Given the severity of the impact on the travel and tourism industry, more work remains to provide critical recovery and stimulus measures to safely restore our industry US COVID-19 relief package is advancing through Congress The relief package includes several provisions that will help accelerate the travel industry’s recovery from the devastating impacts of the […]
Tourism
New tourist product in East Africa
Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) management is now developing tourist lodges and other visitor service facilities in the Geopark to attract more tourists, both foreign and local visitor Geotourism uses geological heritage and its interaction with ecology and culture to enhance the geographical character of a place, such as the environment, esthetics, culture and sustainable […]
Pattaya area quarantine urged by Mayor to boost tourism
Pattaya City is proposing to be designated as a safe bubble in order to push tourism into the spotlight and break open its doors from the COVID-19 lockdown. Chon Buri is a Thai province set on the country’s eastern Gulf of Thailand coast which is lined with popular beaches, among them Pattaya, a long-standing tourist […]
Crossing the border pushing a railroad trolley
No gas, no electricity or steam needed. This form of transportation is environmental friendly and passngers become the engine. International travel now involves pushing a railroad trolley on deserted tracks to get out of the country. The country is North Korea, the destination Russia. It took 8 Russian diplomats eight hours to hand push their […]
The newly appointed ICAO Secretary-General is the right man at the right place at the right time
The future of the aviation industry has big challenges. A new Secretary-General for the international body assigned to regulate aviation will have a challenging position. The 36-State governing body of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the ICAO Council, has appointed Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar of Colombia as the new Secretary-General of the Organization for […]
The New ICAO Secretary-General is a pro by any standard
The future of the aviation industry has big challenges. A new Secretary-General for the international body assigned to regulate aviation will have a challenging position. The 36-State governing body of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the ICAO Council, has appointed Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar of Colombia as the new Secretary-General of the Organization for […]
Uganda Tourism agencies merge in latest government spin
For the third time in just about as many years, the Government of Uganda has come full circle on their decision to merge departments and agencies. Agencies under the Tourism and wildlife sector shall be collapsed into specialized departments under the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities. Minister says the government will save Shs988 billion […]
Travel and Tourism hiring will be low in 2021
2021 job additions in the travel and tourism will be low compared to the pre-COVID-19 hiring trend as the sector reels under stress of new strains emerging. The pharma and retail sectors saw pronounced hiring, and the active job index for these industries surpassed pre-COVID-19 levels in 2021 – notably with a dip in 2020 […]
Flagship Aviation Services awarded Denver International Airport contract
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed passenger perceptions of air travel, the airport services landscape, and facilities services all over the world Flagship currently provides services for seven of the top ranked airports on the 2020 JD Power North America Airport Satisfaction Study Flagship was selected as the new janitorial contractor for DEN and will begin […]
Delta and LATAM receive final approval for Brazil Joint Venture agreement
This ruling reinforces the benefits of this type of agreement for travelers and enables us to advance in our commitment to delivering greater and better connectivity between South America and the world Delta-LATAM deal means more and improved travel options, shorter connection times and new routes between North America and Brazil will be just some […]