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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
ABTA chief executive Mark Tanzer has written an open letter to UK holidaymakers to explain ongoing problems with refunds for cancelled trips. Speaking directly to customers of ABTA members, he sought to explain how travel agents had been affected by the coronavirus pandemic and asked for support. Published in the national press, the letter explains […] More
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
