Tourism

Potential for India seaplane tourism enormous

India is currently undergoing a paradigm shift in civil aviation which includes setting up regulatory framework for seaplane operations. Around 95 percent of India’s trade by volume, and 70 percent of trade by value, is carried through sea routes. India’s growth in the maritime sector is emerging as a leading blue economy globally. Capacities for […]

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Uganda Tourism set to receive COVID-19 vaccine on March 5

The Uganda Ministry of Health is finalizing efforts to start COVID-19 vaccinations on March 10, 2021, after officially launching on March 8, with the tourism sector among priority sectors. Priority will be guided by occupational risk of infection, risk of developing severe disease, death from COVID-19, and demographics (depending on age, gender, and geographical location). […]

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World’s most popular romantic attractions named

Eiffel Tower in Paris, France remains the most romantic attraction in the world Known for inspiring famous painter Monet, Seine River that stretches through Paris is truly a romantic one The legend of Trevi Fountain is all about love and says that if you toss one coin into the fountain you will return to Rome, […]

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Moscow hotel occupancy rate highest in Europe

The ability of people to move freely within the country and almost complete lifting of restrictions allowed Moscow’s hotel market to recover faster than European capitals Moscow ranked number one in Europe in terms of hotel occupancy rate In Istanbul, which topped the ranking a month earlier, hotel occupancy rate plunged to 37.3% In December, […]

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Princess Cruises extends cruise pause on Southampton sailings

We share in our guests’ disappointment over these cancelled voyages, and we appreciate the continued understanding and cooperation from our loyal guests and travel advisors Princess Cruises is extending the pause of its UK-based cruise vacations, sailing round-trip from Southampton, through September 25, 2021 on Sky Princess, Regal Princess and Island Princess For UK guests, […]

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Uniglobe marks 40-year anniversary with optimism and future focus

Uniglobe, a leading travel management company for the global SME market, today kicks off its 40th anniversary with a series of #Uniglobe40Strong events to recognize four decades of business success and reinforce the company’s vital role in a reimagined travel future. The first event is a company-wide webinar to be broadcast to 3,800 Uniglobe agency […]

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Air Astana sees recovery after loss-making 2020

Whilst the devastating effect of the pandemic on international travel needs no elaboration, the airline is resilient Air Astana’s second-ever annual loss was the result of total or partial shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic In recent months Air Astana has restored some flights to Moscow, Dubai, Tashkent, Frankfurt, Seoul, Bishkek, Kiev, Istanbul, Antalya, and […]

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Lufthansa Supervisory Board announces personnel changes

The Chairman of the Executive Board of Fresenius has been a member of the Lufthansa Supervisory Board since April 2015 and has chaired the Audit Committee since January 2018 Stephan Sturm will be resigning from the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, which will go into effect after the Annual General Meeting on May 4, […]

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Chancellor continues to ignore UK’s aviation sector

Failing to even mention aviation, let alone provide full business rates relief for airports in today’s Budget, is a missed opportunity to ensure the sector can play a key role in the country’s economic recovery Failing to even mention aviation is a missed opportunity to ensure the sector can play a key role in the […]

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Veganism’s influence on the travel industry will grow

Servicing a traveler’s every need is going to be critical in post-pandemic recovery to both restore confidence and ensure satisfaction. Vegan-friendly tours, excursions and digital travel apps are emerging as another tool for travel companies to attract environmentally focused individuals As companies across the travel and tourism spectrum look to recover from the harmful impact […]