Tourism

Amazon quietly changes its ‘Hitler’s smirk’ app logo

It is not known when Amazon changed the logo, but social media users started to notice the change last week New app logo was meant to portray a brown Amazon box with a piece of jagged tape above the company’s iconic smile icon New app logo ended up vaguely resembling Hitler’s infamous toothbrush mustache Amazon […]

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Russian Tourists Getting Ready to Travel Again

The Covid-19 pandemic is having an unprecedented effect on the tourism industry worldwide. And Russia is no exception to this rule. This is especially the case of international travel, which has come to an abrupt halt. In 2020, Russian tourists made only 3.7 million trips abroad, which is 80 % less than in 2019. […]

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U.S. Travel eager to work with Commerce Secretary Raimondo

In an overwhelming US Senate vote of 84-15, the now former Governor of Rhode Island, Gina Raimondo, has been confirmed as the next Commerce Secretary. Raimondo steps down from her position as Governor and moves to Washington DC to become a member of the Biden administration. U.S. Travel Association says Raimondo brings strong leadership to […]

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No COVID-19 vaccination, no Hajj!

Last year’s rituals were limited to just 1,000 pilgrims who lived in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s Health Minister Tawfiq Al Rabiah said “compulsory vaccination” would be required for all Hajj pilgrims Saudi officials did not specify whether this year’s Hajj, which is due to begin on the evening of July 17, would exclude pilgrims from […]

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Etihad Airways and Hub71 to boost global tech ecosystem at Abu Dhabi

Following the MOU signing, Etihad Airways will become the official airline partner of Hub71 which will offer more than 100 global startups within its tech community special rates and access to a dedicated booking platform to simplify their travel needs Etihad to be official airline partner of Hub71, a flagship initiative of Ghadan 21 More […]

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January air passenger demand plummets

Global standards to securely record test and vaccination data in formats that will be internationally recognized are urgently needed Total air passenger demand in January 2021 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was down 72.0% compared to January 2019 Total domestic air passenger demand was down 47.4% versus pre-crisis (January 2019) levels. International air […]

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Canary Islands to Support In-Person Events

Promotur Turismo de Islas Canarias, the Canary Islands tourist public body, has announced a sponsorship program for in-person events on the islands, for which it has allocated 760,000 euros, as reported by the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce. The events, as stated in the announcement, can be cultural (activities related to theatre, dance, […]

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Anguilla Tourist Board’s Jameel Rochester appointed to the position of Destination Experience Manager

Jameel Rochester has excelled in his previous capacity and demonstrated that he is more than ready to assume the increased responsibility that comes as the head of the division Prior to assuming the Destination Experience Manager position, Mr. Rochester served as the Assistant Manager, Destination Experience for the Anguilla Tourist Board Mr. Rochester will be […]

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A Global Tourism Discussion African Style

Today, wtn.travel hosted an African Tourism Board meet and greet event of new members. The discussion also went behind the scenes to see what’s new in African tourism. The meeting began with the Chairman of the African Tourism Board, Cuthbert Ncube, who started by saying that most in the travel and tourism industry have been […]

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All-electric plane on its way to world record

Ahead of actual flight-testing, the all-electric Rolls Royce plane must first pass a taxiing test critical to the integration of the aircraft’s propulsion system. A new generation of urban air mobility is planning to set the world record as the fastest electric plane. The aerospace sector is working to meet an ambitious target to build […]