The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) acknowledged the leadership of the UK, for its support to the private sector at the historic meeting of G20 countries and CEOs of the world’s leading companies. At the request of Saudi Arabia, G20 Chair, WTTC presented a plan which aims to resume international travel and tourism and […]
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Hotel management contract specialist, Absolute Hotel Services (AHS), has signed a global partnership with Asian-based hospitality and tourism marketing development company, The Delivering Group, to help expand its hotel and resort management business In Asia Pacific, Greater China and North America. AHS is one of the fastest growing hospitality management companies in the Asia Pacific […]
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Canary Islands The Spanish government has reached an agreement with the regional executives of the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands on a protocol to establish travel corridors with European countries. The agreement has been established to allow the mobility of travellers in order to reactivate tourism in the two Spanish archipelagos without putting the […]
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Professionals within the travel trade industry know that the last quarter of the year is known as MICE months in the pre-COVID world as several events and conferences are happening during this time of the year. One of the highly anticipated events held annually is ITB Asia in Singapore. I remember my first attendance to […]
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Marriott has expanded its portfolio of Autograph Collection Hotels in Japan, with the opening of The Prince Kyoto Takaragaike in the northern part of the city. “We are excited to expand the Autograph Collection portfolio in Japan with the brand’s third hotel in the country,” said Rajeev Menon, president of Asia Pacific (excluding China) in […]
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In a recent talk with Chris Anderson, the head of TED, the global outlook for 2020 was likened to a forest fire only seen every 400 years. As that fire continues to burn, it leaves behind the older Sycamore trees, hopeful to stay protected and dominant, mixed with a mass of green shoots looking to […]
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New flight booking data released by Amadeus has revealed that COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant effect on flight booking lead times in India since March 2020. According to Amadeus’ first COVID-19 Travel Insights bulletin, flight booking lead times in India decreased by 68% between March-July 2020 compared to the same period in 2018 and […]
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Peru, Bahamas and Puerto Rico are the latest destinations to use the world’s first ever global safety and hygiene stamp, launched earlier this year by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). WTTC, which represents the global travel private sector, recently announced that in just three short months, 100 destinations were now using its ‘Safe […]
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American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has acquired 30SecondsToFly, a technology start-up specialising in artificial intelligence (AI) and messaging for business travel. The terms of the deal, which closed on 8 October, remains undisclosed. The 30SecondsToFly technology will enhance the travel experience for GBT’s clients’ travellers by increasing the number of service options available to […]
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Following nine consecutive years of growth, the tourism ecosystem of the European Union (EU) is among the hardest hit by the global Covid-19 pandemic. Aimed at exploring new ways to get out of the coronavirus crisis and gaining a sustainable recovery of the tourism sector, the European Commission convened a meeting. Throughout the day, participants […]