British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that the U.K. will close all travel corridors starting from Monday, January 16, to curb the risk of spreading as yet unidentified new stains of the COVID-19 virus. At present, travellers are allowed …
Published on : Friday, March 13, 2020
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) recently announced that millions of jobs in the travel and tourism industry are at stake due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The council predicted that nearly 50 million jobs could be …
Published on : Friday, March 13, 2020
The global pandemic has lead to the closure of Walt Disney World, the flagship theme park of Disney (DIS). Due to the coronavirus Disney’s tourism business has come to a halt and the company also announced the closure of Disneyland …
Published on : Thursday, March 12, 2020
The novel coronavirus has gone global reaching most of the Asian nations and European countries. This outburst in China now becomes a worldwide pandemic. Since it was first identified in mid-December (Wuhan Province in China), the virus has killed more …
Published on : Thursday, March 12, 2020
The huge economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak is severely felt and the Chinese airline passenger numbers slumped by 84.5% last month. On Thursday the China’a aviation regulator mentioned that the drop has caused a 21 bn yuan fall …
Published on : Thursday, March 12, 2020
On Wednesday, the U.S. President Donald Trump announced in an official address from the Oval Office that the United States would temporarily ban travel and travellers arriving the country from most places of Europe. The decision comes in light of …
Published on : Thursday, March 12, 2020
After Germany’s Health Minister called for a blanket ban on events where more than 1,000 people are gathered, organisers announced the cancellation of IMEX Frankfurt 2020, due to be held at Messe Frankfurt between 12-14 May. IMEX Group’s chairman …
Published on : Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Struggling airlines will get a lifeline as officials at the European Union are seeking to suspend rules that makes it mandatory to run almost empty planes to maintain the prized landing slots. Carriers are subjected to a ‘use …
Published on : Wednesday, March 11, 2020
The tourism minister Melanie Joly, Canada projected to lose millions of dollars in tourism revenue to COVID-19. Joly also said that tourism sector in Canada is already feeling the impact of reduced tourism, and is projecting millions of dollars in …
Published on : Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Due to the coronavirus outbreak Heathrow welcomed 5.4 million passengers in February and the fall was because of the lowering demand on Asian and European routes. A Heathrow official said that the demand will continue to weaken going into …
Published on : Wednesday, March 11, 2020
In response to coronavirus, a number of countries have imposed new rules and the Foreign Office has advised “ all but essential travel”. Amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak the whole of Italy has gone into lockdown. The Foreign office …
Published on : Monday, March 9, 2020
Due to the escalation of the COVID-19 epidemic, Reed Travel Exhibitions, the organisers of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), after consulting the stakeholders, the venue management and supporting association decided to postpone the event. ATM was earlier scheduled to …
Published on : Monday, March 9, 2020
After destroying one of the Easter Island’s famed statue a Chilean man was arrested. He crashed into the statue with his truck which angered the Ma’u Henua community, who takes care of the statues or moai and consider them as …
Published on : Saturday, March 7, 2020
Saudi Arabia has suspended tourist visas for Vietnamese, as well as nationals from 21 other countries and territories, in efforts to elude the spreading Covid-19 epidemic. The visitors from 22 coronavirus-hit areas including China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, Japan, Indonesia, …
Published on : Saturday, March 7, 2020
There were about 9.3 million foreign tourists visited to Bulgaria in 2019, about 0.4 per cent higher than in 2018, the Ministry of Tourism said on January 28, citing National Statistical Institute (NSI) figures. The largest number of foreign tourist …
Published on : Saturday, March 7, 2020
The ‘coronavirus compassion’ policies have been announced by two giant airlines which will be providing more flexibility than those published by others. Airlines are offering a new degree of flexibility as they are facing a slump due …
Published on : Friday, March 6, 2020
The officials in Palestine indefinitely closed the storied Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem over fears of the new coronavirus, weeks ahead of the busy Easter holiday season. This announcement by the Palestinian tourism ministry …
Published on : Friday, March 6, 2020
The officials ordered a cruise ship with 3,500 people aboard to stay back from the California coast Thursday until passengers and crew can be tested, after a traveller from its previous voyage died of the disease and at least four …
Published on : Friday, March 6, 2020
Grant Shapps,the Transport Secretary said that HS1 is a true success story and they are fully committed to expanding international high-speed rail links between the UK and the rest of Europe as part of their work to be a truly …
Published on : Thursday, March 5, 2020
An American Airlines flight travelling from Chicago to Dallas was diverted to St. Louis, Missouri, after an unruly passenger tried to open emergency exit door mid-air. The incident took place on Tuesday, March 3, creating panic among other passengers …
Published on : Thursday, March 5, 2020
It is expected that the British travellers will swap holidays abroad for a break closer home due to coronavirus this year. After the rise of staycation, in the last five years heatwaves, Brexit, the weak pound, overseas terrorist attacks and …
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