Tourism

Chinese tourists opt for short-distance travel

Safety presently tops all concerns for Chinese tourists Tourists born after 2000 are becoming an important group in travel consumption Short-distance travel is growing in popularity with Chinese holidaymakers According to the latest industry report, Chinese holidaymakers showed more interest in nearby travel destinations and concentrated more on travel safety in 2020. Short-distance travel registered […]

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International Travel Awards, Spa Awards, Dining Awards 2021 Nominations are Open

Visit https://internationaltravelawards.org/ to register or enter your hotel, tourism board, attractions, theme parks and travel companies for International Travel Awards 2021 The International Travel Awards is one of the most prestigious awards for tourism and hospitality industry in the world. The Award is organized every year by KSA Tourism Marketing and aims to recognize the […]

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FAA upgrades Costa Rica’s Safety Assessment Rating

Category 1 status announcement today is based on the reassessments in 2020 and a January 2021 safety oversight meeting with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) FAA announces that Republic of Costa Rica complies with international safety standards Costa Rica has been granted the highest international ranking Costa Rica received a Category 2 rating […]

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Book and travel with confidence

Sandals Beaches and Resorts is thrilled to continue making travel as safe and stress-free as possible for guests with the extension of its Cancellation Protection Benefit and Travel Protection Plan – Insurance Is On Us through February 28, 2021, while also providing complimentary COVID-19 testing to all registered guests on-resort prior to their departure. With these additional perks, the […]

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Safe environment for CHOGM Summit

Originally scheduled for April 2018, the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meeting was rescheduled to mid-2020 after the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic began in 2019, and now it is once again rescheduled for June of this year. With improving global health on the horizon, the CHOGM Summit is set to be held this summer. Rwanda […]

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Air Namibia calls it quits

The troubled carrier had been losing money for years, even before the COVID-19 pandemic Airline announced that all its aircraft would be grounded Decision to shut down 75-year-old airline follows the carrier’s board’s resignation on February 3 Air Namibia’s fleet entailed four A319-100s, two A330-200s, four EMB-135ERs, and one inactive B737-500 75-year-old Air Namibia has […]

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Wine Taxation Without Representation from Tourism or Tourists

A tariff on wine was imposed on imports from several European countries by former President Trump which is affecting the bottom line for tourism and travel-related industries. COVID-19 has challenged everyone and every industry; however, restaurants are being repeatedly whip-lashed by government actions. The Distilled Spirits Council, an industry group, was seriously disturbed by the […]

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Canadian government approves purchase of Transat by Air Canada

Government of Canada has determined that the proposed acquisition offers the best probable outcomes for workers, for Canadians seeking service and choice in leisure travel to Europe, and for other Canadian industries that rely on air transport, particularly aerospace Proposed purchase of Transat A.T. Inc. by Air Canada approved The COVID-19 pandemic was a key […]

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Another COVID-19 wave due to new virus strain ‘unlikely’

This is not the start of a new pandemic, however, we definitely have to be very vigilant New COVID-19 strains can cause re-infection and a faster spread of the virus New strains could make it challenging for some countries’ healthcare systems to cope with the pandemic Vigilance is essential with appearance of new COVID-19 strain […]

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UK aviation needs emergency plan after de facto border closure

UK national lockdown, travel bans, blanket quarantine and compulsory testing deterred people from traveling in January UK airline passenger volumes down 89% in January 2021 UK air cargo volume was down 21% in January 2021 UK aviation sector needs targeted government support to ensure its survival UK passenger volumes down 89% in January as the […]