Tourism

Emirates restarts flights to Mexico City via Barcelona

BCN-MEX route will be operated with a two-class Emirates Boeing 777-200LR which offers 38 Business Class seats and 264 seats in Economy Class Emirates has safely and gradually restarted operations across its network Resumed service between Dubai-Barcelona-Mexico will serve Emirates’ customers in Mexico and offer more choice to travelers The service will also provide additional […]

Tourism

Delta Air Lines orders 25 additional Airbus A321neos

This latest order from Delta Air Lines brings the A321neo’s total order since introduction to nearly 3,500 New order is in addition to Delta’s 2017 order of 100 A321neo aircraft These planes will be powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engines Delta has also accelerated delivery of two A350-900 aircraft as well as two A330-900neo […]

Tourism

Hunting Ban in Botswana Was Lifted and Much Criticized

Many countries, regions and islands have received few or no tourists for months and as a result, many people have slipped into unemployment. A bitter side effect of the covid crisis: wild animals are again increasingly hunted and released for shooting. Last week, the controversial elephant hunt began in Botswana. Due to Corona restrictions, […]

Tourism

The Governor of Anguilla shares COVID-19 update

The destination of Anguilla has announced 14-day closures due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. An active COVID infection has moved the Governor of Anguilla to impose a stay-at-home order. Effective immediately, all non-essential workers are to stay in place at home and ports are closed to incoming passengers. Restaurants and food established have been restricted to […]

Tourism

Jamaica cruise tourism set for big comeback

Cruise shipping, a key component of Jamaica’s tourism sector, which suffered the greatest fallout of all tourism activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is gearing up for a major comeback. Despite the pandemic, Jamaica is seeing a glimmer of hope in cruises. Discussions with cruise partners have already produced an agreement with Norwegian Cruise Line […]

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Hawaii vacation rentals occupancy nearly 20% higher than hotel occupancy in March

During March, most passengers arriving to Hawaii from out-of-state and traveling inter-county could bypass the State’s mandatory 10-day self-quarantine Vacation rentals average monthly unit occupancy was 62.3 percent Vacation rental units are not necessarily available year-round or each day of the month Vacation rental units often accommodate a larger number of guests than traditional hotel […]

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India breaks world’s daily COVID-19 record with 314,835 new cases in last 24 hours

India reports 300,000+ new COVID-19 infections as the country’s total nears 16 million India sees a huge spike in COVID-19 outbreak India’s total COVID-19 infection count is over 15.9 million 2,104 new deaths were announced in the same period Indian authorities reported 314,835 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the country’s total infection count to over […]

Tourism

US issues France travel advisory

CDC has issued a Level 4 Travel Health Notice for France due to a very high level of COVID-19 in the country Do not travel to France due to COVID-19 Exercise increased caution in France due to terrorism and civil unrest Demonstrations in Paris and other major cities continue in France and are expected to continue in the coming […]

Tourism

Global airlines face $48 billion in losses in 2021

IATA’s global airline industry losses forecast goes from bad to worse Besieged airline industry is struggling to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic Airline industry’s losses are expected to amount to around a third of what the troubled sector saw in 2020 Industry losses of this scale imply a cash burn of $81 billion in 2021 […]

Tourism

Hotels in Bali want to be exempt from the Indonesian Eid Festival travel ban

The Bali Tourism Industry is working on the reopening of international tourism. Observing the closure mandated by the Eid festival lockdown is opposed by the Bali Hotel Association. The Bali Hotel Association asked the Government to be exempt from the upcoming Eid festival restrictions banning sea, land, and rail travel. According to BHA the ban […]