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ARMCHAIR TRAVELLER:New Zealand virtual visit sounds good
Although travel to New Zealand is on hold, the country’s tourist board is inviting wannabe visitors to virtually journey through the North and South Islands listening to sounds unique to the South…
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 by moving deeper and deeper into the travelers’ user…
ROUND-UP:Aug. 24-29, 2020
Swoop comes back to Pearson, Westjet implements a zero-tolerance policy in support of the requirement for all guests, over the age of two, to wear masks and face coverings and Cunard pauses cruises…
Travel and Tourism Think Tank II – Tourism and Resilience
Travel and Tourism Think Tank II – Tourism and Resilience
Conference Dates September 15, 2020 12.00 P.M. – 13.30 p.m.
The BCCJ is delighted to announce our second Travel and Tourism Think…
Designing a Strategy for the Revival of Indian Inbound, Outbound & Domestic…
Designing a Strategy for the Revival of Indian Inbound, Outbound & Domestic Tourism
Conference Dates September 18, 2020 4:00 PM IST
Over the last 17 years, CAPA has completed close to 200…
Tourism Forum with Secretary Brad Loveless
Tourism Forum with Secretary Brad Loveless
Conference Dates September 24, 2020 11:30 AM in Central Time (US and Canada)
Tune in for an update from Visit Shawnee on all things tourism in Kansas.…
Post – COVID travel: insights on Europe
Post – COVID travel: insights on Europe
Conference Dates September 2, 2020 5:00 PM GMT
The tourism economy has been heavily hit by the coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic, and measures introduced…
COVID-19 Crisis Management & Impact on the Luxury Hospitality Industry: Case…
COVID-19 Crisis Management & Impact on the Luxury Hospitality Industry: Case Study by Elite Havens
Conference Dates September 2, 2020 3:00 PM 4:00 PM
Overview:
Jon Stonham, CEO of Elite…
WEAKENED BUT STILL DANGEROUS: Laura continues to threaten
Remnants of Hurricane Laura unleashed heavy rain and twisters hundreds of miles inland from a path of death and mangled buildings along the US Gulf Coast, and forecasters warned an eastern turn would…
PUBS & PATIOS: Houston, we have a patio
Saint Arnold Brewing Company is the oldest craft brewery in Texas. But the Houston establishment is also a place where the small crew still takes pride in “brewing, filtering, bottling, selling and…
RIU REOPENS ITS INDIAN OCEAN HOTELS
RIU has just opened the luxury hotel Riu Palace Maldivas, on 17 August, and with that it has restarted operations in the exotic destination. Bu that is not the only hotel that the chain has reopened…
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 sized ships offered few balcony cabins and a BYO bar…
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 first five months of the year and over 120 million jobs at…
PRECIOUS PLACES: Cemeteries to die for
Great cities live (and die, of course) by their cemeteries. Several million people, for example, actually reside in Cairo’s City of the Dead, and its corridors are even lined with shops. In Europe in…
ROUND-UP:Aug. 17-21, 2020
In case you missed it, and even if you didn’t, here’s a quick look at some of last week’s need-to-know travel news, including: Carnival’s new ship name; a VIA is back on a roll; and Caribbean openings…
Direct tourism impacts on imports, exports, and current account balances
Pandemic-related lockdowns, flight cancellations, and border closures may be putting a crimp on summer vacation plans. However, the precipitous drop in tourism will have an outsized impact on…
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 compassionate treatment of all their customers during a pandemic.…
DON’T FORGET YOUR HAT:Death Valley sizzles at all-time temperature
The world’s the hottest day in more than 89 years and third hottest ever was recorded in Death Valley, California this week, foreshadowing even steamier days to come, fear experts.
If verified, the…
PUBS & PATIOS:Pony Corral a winner in Winnipeg
Winnipeg’s reputation for woeful winters is not unfounded, so it’s practically a requirement to embrace the warm weather when one can. And the Pony Corral Pier 7 has been helping city residents and…
HOLLAND AMERICA’S TOUR IN TURKEY VISITS SITES SELDOM SEEN
Hopefully it won’t be long until we can again enjoy carefree cruising. European cruising is resuming and Turkey which had been off the cruise map for a while is back on itineraries in 2021.
To whet…