Tourism security has traditionally been about protecting visitors from themselves, from other tourists, and from locals who seek to rob and or steal from them, commit fraud against them, or in one way or another verbally or physically assault the visitor. There are people who travel for the sole purpose of engaging in illegal sexual […]
Tourism is the main economic driver for the Turks and Caicos Islands. I am committed to working to ensure the industry not only recovers, but also surpasses its current record as one of the leading luxury destinations in the Caribbean Hon. Josephine Connolly was officially sworn in as Minister of Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Gaming […]
After the worst performing year on record, the hotel industry was ready for 2021, but resigned to the fact that a new year doesn’t mean things automatically get better Though travel remains stunted across the world, some regions are showing signs of sustained performance positivity A new year doesn’t mean things automatically get better because […]
Americans shows eagerness to return to face-to-face business events as organizations demonstrate ability to meet safely and effectively Even after adapting to the new digital workplace, 81% of professionals who attended in-person meetings and conventions before the pandemic miss doing so In-person meeting cancellations and postponements have contributed to a 70% decline in business travel […]
The Open Thailand Safely campaign has laid out its arguments in a petition which will underpin a formal request to the Royal Thai Government to respond favorably to the rollout of COVID-19 vaccination programs underway in Europe, USA and other Thailand tourism source markets #OpenThailandSafely was the initiative of leading Bangkok-based private sector travel companies […]
A pass linked to immunization: it is a common goal but difficult to implement until vaccines are available for everyone. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen insisted on the importance of “developing a European approach” to the vaccine passport system. “The political directive is to have the digital passport within the next 3 months,” […]
Sandals Resorts International (SRI) continues its development in the Caribbean as Sandals Royal Barbados breaks ground on an exciting new expansion, just in time for the summer season. Set to premiere July 1, 2021, the South Seas Village at Sandals Royal Barbados will be home to 66 new suites, bringing the total room count to 338, […]
University staff will be encouraged to avoid travel wherever possible, to choose public ground transport over flying, to consider their transport options during funding applications, and to maximize the outcomes of unavoidable trips Before the COVID-19 pandemic, business travel accounted for 22% of the University’s annual carbon footprint – around 13,194 ton carbon dioxide equivalents, […]
In a tourism manifesto, ECTAA addresses EU governments with proposals for a targeted summer reboot. The European Tourism Manifesto Alliance, a group of more than 60 private and state-owned travel and tourism companies, has developed concrete recommendations for rebooting travel in Europe. Among them is the creation of a task force led by the […]
It is Prague Airport’s goal to increase their quality and gain the opportunity to respond to potential changes in a more flexible manner Prague Airport has been preparing for the transition of services from an external supplier for a long time The airport has invested in suitable equipment for the apron area, namely vehicles with […]