70% of Destinations Have Lifted Travel Restrictions, but Global Gap Emerging
The number of destinations closed to international tourism has continued to fall…
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70% of Destinations Have Lifted Travel Restrictions, but Global Gap Emerging
The number of destinations closed to international tourism has continued to fall…
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Coronavirus pandemic: Germany seeks EU deal to close ski resorts
Germany is seeking an agreement with EU countries to keep ski resorts closed until early January, in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus.
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UK Government proposes exemption from quarantine for international business travellers
The report of the Global Taskforce on Travel is suggesting that short term visits by international business travellers should be allowed to the UK.
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Shanghai airport momentarily descends into chaos after workers test positive for Covid-19
Shanghai's biggest international airport momentarily descended into chaos Sunday night, after authorities ordered a mass testing drive in response to a small outbreak of Covid-19 linked to several cargo handlers…
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Europeans are planning 2021 trips despite second wave
European travellers have a stable and positive attitude towards travel but concerns over falling ill at the destination and quarantine restrictions have resulted in postponing more trips to 2021.This is according to the latest report “Monitoring…
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Zurich, Paris and Hong Kong revealed as most expensive cities in the world
How has Covid-19 impacted the world’s most expensive cities? The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Worldwide Cost of Living survey, compiled in September 2020, discovers how the pandemic has changed the cost of living in 133 cities since the start…
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Tripadvisor says travel remains top of mind for consumers
The travel industry is pinning its hopes of recovery on an innate desire to travel and pent-up demand. New research from Tripadvisor shows 65% of consumers are thinking about their next destination.
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European 'traffic lights' system aims to reopen travel
The European Union has announced a “traffic light” system in the hope of restarting international travel.
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SNCF sets up testing centres at railway stations
France’s national rail company SNCF has partnered with medical firm Loxamed to set up mobile Covid-19 testing kiosks at rail stations across the country.
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ACI: Almost 200 European airports face insolvency in coming months
Airports Council International has issued a stark warning on the future of European airports, as new data shows a loss of nearly 1.3 billion passengers at European airports since January. ACI Europe said that an estimated 193 airports face…
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Castelfalfi resort takes top-to-bottom local approach
“The key to success right now is local — local history, local food,” says Isidoro Di Franco, general manager of Toscana Resort Castelfalfi, 70 minutes’ drive southwest of Florence, Italy.
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10 reasons corporate travel will outperform
Since that date, the U.S. hotel industry has been in survival mode – global borders closing, single-digit occupancies, shortfalls increasing – with an ambiguous timetable.
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Rome's Fiumicino Airport awarded world's first five-star anti-Covid award
Travelers eager to fly again may want to consider Italy as their next destination. Rome's Fiumicino Airport has become the first airport in the world to earn "the COVID-19 5-Star Airport Rating" from Skytrax, an international airport industry…
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As restrictions on travel begin to ease globally, destinations around the world are focusing on growing domestic tourism, with many offering incentives to encourage people to explore their own countries…
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Rented penguins and $300,000 dinners: The wildest holiday requests from the super rich
Holiday planning for the super rich: Ultra rich travelers can afford to go anywhere and do anything, but often rely on teams of highly skilled, adaptive and creative travel experts to make it happen…
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The tourists are leaving Italy. Now catastrophe looms
For all too brief a time, the Italian summer offered a glimmer of hope. After emerging from what was in early 2020, one of the world's harshest coronavirus lockdowns, Italy managed to dust itself down in time to welcome visitors…
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Coronavirus: 'Covidiots' criticised on Tui quarantine flight
A flight from Zante which left nearly 200 people facing two weeks' self-isolation was a "debacle" and a "free-for-all", passengers say.
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New Covid-19 microsite responds to changing needs of business travel managers
With countries around the world delivering various levels of response to the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, the challenge for travel managers lies in keeping up to date with the latest information.
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AHLA Survey: Frequent Travelers Cite Hotel Stay Priorities
A new national survey commissioned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) conducted by Morning Consult shows that a number of improvements to health and sanitation protocol at U.S…
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The Future of Tourism - 6 Tips to Creating a Sustainable Experience for Travellers
We hear the word everywhere, but what does it really mean for hospitality business owners and why should we try and incorporate sustainability in a guest’s experience?
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How British Airways bid farewell to first of its last 747 jumbo jets
British Airways has now retired its first Boeing 747 since announcing last month that all 31 of its jumbo jets had sadly flown their last commercial services. The Boeing 747-400, registration G-CIVD, departed from London Heathrow on 18 August at 9am…
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Be your own tourist : Switzerland Guide
Did we ever have a better time to explore our beautiful country other than now? The good thing is that holidays in Switzerland are possible at any time…
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HVS Monday Musings: Quality Hotel Supply is the Key to Developing Fledgling Tourist Destinations
India is one of the fastest growing travel & tourism (T&T) economies in the world thanks to its diverse landscape, rich heritage and cultural diversity, which attracts tourists from across the country and the world…
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The Norwegian accommodation statistics from the Norwegian Statistics Bureau, just came out.
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