ABTA has warned that the holiday providers could go bankrupt if forced to offer refunds to travellers, meaning millions of trips could be cancelled. The travel industry body is urging the Government of United Kingdom to introduce temporary changes to …
Published on : Saturday, March 21, 2020
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) hosted a high-level virtual meeting yesterday, bringing together key UN agencies, the chairs of its Executive Council and Regional Commissions, and private sector leaders. Tourism is the economic sector that has been hardest hit by …
Published on : Friday, March 20, 2020
Tourism is a key part of our DNA in the Territory. It is the economic lifeblood of many communities, it celebrates our wonderful living cultures and it showcases some of the most majestic natural landscapes on the planet. Arguably, …
Published on : Friday, March 20, 2020
Japan saw the largest drop in nine year due to travel restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and the government statistics showed that the number of foreign visitors to Japan plunged 58.3 per cent in February. Last month …
Published on : Friday, March 20, 2020
Indonesia has recently decided to suspend its visa-on-arrival policy for a month starting Friday. The decision is being taken as a response to the novel coronavirus outbreak and to combat the virus spread in the archipelago. This measure would be …
Published on : Friday, March 20, 2020
Orange County spokesperson Despina McLaughlin said that the regional community-based testing site for the coronavirus could open at the Orange County Convention Center as early as next week. On Wednesday, the local officials said the site may open on Friday …
Published on : Friday, March 20, 2020
Longleat has announced its drive-through safari park will be open for visitors from 20th March 2020. While Longleat House, walk through animal areas and other attractions are temporarily closed as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the world-famous Safari Park …
Published on : Friday, March 20, 2020
Among the 106 largest metro areas of the country, New Orleans, a tourism-dependent economy has the third-highest percentage of jobs in tourism, majorly at risk from the recession that is all set to create wave across the U.S., as per …
Published on : Friday, March 20, 2020
Minister of Northern Ireland, Diane Dodds recently explained that there had been “an alarming drop-off in activity” in the tourism sector. She disclosed that Titanic Belfast, one of the key attractions of the country, was seeing visitor numbers going …
Published on : Friday, March 20, 2020
The Andaman & Nicobar administration has closed all travel activities starting from Monday till March 26th. In an advisory issued recently on the outbreak of COVID-19, the health secretary of the Andaman & Nicobar administration wrote: “In order to …
Published on : Friday, March 20, 2020
In Monroe County, in spite of having no confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, businesses mainly tourism-driven Florida Keys — are bracing for the pandemic’s financial impact. After an executive order from Gov. Ron DeSantis, Monroe County officials have …
Published on : Friday, March 20, 2020
India is expecting a potential loss of more than Rs. 15,000 crore for the tourism industry due to the novel corona virus pandemic, which has led to global travel restrictions and forced foreign vacationers to cancel airline reservations and hotel …
Published on : Friday, March 20, 2020
Dominican Republic’s tourism activity is expected to suffer an “intense fall” as an aftermath of the corona virus epidemic, warned Puntacana Group president, Frank Rainieri on Wednesday. In a video, Rainieri said that even though measures have been taken …
Published on : Friday, March 20, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke during a meeting on the corona virus (COVID-19) response with tourism industry executives in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 17, 2020. Describing himself as a “wartime president” fighting …
Published on : Friday, March 20, 2020
The Tourism Ministry of Thailand on the brink of returning 1.4 billion baht in deposits to tour companies registered with the Tourism Department, acknowledging that a year-long epidemic could bring down the number of international visitors this yearto 10 million. …
Published on : Friday, March 20, 2020
In the Upper Egyptian city of Luxor, there is a prominent decline in tourists over the past month, following the outbreak of the corona virus. “Corona virus has really affected tourism here,” tour guide Mohamed said. “Many hotel reservations have …
Published on : Friday, March 20, 2020
With the corona virus COVID-19 pandemic continuing to cause concern, the United States and Canada have agreed to ban non-essential cross-border traffic temporarily. The ban also might include exclusions for commerce, education, family care and compassionate reasons. However, …
Published on : Friday, March 20, 2020
Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Tuesday asked all visitors who had planned to come to Hawaii to stop their trips for the next 30 days and reschedule “for another date” to hold back the further spread of the corona virus across …
Published on : Friday, March 20, 2020
Officials in Ecuador initially halted trips to and from Galapagos, 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) off the South American nation’s Pacific coast renowned for its varied marine and plant life. Galapagos Gov. Norman Wray said that the 2,000 foreigners staying …
Published on : Friday, March 20, 2020
The new corona virus will create economic crises in the states and cities that are most reliant on tourism, with lower tax revenue resulting from empty hotel rooms and canceled trips, conventions and events. However, analysts predict that those …
Published on : Thursday, March 19, 2020
On Beale Street Tuesday night, the music was still playing. However, there wasn’t much celebration to be precise. All shops were empty in general as all potential tourists are shunning travel plans due to the coronavirus, COVID-19. Robert …
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