Tourism

US Travel lauds confirmation of Antony Blinken as Secretary of State

Secretary Blinken’s long experience and vast expertise will be major assets as the U.S. tends to its international ties and its standing on the global stage U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement on Senate confirmation of Antony Blinken to serve as Secretary of State: “Secretary Blinken’s long experience and […]

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Award to recognize best European rail tourism campaigns launched

European Travel Commission and Eurail launch rail tourism award as part of 2021 European Year of Rail The European Travel Commission (ETC) and Eurail have today launched an exciting joint award competition for theBest European Rail Tourism Campaign 2021 as part of the ‘2021 European Year of Rail’ (EYR), which kicked off on 1 January […]

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Cebu Pacific offers COVID-19 insurance to boost passenger confidence

Cebu Pacific (CEB), the Philippines’ largest carrier, introduces COVID Protect, its newest add-on to CEB TravelSure, the airline’s comprehensive travel insurance plan, to give travelers peace of mind when flying during this time. This timely upgrade, which will cover COVID-related hospitalization and treatments in the Philippines, aims to provide passengers more options with their travel […]

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“Travel safely” via Frankfurt Airport: TÜV Quality Seal reconfirmed

Comprehensive measures to protect against infection adjusted to the continuing pandemic situation at Frankfurt Airport “Safe travel” during the ongoing pandemic continues to be possible via Frankfurt Airport (FRA). This has been reconfirmed by TÜV Hesse, which recently extended FRA’s “Safe from Covid-19” quality seal for another six months.  Frankfurt Airport already received its first […]

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Wyndham announces seven new hotels for its namesake brand

Uniting new hotels under the Wyndham name will help simplify the operations of the group’s hotels Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchising company, today announced plans for further growth with seven new hotel franchise agreements for its namesake, upscale, Wyndham brand in the U.S. The hotels are owned by national hotel development […]

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Which US cities are the ritziest, glitziest, and trendiest of them all?

What are America’s Most Glamorous Cities? Las Vegas? Miami? Dallas? Wichita? Industry experts ranked the 50 biggest US cities across 20 key “glam” factors — including high-end jewelry and cosmetics shops, Michelin-starred restaurants, 5-star hotels, Fashion Week events, and household wealth. So which US cities are the ritziest, glitziest, and trendiest of them all? Here […]

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Qatar Airways to trial IATA Travel Pass COVID-19 Digital Passport mobile app

Qatar Airways will become the first airline in the Middle East to begin trialing the ground-breaking IATA Travel Pass technology Qatar Airways targets becoming the first airline in the Middle East to begin trialing the innovative new IATA Travel Pass ‘Digital Passport’ mobile app, in partnership with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), from March […]

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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts expands in India

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchising company with approximately 9,000 hotels across 90 countries, continues to cement its presence in Gujarat with the opening of the Wyndham Ahmedabad Shela. Serving as tranquil urban retreat, the hotel offers 65,000 square feet of meeting space spread across 34 state-of-the-art meeting rooms able to accompany up to 3,500 attendees along with its […]

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Hawaii vacation rentals outrunning standard hotels

With more tourists arriving in Hawaii ever since the state changed travel rules back on October 15, the Hawaii Tourism Authority has been tracking where these holiday makers are staying. So far and up until last month, more of them are opting to stay at vacation rentals versus a standard hotel. More tourists to the […]

Tourism

Unprecedented Unemployment in the Tourism Sector in Austria

For more than eleven weeks, everything has been at a standstill in the Austrian tourism industry. The current lockdown for hotels and catering businesses will probably continue until the end of February. Thus, at this point, it is difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel. This unprecedented situation is having […]