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Madrid, Spain, November 4, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Tourists are to be given greater legal protection as consumers under new plans being advanced by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). With…

London, United Kingdom, November 3, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Iceland, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Colombia and Turks and Caicos are the latest major destinations to adopt the World Travel & Tourism…

Singapore, Singapore, November 3, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The double-bill trade event, IT&CM Asia and CTW APAC, will maintain its presence this year amid ongoing travel restrictions with a…

Lisbon, Portugal, November 2, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Turismo de Portugal is the official Portuguese Tourism Board, responsible for the promotion, development and sustainability of tourist activity…

Madrid, Spain, November 2, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Restrictions on travel introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to hit global tourism hard, with the latest data from the World…

London, United Kingdom, October 30,2020 / TRAVELINDEX / New figures from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) reveal that despite a slight improvement since June, a staggering 174m Travel…

Canada has scored top marks once again in a comprehensive study that evaluates the perceptions of consumers in 50 nations. Led by first-place rankings in the categories of people, governance, and…

Chicago, USA, October 30, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise agreement with First Hotel Reisen AB to open the…

Madrid, Spain, October 29, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The United Nations, of which UNWTO is proud to be a part, was established to promote peace among nations and allow us to work together to build a…

London, United Kingdom, October 28, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO, said: “The opening of ‘air corridors’ between the UK and the Canary Islands, the Greek island of…

Bangkok, Thailand, October 27, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has taken the bold move to make significant changes to the design of its organisational governance at…

Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain, October 27, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The Canary Islands has been confirmed as the latest member of the growing International Network of Sustainable Tourism…

Oslo, Norway, October 28, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / VisitOSLO and The Trip Boutique, an award-winning Swiss travel-tech company focused on AI-based personalization of travel experiences are partnering to…

Koh Chang, Thailand, October 28, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Pioneering travel and hospitality firm, Aquarius International Hospitality Development (AQI), today embarks on a major expansion across Southeast…

2020’s status as the year of virtual travel continues with news that two prominent travel trade shows for Jamaica and the Dominican Republic will take place digitally this year. Jamaica’s annual show…

Denpasar, Bali, October 26, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The island’s once-thriving MICE sector will play a significant role, more so than the leisure sector, in the government’s tourism recovery plan.…

Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, October 24, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Following the resolution of the Mayor’s office of Nur-Sultan, Astana Convention Bureau LLP and Astana Invest LLP have been merged and…

Singapore, Singapore, October 24, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / ITB Asia, Asia’s Leading Travel Trade Show, successfully concluded today rounding off the first virtual event in its 13-year history. The…

Hua Hin, Thailand, October 23, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Banyan Thailand, the active lifestyle community in Hua Hin, has come together with a series of prestigious tourism and leisure partners in the…

London Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom, October 23, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Travel industry executives met at London Heathrow Airport as part of a transatlantic trial of CommonPass, a digital health…