Dr. Okonjo-Iweala will become the first woman and the first African to head the WTO Former Nigerian finance minister appointed next WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala becomes first WTO African chief World Bank veteran was formally selected at WTO’s General Council meeting World Trade Organization (WTO) announced in a press release today that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a […]
Pobeda is resuming flights to Milan (Bergamo). Moscow-Milan (Bergamo) flights will be performed from March 26, 2021, on Fridays Pobeda to resume flights to Milan Bergamo in March Moscow-Milan flights will be performed flown on Fridays Pobeda made announcement in its mailout to passengers Russian budget air carrier Pobeda (Victory) announced that it will relaunch […]
Jamaica Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett is calling on private sector interests to take greater advantage of the growing rum tourism niche market in order to generate higher growth rates in both visitor arrivals and earnings for Jamaica, in the post-COVID-19 era. “Rum tourism is on the rise as a growing number of travelers make […]
Everyone arriving in the United Kingdom must inform the authorities about visiting the countries on UK “black list”, where the situation with COVID-19 is critical British authorities will not introduce COVID passports in the country The introduction of COVID passports would create conditions of inequality and restrictions UK government introduced new tough measures to counter […]
Payment of the annual concession fee deferred for 2022 to 2024 Fraport AG has been a dedicated and reliable partner in managing and developing Antalya Airport (AYT). AYT served nearly 35.5 million in 2019, reaching an all-time record number of passengers Fraport AG welcomes the Turkish government’s decision to extend the current concession for managing […]
Heathrow urged ministers to ensure there is “adequate resources and appropriate protocols” for all transfers from aircraft to hotels There are ‘significant gaps’ in UK government’s hotel quarantine plan UK government has failed to provide ‘necessary reassurances’ British nationals arriving from 33 high-risk countries have to quarantine for 10 days at home or in a […]
Google is accused of having created its own rating system for hotels, which uses stars and features its own algorithm Google Ireland and Google France agree to pay €1.1 million Google has amended its hotel rankings practices since September 2019 US search engine is accused of having created its own rating system for hotels According […]
It is vital that countries in our Region continue to investigate and report these variants to WHO, so that we can coordinate efforts to monitor their impact and advise countries accordingly Almost six million people have been infected with COVID-19, and almost 140,000 people have tragically died Thirteen countries have reported cases of at least […]
Markus brings a wealth of hospitality experience at luxury properties and premier island destinations to Outrigger New General Manager named for Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort Krebs was general manager of the AAA Five-Diamond luxury, 400-rooom Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, California The veteran hospitality leader has more than three decades of hotel experience […]
National Meteorological Office has warned that aftershocks are possible during the week 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck on February 15 The epicenter of the earthquake was located southeast of the city of Sendai There were no reports of casualties or structural damage The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 struck on […]