UNWTO: International Tourist Numbers Down 65% in First Half of 2020
Madrid, Spain, September 17, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / International tourist arrivals plunged 93% in June when compared to 2019, with the latest…
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People Globally Want a More Sustainable and Equitable World Post COVID-19
72% of people would like their own lives to change significantly and 86% want the world to become more sustainable and equitable
WORLD TRAVEL MARKET CANCELS LIVE EVENT:
World Travel Market has been forced to cancel its 2020 London event at ExCeL, citing travel restrictions and uncertainty around Covid-19. WTM…
NOT AMUSED: Pandemic takes theme parks for a whirl
Amusement park operators who spent months installing hand sanitizing stations, figuring out how to disinfect roller coasters seats and checking…
CLEAN MACHINE:BC small ship ops tackle trash on coast
With the tourism season cancelled by the pandemic, a fleet of British Columbia small ship operators are making the most of their unexpected…
GeoSure & Deem Teams to Bring Travel Safety Tools to Business Travel
Oakland, California, United States, September 11, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Deem, a leading mobile and cloud technology provider for the corporate…
WTTC Responds to the UK Government’s New Island Policy
London, United Kingdom, September 9, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Gloria Guevara, President & CEO WTTC, said: WTTC is encouraged the government…
WTTC: United States to Lose $155 Billion from Missing International Tourists
Washington D.C., United States, September 3, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / A devastating $155 billion looks set to be lost from the U.S. economy due…
ICC and WTTC Issue COVID-19 Restart Guide for Travel & Tourism Sector
Paris, France, September 2, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the World Travel & Tourism Council…
IATA Calls for Borders to Open and Continued Relief Measures
Geneva, Switzerland, September 1, 2020 / AIRLINEHUB / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling on governments to work…
WTTC: Germany to Lose €38 Billion from Missing Tourists Due to Pandemic
Berlin, Germany, August 31, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / €104.1 million a day being lost to the German economy. A devastating €38 billion looks set…
UNWTO: Covid-19 and Transforming Tourism
Madrid, Spain, August 31, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / If tourism brings us together, then travel restrictions keep us apart. More importantly,…
ART BASEL CANCELS ANNUAL MIAMI EVENT: Another pandemic victim
Art Basel Miami the prestigious art fair, known for glamorous parties and celebrity sightings, as much as its fabulous art collections and…
Can travel become less dependent on Google in a post-pandemic world?
Little more than six months ago, the one topic that kept travel executives awake at night was Google increasingly siphoning off industry profits…
IS A U.S. CRUISE LINE’S DEMISE AN EARLY WARNING?
Their Great Lakes cruises included Chicago to New York with stops in places like Wyandotte, Mich. and Cleveland. The fleet’s three river-cruise…
GLOBAL IMPACT ON TOURISM: From a major shock to an emergency
The United Nations chief says the tourist industry has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with US $320 billion lost in exports in the…
NOT KID STUFF: Young children pose a dilemma for airlines with mask rules
Two recent incidents involving young children who refused to wear face masks show how airlines are struggling to balance safety with…
WTTC Calls for Leadership from PM Boris Johnson to Save Travel & Tourism Sector
London, United Kingdom, August 13, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has urgently called on the UK…
WHEN CAN NORTH AMERICANS SAIL ON EUROPEAN RIVER CRUISES?
It’s likely to be March, 2021 before North Americans will be able to join cruises on Europe’s rivers. That was the prognosis that came from a…
WTTC, UK Heading to Worst Case Scenario Threatening Three Million Jobs
London, Great Britain, August 7, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Nearly three million jobs in the UK – and 197 million worldwide in the Travel &…