Tourism

6.9 Earthquake felt from Greece to Kosovo

At 12.16 pm on Wednesday, 3 earthquakes hit the area 25 km from Tyrnavos in Greece. The strongest of the 3 measured 6.9. The quake was felt from the north of the country’s second-largest city to the south in Athens and as far as Kosovo. Strong aftershocks or a major quake to come are expected. […]

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UAE hotels preparing for a V-shaped recovery

Arabian Travel Market Hotel Summit to discuss trends & key drivers for Middle East hotels in ‘new normal’ Hotels in the United Arab Emirates have put up a sterling performance, given the challenges of operating during the pandemic last year Dubai is one of the safest cities in the world to visit with a wide […]

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January air cargo demand recovers to pre-COVID levels

Air cargo traffic is back to pre-crisis levels and that is some much-needed good news for the global economy All regions saw month-on-month improvement in air cargo demand, and North America and Africa were the strongest performers Capacity shrank 19.5% compared to January 2019 and fell 5% compared to December 2020, the first monthly decline […]

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Stormlikes’ auto-likes is the newest way to get real followers on Instagram

What is the first thing you’d do if you upload a photo on Instagram, and you get a like from someone you neither know nor follow? Let me guess; you’ll probably want to find out who the person is. Now imagine that said person likes your second post, your third post, your fourth post, and […]

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Clean Air in Hotel Rooms: How and Why

In a World Tourism Network (WTN) event, Alan Wozniak of Pure Air, Juergen Steinmetz, and Dr. Peter Tarlow talk about the importance of clean air in hotel rooms especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Tarlow opened the discussion saying that the whole issue of pure air in hotel rooms, conference centers, or wherever people gather […]

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CDC requires airlines collect contact information from DRC and Guinea passengers

This order follows the February 2020 interim final rule that authorized CDC to require airlines and other aircraft operators to collect certain data from passengers before they board a flight to the United States, and to provide the information to CDC within 24 hours of a CDC order There are currently outbreaks of Ebola Virus […]

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FAA selects five airports to evaluate unmanned aircraft risks

The research will lead to the implementation of new technologies that will make airports safer for passengers and manned aircraft Host airports meet FAA requirements for diverse testing environments and represent airport operating conditions found across the United States The effort is part of the agency’s Airport Unmanned Aircraft Systems Detection and Mitigation Research Program […]

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Skal Roma and Prague set the stage

Skal International Roma and Skal International Prague held a twinning ceremony at the historical headquarters of the Czech Club located at the magnificent Grand Hotel Bohemia. Confirming the international nature of Skal International, over 100 people across 12 time zones participated in a twinning event. President of Skal International Bill Reheaume underlined the value of […]

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Democratic Republic of Congo apples to join East African Community

In a summit held over the weekend, the 6 EAC Heads of State considered the application by DRC to join one of fastest-growing regional economic communities and directed the Council of Ministers to fast-track a verification mission. The DRC is widely considered to be the richest country in the world by its natural resources, tourism […]

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EU vaccine passport plan could lead to forced vaccination

It seems that the initiative runs counter to the rules of democracy because EU countries decided that vaccination would be voluntary European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the European Union is planning to introduce coronavirus vaccination certificates EU’s move to introduce “vaccine passports” could lead to forced vaccination and would violate the […]