Tourism

Here is why you should go gorilla trekking now

Gorilla Trekking is one of the best wildlife experiences in the whole world. Prospective travelers are planning trips to Uganda, the best destination to encounter the thrilling mountain gorillas in the wild. Rare mountain gorillas are found in two separate destinations – Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda and the Virunga Mountains also in Uganda as […]

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To mask or not to mask? A question that begs more questions

Because of new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the wearing of facial masks, many places are changing their policies for their guests. The CDC announced that fully-vaccinated people don’t have to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors. This gives rise to the question – to mask […]

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Great challenge for Italy: The new Colosseum

One of the most popular tourist sites in Italy, the Colosseum, will be made new again and will be ready in 2023. This will be the most ambitious and contested challenge of the Italy Minister of Cultural Heritage. The project is focused on the conservation and protection of archaeological structures by recovering the original image […]

Tourism

Hotel Theresa: The Waldorf of Harlem

The Hotel Theresa opened in 1913 on 125th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem and closed its doors as a hotel in 1970. The Hotel Theresa was built by German-born stockbroker Gustavus Sidenberg and named for his recently-deceased wife. The hotel had an all-White clientele and staff for its first 28 years. In 1940, reflecting […]

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Arabian Travel Market 2021 opens in-person tomorrow in Dubai

Arabian Travel Market 2021 signals new dawn for Middle East travel & tourism sector. ATM 2021 first major in-person international travel event since outbreak of pandemic 62 countries represented on exhibition floor, 67 conference sessions & 145 local, regional & international speakers Middle East tourism professionals optimistic about rapid recovery of industry Local, regional and […]

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The Napa Valley Wine Train reopens on May 17

One of the few active historic passenger railroads in the U.S., the iconic wine country experience celebrates its reopening. The Napa Valley Wine Train announces that it will welcome back passengers beginning Monday The Napa Valley Wine Train plans to relaunch with one of its most celebrated excursions, the Legacy Tour Guests are asked to wear masks […]

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Russia resumes passenger flights to five more countries

Russia resumes flights to Iceland, Malta, Mexico, Portugal and Saudi Arabia. Flights from Moscow to Reykjavik, Iceland and from Moscow to Valletta, Malta will be operating twice a week flights from Moscow to Cancun, Mexico, Lisbon, Portugal and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia will be operating three times a week Flights from Grozny, Russia and Makhachkala, Russia […]

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Delta Air Lines to require all new hires to be vaccinated against COVID-19

Delta Air Lines, which has 75,000 employees, is taking employees’ vaccination a step further than other major corporations. CEO Bastian expects to have Delta staff fully vaccinated at a 75%-to-80% rate in the near future The new policy will go into effect on Monday, May 16 Employees who do not get vaccinated could face restrictions, […]

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COVID will be more deadly

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced a bleak warning today about the COVID coronavirus as it and its variants tromps its way into year two. Despite vaccinations taking place around the globe, the World Health Organization is predicting year 2 of COVID to be worse than year one. The WHO is […]

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Barbados Tourism looking for new CEO

Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. is looking for a new CEO to provide strategic leadership, advice, and direction to the Barbados Tourism sector. Running par for the course of 2020 with its many changes in the travel and tourism industry, Barbados Tourism is on the lookout for a new CEO. The current interim CEO is leaving […]