- Malta, Taking the Lead on Climate Change
Valetta, Malta, April 30, 20 /TRAVELINDEX/ by Julia Farrugia, Malta Minister for Tourism and Consumer Protection – Climate change is a global issue but, as a country, we cannot be ...
- IATA: November Dates for IATA’s 76th AGM
Geneva, Switzerland, May 1, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that its rescheduled 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit will take ...
- Best Western Hotels and Resorts Launched Support Campaign for Front Line Heroes
Bangkok, Thailand, April 29, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ – Best Western Hotels and Resorts (BWHR) has launched a “Front Line Heroes” campaign designed to offer a helping hand to front line workers ...
- WTTC Estimates Over 100 Million Jobs Lost in Travel & Tourism Sector
London, United Kingdom, April 30, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Number of jobs losses jumps by over 30% in the last month. The Travel & Tourism sector faces a staggering 100 ...
- UNWTO Underscores Tourism’s Importance for Covid-19 Recovery in Audience with King of Spain
Madrid, Spain, April 30, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) was received today by H.M. King Felipe VI of Spain to assess how the ...
- Turismo de Portugal Certifies Establishments with Clean & Safe Stamp
Lisbon, Portugal, April 29, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / At a time when the recovery of the sector is being prepared, tourism enterprises, tourist entertainment companies and travel agencies have the ...
- Five Countries on Path to Recovery from Covid-19
Copenhagen, Denmark, April 28, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / With over three million confirmed cases and upwards of 200,000 fatalities in the world, there are few signs of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
- UNWTO: 100% of Global Destinations Now Have COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
Madrid, Spain, April 28, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted all destinations worldwide to introduce restrictions on travel, research by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has found. ...
- Domestic Tourism Poised to Drive Vietnam Travel Industry Recovery
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, April 26, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ Vietnam’s tourism industry is set to lead Asia’s return to business as social distancing restrictions are lifted and domestic travel is ...
- IATA Gets New Senior VP for Member and External Relations
Geneva, Switzerland, April 27, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Sebastian Mikosz will join IATA as the Association’s Senior Vice President for Member and External Relations, ...
- Seychelles First Country to Reopen Borders
Victoria, Mahé, Seychelles, April 28, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ All restrictions of movement of people will be removed from next Monday 4th May. That includes religious gatherings and funerals under guidance of ...
- Minister of Tourism of Saudi Arabia Discusses Tourism Recovery with Global Private Sector
London, United Kingdom, April 27, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / WTTC Members’ high-profile CEOs discussed the impact of COVID-19 and the decisive action needed to protect over 75 million livelihoods that ...
- Bureau Veritas to Certify Hotels and Tour Operators after Achieving GSTC-Accredited Status
Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, April 23, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce that Bureau Veritas Certification Hong Kong has achieved the ‘GSTC-Accredited’ status ...
- Asia Pacific Visitor Numbers Likely Down by 32% in 2020
Bangkok, Thailand, April 24, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ Under the newly updated forecasts from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), the most likely scenario for international visitor arrivals into and across Asia ...
- Riskline Issues Latest Advice for Travel Managers, Business Travellers
Copenhagen, Denmark, April 25, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ Leading global risk company Riskline has released its latest report detailing risk levels around the world, specific country updates and the latest advice. These ...
- SUNx Malta Launches World’s First Climate Friendly Travel Diploma
Valletta, Malta, April 22, 2020 / travelindex / SUNx Malta and The Institute of Tourism Studies (ITS) launched the first Tourism course dedicated to the transformation of the Travel & ...
- IATA: Slow Recovery Needs Confidence Boosting Measures
Geneva, Switzerland, April 22, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for governments to work with the industry on confidence-boosting measures in the face of an anticipated slow ...
- Michelin and Enviro Developing Technology to Transform Used Tires into Raw Materials
Clermont-Ferrand, France, April 23, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ Michelin is partnering with Enviro to develop and industrialize on a large scale an innovative pyrolysis technology to recycle tires at the end of ...
- Anurak Lodge Announces ‘Rainforest Rising’ Campaign
Khao Sok National Park, Thailand, April 21, 2020 / travelindex.com / Award winning ecolodge in southern Thailand encourages guests to help with a forest regeneration project. Anurak Community Lodge at ...
- Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office Introducing Mekong Heroes
Bangkok, Thailand, April 21, 2020 / travelindex.com / Seeking nominations of inspiring, dedicated and innovative leaders in travel and tourism in the Greater Mekong Subregion. Achieving a prosperous and sustainable ...
- Royal St George’s Will Host the 149Th Golf Open in July 2021
Kent, England, United Kingdom, April 21, 2020 / travelindex.com / Though the golf industry is facing challenging times at present, Golf in Kent has embraced the recent news that The ...
- WTTC Launches Campaign to Inspire Global Tourism Community #TogetherInTravel
London, Great Britain, Aoril 21, 2020 / travelindex.com / The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) is launching a new marketing campaign, #TogetherInTravel, aimed at galvanizing the global travel and ...
- UNWTO Calls for Firm Actions by Governments, Words Alone Will Not Save Jobs
Madrid, Spain, April 22, 2020 / travelindex.com / The Global Tourism Crisis Committee has united behind the World Tourism Organization’s rallying cry for governments to “go beyond words” and begin ...
- Project Hope Travel Launched
Aman, Jordan, April 20, 2020 / travelindex.com / A New World Tourism was launched with supporters in 26 countries; the New Tourism initiative is called Project Hope Travel.
Hashtag #projecthopetravel was ...
- Saint Ange Tourism Report – 17th April 2020
Victoria, Mahé, Seychelles, April 17, 2020 / travelindex.com / COVID-19, while serving to unite the world against a common enemy, has also brought the world of tourism to its knees. ...