the level of support provided to businesses during the crisis. Around half […] More
Turismo de Portugal has launched a ‘Clean & Safe’ certification programme to rebuild trust in the sector. The new scheme is open to tourism enterprises, tourist entertainment companies and travel agencies as they prepare to reopen following the coronavirus lockdown. The stamp of approval will aim to distinguish tourist activities which are compliant with hygiene […] More
Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has announced that registration for the recently launched free online training for tourism workers closes today. So far, over 6,500 tourism workers have registered since the programme with all courses being oversubscribed. The cut off is to accommodate the official start of the online programmes on Monday. Under the […] More
