Taiwan, the front runners in beating coronavirus, where life is currently back to normal is currently in discussion to gradually welcome the Heart of Asia for foreign tourists. According Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) the plan is to reopen transportation and tourism in three stages, the last of which will allow foreign tourists to … Read more
Amidst the relaxations given to the tourism sector post Unlock 4, the Tourism Department of Uttarakhand has brought great relief to the adventure buffs. Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board today announced the opening up the adventure related activities like Water sports, trekking and mountaineering, aero sports and camping activities for all inbound tourists. The government … Read more
Dubai-based airline Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Johannesburg (October 1), Cape Town (October 1), Durban (October 4) in South Africa; Harare in Zimbabwe (October 1) and Mauritius (October 3). The addition of the five points will expand the Emirates’ global network to 92 destinations, as the airline gradually resumes its operations. … Read more
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has launched a new Tourism Recovery Tracker, covering key tourism performance indicators by month, regions and subregions allowing for a real-time comparison of the sector recovery across the world and industries. The most comprehensive tourism dashboard to date, the Tracker is the result of a partnership between international organizations … Read more
The Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) launched the second phase of its digital campaign ‘Experience Seychelles’ on September 22 during a press conference at the STB Headquarters at Botanical House. This new phase of the online campaign, dubbed ‘Experience Seychelles; our home, your sanctuary’, was presented to the press by the STB Chief Executive Sherin … Read more
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday suspended air travel to and from India, Brazil and Argentina in view of the rising number of Coronavirus cases in those countries. The kingdom’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said in its circular that people with travel history to any of these countries 14 days prior to their arrival … Read more
VFS Global has announced changes in their South Asia operations leadership team with the appointment of Pranav Sinha as Head – South Asia, VFS Global. In this role, Sinha will now be responsible for overall business operations in South Asia with an emphasis on ensuring the highest customer service standards as well as managing … Read more
Virtual PATA Travel Mart 2020 (Virtual PTM 2020), organised in conjunction with the Sichuan International Travel Expo (SITE) with the support of the Leshan Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau and powered by official virtual partner Dragon Trail Interactive, attracted over 1,000 delegates from 60 global destinations. The delegate numbers embraced 208 sellers from … Read more
SITA, the global IT provider for the air transport industry, is partnering with start-up Safety Line to help pilots and airlines limit carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and operational costs by reducing fuel consumption of aircraft at key flight stages. A flight can be roughly divided into three phases: climb, cruise and descent. Safety Line, … Read more
The Centre for Marketing in Emerging Economies (CMEE) recently organised a webinar on ‘Tourism in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era: Challenges and the Way Forward’. The webinar was an attempt to discuss concerns of different stakeholders on tourism in the times of COVID-19 and to also understand the challenges and opportunities of the Indian tourism … Read more