Australia is planning to reopen state borders by Christmas as well as ways to bring citizens home from abroad safely. According to a statement from the office of Prime Minister Scott Morrisson, all states and territories except for Western Australia have agreed to a framework that would lift border restrictions before 25 December. The details […]
Category Archives: Travel Guide
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Following a three way pitch, Beverly Hills Conference & Visitors Bureau has appointed luxury lifestyle agency Luchford APM as its UK in-market representative to act on behalf of Beverly Hills with immediate effect. The agency won the 12 month consumer and travel trade contract based on its creative ability to develop Beverly Hills from being […]
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Valencia is a city making huge strides to tackle the global climate emergency and create a destination that travellers can visit with a clean conscience. The city has become the first in the world to verify its carbon emissions from tourist activity, the first step in a commitment to become a carbon-neutral destination by 2025. […]
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The UK’s consumer and trade association representing the USA has appointed a new chief executive at a time when membership is at its highest and the USA remains the UK’s top outbound leisure travel destination. Tracey Spuyman, previously founder and managing director of the marketing agency Teamspirit which is now part of Chime Communication, has […]
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India has now entered into an air bubble agreement with the Netherlands and Tanzania. With the addition of these two countries, the country’s air bubble arrangement now extends to 20 destinations. The air bubble with the Netherlands is effective from 1 November. Regarding the air bubble with the Netherlands, a circular from the Ministry of […]
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Cuba is expected to receive a boom in visitors from the United States after the Obama administration took a series of steps to normalise relations between the two countries. At present travel is heavily restricted, with direct commercial flights banned, special visas compulsory and visitors required to join strictly controlled groups. Authorised travel typically takes […]
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The economic situation in the United States and Canada is improving and with it has come a renewed increase in foreign trips in 2014. At the same time the weaker-performing economies of Brazil and Argentina have led to slower growth in tourism in South America. These are the findings of the ITB World Travel Trends […]
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Saudi Arabia will be allowing foreign pilgrims to enter the country to perform ‘Umrah’ (Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca) from 1 November onwards. This move will be as per the third phase of the gradual relaxation of Umrah services. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah issued preventive and precautionary measures to ensure that the spread of […]
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An increase in visitors from the United Kingdom and Ireland has contributed to a record number of 34.4 million overseas visitors to the USA in 2014. This is up eight per cent from 2013, according to the latest figures released by US under secretary of commerce for international trade, Stefan Selig. The UK retains its […]
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Hilton Honors has announced today that domestic tourists, Thai locals and ex-pats in Bangkok will have the opportunity to indulge in a specially curated collection of experiences, as part of a range of adjustments to its guest loyalty programme. A great chance to be pampered professionally with rejuvenating spa sessions and treatments at the Millennium […]