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Business events get green signal across New Zealand

Business events get green signal across New Zealand

Auckland’s move to Alert Level 1 is great news for the business events industry and will give decision-makers confidence across the country, said Conventions and Incentives New Zealand (CINZ) chief executive, Lisa Hopkins. Auckland will join the rest of New Zealand in Covid-19 alert level 1 on 7 October. “The new announcement by Prime Minister […]

The Himalayas are back in business

The Himalayas are back in business

Nepal has reopened its borders and lifted the ban on foreign climbers on 17 October. Tourists are starting to come back after the country went into lockdown since March. Prior its official reopening, a VIP group has reached the summit of Mount Manaslu, the world’s 8th-highest mountain, on 14 October. This is to convey the […]

Japan and South Korea lift entry ban on business travel

Japan and South Korea lift entry ban on business travel

Two new countries, Japan and South Korea have now agreed to restart business travel starting on 8 October, in an attempt to improve their historically poor relations. The bilateral agreement states that visitors on short-term business trips will not be required to observe 14-day self-isolation periods provided they test negative for the novel coronavirus and […]

American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) buys 30SecondsToFly

American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) buys 30SecondsToFly

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 […]

Adapting business to new COVID-19 market environment

Adapting business to new COVID-19 market environment

Airbus SE reported consolidated financial results for the nine months ended 30 September 2020. “After nine months of 2020 we now see the progress made on adapting our business to the new COVID-19 market environment. Despite the slower air travel recovery than anticipated, we converged commercial aircraft production and deliveries in the third quarter and […]

Israel’s domestic and business tourism sector begin gradual reopening

Israel’s domestic and business tourism sector begin gradual reopening

The Israel Ministry of Tourism has defined the resort city of Eilat and the hotels area of Ein Bokek-Hamei Zohar at the Dead Sea as ‘green tourism islands’. The coronavirus cabinet allowed the city of Eilat and the Dead Sea hotel complex to be declared as ‘special tourism area’. Entry into the green tourist areas […]

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