Tourism

Bulgaria makes COVID-19 test mandatory for all foreign visitors

Bulgaria makes PCR tests compulsory for all travelers that want to enter the country, including from the European Union Foreign tourists wishing to visit Bulgaria will have to present the negative results of a COVID-19 test upon their arrival to the country,  to stop the spread of a more contagious variant of the coronavirus, Bulgarian […]

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Dubai tightens entry rules for foreign tourists

Dubai officials announced that the emirates is changing its entry rules for foreign citizens. Upon arrival in Dubai, tourists must present negative results of a PCR test for COVID-19, made 72 hours before the trip. Previously, the test was considered valid for four days. Also, arriving passengers, as before, are required to install a special […]

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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts named best place to work for LGBTQ Equality

Human Rights Campaign uses criteria based on equitable benefits for LGBTQ workers and their families; non-discrimination policies across business entities; supporting an inclusive culture; and corporate social responsibility Wyndham Hotels & Resorts announced today that it received a perfect score of 100 on the 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report […]

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Ukraine International Airlines to resume Tbilisi flights

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) plans to resume flights to Tbilisi from January 31, 2021. The restart will not only resume direct flights between the capitals of Ukraine and Georgia, but will also provide international carrier traffic with additional convenient connections in Kyiv. After the official lifting of air travel restrictions by the Georgian authorities, Ukraine […]

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SIXT extends management board to include new Van and Truck division

SIXT is girding up for growth again and focusing on significant market potential in the commercial vehicle and truck rental business As of 1 January 2021, the management board of Sixt SE is extended by the new Van & Truck division and internationalization expert Daniel Marasch who takes his seat on the management board. SIXT […]

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Hawaii tourism severely impacted by COVID-19 pandemic

Hawaii’s visitor industry continues to be severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2020, visitor arrivals dropped 75.2 percent compared to a year ago, according to preliminary statistics released by the Hawaii Tourism Authority’s (HTA) Tourism Research Division. This past December, a total of 235,793 visitors traveled to Hawaii by air service, compared to […]

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Increased ancillary revenue offers hope for Wizz Air

Wizz Air has benefitted from providing ‘flexible tickets’ to mitigate ever-changing travel restrictions After posting Q3 2021 financial results that showed a year-on-year revenue fall of 76.5% but increased ancillary revenue, Wizz Air has, once again, proven its ability to drive ancillary revenues: the lifeblood of the airline. The company has proved it is resilient […]

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Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines launches new route to Chisinau, Moldova

Pegasus Airlines, Turkey’s leading low-cost airline, is continuing is increase the number of its direct flights from Antalya, Turkey with the launch of its new direct flights between Antalya and Moldova’s Capital City, Chisinau.  The inaugural flight from Antalya to Chisinau will take off on 23 April 2021.  Pegasus’ Antalya-Chisinau flights will depart at 22:30 […]

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WTM Latin America announces new dates

WTM Latin America will take place from 3 to 5 August 2021 at Expo Centre Norte, in São Paulo Simon Mayle, the new Exhibition Director at WTM Latin America, has announced the first news of the event. The show that was going to take place in June will now be held from 3 to 5 […]

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Americans are ready to travel in 2021, but not by plane

The results of a new travel survey were announced today. Survey data received from over 10,000 respondents, reveals promising plans of increased travel this year – except for the airlines. To feed their travel bugs, most Americans are planning to travel more this year than they did in 2019, even before the pandemic hit. What’s […]