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Following a collaboration between medical experts and a broad array of businesses and organisations, the United States travel industry has outlined a vision for travel in the post Covid-19 world. Collated by the United States Travel Association, the Travel in the New Normal document has been submitted to the White House and state governors. It […] More
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
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
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
The World Travel & Tourism Council has called upon G20 tourism ministers to lead a united and coordinated recovery for the sector out of the Covid-19 crisis. The body, which represents the global tourism private sector, argues only the G20 has the power to influence and drive forward a coordinated recovery effort needed to preserve […] More
New figures from the Pacific Asia Travel Association suggest international visitor numbers to the region are likely to fall by 32 per cent year-on-year during to the coronavirus pandemic. Considering the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, the volume of arrivals is now expected to reduce to fewer than 500 million this year. That effectively takes […] More
Caribbean tourism brands, including destinations, organisations and businesses, must put people first in order to come out of the global Covid-19 pandemic stronger. That’s the advice from Carla Santiago, the general manager of the Miami office of Edelman, a global communications firm. “It is critical that brands are able to sustain, remain and build their […] More
