Ahead of the G20 summit of the world’s largest economies, which includes a dedicated tourism segment, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), as the two parties work together to restart global tourism. Highlighting UNWTO’s unique status as a bridge between the UN system […]
Category Archives: Travel Guide
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Retiring outside the United States has been growing in popularity for a number of years. There are many attractive benefits for seniors such as warm climates, welcoming locals, delicious food, new adventures, and a lower cost of living to give your money more value. But, going on vacation is not the same as living abroad, […]
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that the airline industry will burn through $77 billion in cash during the second half of 2020 (almost $13 billion/month or $300,000 per minute), despite the restart of operations. The slow recovery in air travel will see the airline industry continuing to burn through cash at an average […]
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Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications announced that the Republic of China is preparing to start gradually re-opening for foreign visitors. According to MOTC officials, the plan is to re-open transportation and tourism in three stages, the last of which will allow foreign tourists to visit the country hopefully by October. Taiwan as a whole, […]
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Seabourn, the ultra-luxury resort at sea, announced today that it will cancel upcoming 2020 and 2021 voyages for three cruise ships in its fleet into Spring 2021. The announcement applies to Seabourn Odyssey, Seabourn Ovation, and Seabourn Encore. Specific details are as follows: Seabourn Odyssey: with its operations pause effective through January 15, 2021. Seabourn Ovation: […]
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Bali reopening to international tourists may not happen anytime soon as coronavirus cases surged that crematoriums are struggling to keep up with the deaths on the island. According to News.com.au, “Bali has recorded a total of 9448 cases and nearing 300 total deaths. The number of deaths has doubled in weeks with Bali recording 100 […]
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8base, a Hachinohe Metropolitan Area Exchange Plaza, has opened up in Hibiya, Tokyo. 8base is a ‘base’ where visitors can go and directly taste the charm of local gourmet food, local sake and special products related to the south of the Hachinohe area. The Hachinohe area consists of eight municipalities; Hachinohe City, Sannohe Town, Gonohe […]
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As per the recent global rankings, New Zealand passport is now the most powerful in the world. The passport index lists the power of passports in terms of real-time, visa restrictions, factoring in legislative changes, and entry requirements. Earlier, New Zealand shared the top position with Japan. However, it has now claimed the position solely, […]
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Intrepid Travel, the world’s largest adventure travel company, has released its first ‘How To Go in 2021’ list, highlighting key trends that will shape travel in the next year. The five trends, which are based on internal booking and search data as well as wider industry trends, have formed the foundation of Intrepid’s new trips […]
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As France struggles to contain a rising rate of infection which started to grow exponentially in late August, the country’s capital and much-loved city will shut all bars completely from today onwards. Bars, gyms and swimming pools will all be closed in Paris for two weeks in a bid to curb the spread of the […]