The Council of British Hajjis is advising those booking trips to Mecca to perform Hajj this year to follow the advice from the Saudi Authorities and hold off for now. Potential travellers are advised against entering into contracts with Hajj tour operators due to the uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic. Up to 25,000 British Muslims […] More
Forbes Travel Guide has revealed Hospitality Strong. The new initiative is designed to engage, educate and elevate furloughed, laid-off and working hospitality staff of all levels during the global novel coronavirus crisis. A series of e-learning webinars, the events will take place from April 23rd until June 25th. Hospitality Strong is designed to support hospitality […] More
Malta Tourism Authority created a new position in the UK, trade trainer, to support trade engagement. Mimi Visheva has been appointed to the newly established position. She will be responsible for working with travel agents to grow their destination knowledge through one-on-one or group training, as well as being travel agents’ main point of contact […] More
The International Air Transport Association has released an updated analysis showing that the Covid-19 crisis will see airline passenger revenues drop by $314 billion in 2020. The figure represents a 55 per cent decline compared to 2019. On March 24th IATA estimated $252 billion in lost revenues (a fall of 44 per cent against last […] More
The World Travel & Tourism Council has released a new report detailing the critical role the industry will have in the economic recovery in the Americas once the Covid-19 pandemic has passed. In its annual Economic Impact Report, the trade body argued tourism accounted for 8.8 per cent of the total economy in the Americas […] More
The Jamaica Tourist Board seeking to help the Caribbean destination fight the spread of Covid-19 with a telethon. The Jamaica, Together We Stand event will take place tomorrow at 15:00 island time. The virtual fundraising concert will feature remote performances by some of leading artists and celebrities from Jamaica, including Koffee, Shaggy, Sean Paul, Maxi […] More
ABTA has postponed its annual travel convention in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The Morocco-based event was due to take place in October 2020, and will now be moved until the same time next year. The association will instead hold a UK-based convention at a similar time in the autumn. Following discussion with the […] More
Flight Centre Travel Group has announced a package of initiatives to strengthen its balance sheet and liquidity position. The company has secured a total AUD$900 million through a mix of capital raising and new debt facilities as it battles a downturn in business in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The additional funding means the […] More
