MADRID, 26 July 2021: The latest travel
tourism update from the UNWTO paints a depressing picture as the data shows the
biggest crisis in the history of tourism continues into a second year with no
end in sight.
GENEVA, 26 July 2021: High testing costs will continue to
deter all, but the most enthusiastic travel fans, the International Air
Transport Association (IATA) warns in its latest appeal for governments to give
travel consumers a break and make test...
GENEVA 21 July 2021: Based on its latest passenger survey
conducted in June, the International Air Transport Association concludes
travellers are confident about the safety of air travel and support
mask-wearing in the near term.
However,...
SINGAPORE, 22 July 2021: At the end of Q2 2021, Europe
remained the only region with a year-over-year increase in hotel rooms in
construction, according to June pipeline data from STR.
LONDON, 20 July 2021: The World Travel
& Tourism Council has released major new guidelines outlining how the
global Travel & Tourism sector can work together to tackle illegal wildlife
trade (IWT).
The new guidelines from WTTC,...
GENEVA, 19 July 2021: Relying on taxation to spur a cut in aviation emissions based on Europe's 'Fit for 55' proposal is counter-productive, warns the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
IATA calls for...
PALMA, Spain, 16 July 2021: Hotelbeds signed a sale
agreement with Sala Hospitality Group, a homegrown Thai hospitality company
that owns and operates eight resorts properties.
With this agreement, Hotelbeds has secured exclusive offers
and privileges for...
MADRID, 14 July 2021: Tourism businesses and destinations
are stepping up their commitment to sustainability, according to the latest
update from the UNWTO.
Aimed at reducing waste and pollution across the sector, the
Global Tourism Plastics Initiative...
GENEVA 14 July 2021: The International Air Transport
Association is inviting nominations for the 2021 Diversity and Inclusion
Awards.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped the aviation
industry's agenda on diversity and inclusion. In fact, it has...
HELSINKI, 14 July 2021: Finnair will launch nonstop flights
from Arlanda, Stockholm in Sweden to Bangkok and Phuket in Thailand and Miami
in the United States effective October for the winter timetable 2021/2022.
All three...