London, Great Britain, June 5, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Gloria Guevara, WTTC President and CEO, said: “Once again, we call on the UK government to remove the 14-day quarantine as soon as possible. Quarantines should not be necessary if appropriate and effective containment measures are in place at departure and arrival points. “While the UK […]
Madrid, Spain, June 5, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) continues to steer global tourism towards a more sustainable future, partnering with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to green the sector and promote recovery and responsible growth. Under the new Investment Readiness for Green Finance Mechanisms initiative, the United Nations specialized agency […]
London, United Kingdom, June 4, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has unveiled the second phase of measures to rebuild global consumer confidence to encourage the return of travelling. The latest protocols are designed to drive the return of safe travel and enable industries, namely tour operators and convention centres, […]
Madrid, Spain, June 4, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / At both the local and the global level, the crisis we have faced up to together has shown the importance of making the right decisions at the right time. The time has come to restart tourism! We do so on the back of many weeks of hard […]
Tourism Destination Governance and Development – Provocative Takeaways from Pre-Covid19 Times for a more stable and brighter Future after the Crisis – by Richard Adam, Chief Executive OPTIMIST, NED Board Member, Strategist, Intl. Developer (Destination, Resort, Real Estate). First published at Linkedin. Every now and then, we all have seen tourism destinations temporarily dropping out […]
Barcelona, Spain, June 4, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The most exclusive golf club in Barcelona reopened its doors on Monday, 25 May, after being closed for 10 weeks due to the coronavirus. Over 1700 rounds were played throughout last week. Golfers respected the safety measures implemented by the Club. Real Club de Golf El Prat […]
Bangkok, Thailand, June 3, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Dream to Travel Festival, an online event that brings together travel trade businesses worldwide to learn, network, and celebrate the power of travel during these challenging times. The virtual event, unifying the travel […]
Bangkok, Thailand, June 4, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / As hotels across the globe are preparing to reopen, one luxury Bangkok property has decided to let guests bring the best parts of a stay to your home. lebua Hotels & Resorts is launchings a “Hotel to Home” program that helps those itching to travel have a […]
Paris, France, June 3, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Accor, a global hospitality leader, has begun the exciting process of reopening some of its hotels that temporarily closed in response to the global pandemic. With restrictions now easing across many destinations, and the number of reopened hotels in the Accor network projected to climb steadily over […]
Berlin, Germany, June 2, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / ITB China, the largest B2B exclusive travel trade show in China, will be the co-host of the 2020 TravelDaily Conference, set to take place from 25-27 November 2020 in Shanghai. In order to address the industry’s greatest challenges after COVID-19, “Rebuild with Synergy” will be the overarching […]