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The World Travel & Tourism Council is launching a new marketing campaign, #TogetherInTravel. The drive is aimed at galvanising the global tourism community. Going live today, the campaign encourages travellers from around the world to share the hashtag #TogetherInTravel along with a video simultaneously uniting everyone in solidarity at the same moment. The marketing campaign […] More
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation is urging governments to “go beyond words” and begin taking decisive action to safeguard the millions of jobs under threat as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. A crisis committee was convened by international body in response to the pandemic. With tourism among the worst affected of all major […] More
Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has announced that the ministry will be offering a six-month moratorium on licences and fees that are to be paid by tourism entities. Bartlett made this announcement earlier during a digital press briefing hosted by the ministry of tourism to update stakeholders. According to the Bartlett, the categories of […] More
Transport secretary Gregg Shapps has come under fire from hospitality insiders over comments made earlier during a radio interview. Shapps suggested people should not yet book summer holidays for later this year during an interview on the Today programme. Speaking on Radio 4, he said: ““In the shorter term, on your travel advice, should you […] More
Officials at the Red Sea Development Company have unveiled plans for a Coastal Village as part of the wider development. A key part of phase one of the project, the location has been finalised in partnership with Huta Hyperfield and Saudconsulting Services and will cover a total area of 1.5 million square metres. Once finished, […] More
ABTA has published further guidance for members and customers on holiday amendments and refunds. The move from the travel association comes as the industry continues to wait for the government to provide clarity on the issue. ABTA has developed additional guidance for members on refund protection, including the use of refund credit notes. This guidance […] More
The Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum will present two of its most popular song writing programmes as a series on Instagram Live. From its very beginnings, Nashville grew from a foundation built on music and established a legacy that earned it the worldwide reputation of ‘Music City’. In true Nashville style, the music […] 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
