- WTTC Welcomes Introduction of Digital COVID Certificate by EU Member States
Brussels, Belgium, June 8, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / In a major step towards the recovery of the Travel & Tourism sector, Virginia Messina, Senior Vice President, WTTC, acknowledges the importance ...
- Mallorca Joins UNWTO Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories
Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain, June 8, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has welcomed Mallorca’s Sustainable Tourism Observatory into its International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories ...
- WTTC Responds to Expected Announcement from UK Government
London, United Kingdom, June 7, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Virginia Messina, Senior Vice President WTTC, said: “The World Travel & Tourism Council shares the huge disappointment of Travel & Tourism ...
- UNWTO: Tourism Stakeholders Invited to Share Progress on Climate Action
Madrid, Spain, June 7, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / UNWTO is inviting public and private stakeholders from around the world to take part in a Global Survey of Climate Action in ...
- Top 25 Restaurants Phuket Will be Launched in Time for Phuket’s Re-Opening
Bangkok, Thailand, June 7, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Following the announcements by the Thai Prime Minister and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to reopen Phuket and to allow vaccinated ...
- UNWTO and Greece to Collaborate on Maritime Tourism Research Centre
Athens, Greece, June 6, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / UNWTO is to collaborate with the Greek Ministry of Tourism in establishing a first research station dedicated to measuring the sustainable development ...
- SUNx Malta Launches Climate Friendly Travel to Zero Initiative
Valletta, Malta, June 6, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / On World Environment Day, SUN Malta announced its Climate Friendly Travel to Zero flagship initiative, aligned with the UN Race to Zero. ...
- Over 5,000 Food and Beverages Professionals to Gather in Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain, June 6, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Food 4 Future and Expo Food Tech 2021 will reunite in Bilbao 5,000 food and beverages industry leaders, coming from more than ...
- Europe United as Tourism Leaders Meet in Athens
Athens, Greece, June 5, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The European members of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) have met in Athens to advance the safe and sustainable restart of tourism ...
- Avani Hotels Debuts on Bali’s Seminyak
Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia, June 5, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Avani Hotels announces the opening of Avani Seminyak Resort in Bali, the brand’s first property in Indonesia. Centrally located in the ...
- Tourist Numbers Down 83% but Confidence Slowly Rising
Madrid, Spain, June 5, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / International tourist arrivals were down 83% in the first quarter of 2021 as widespread travel restrictions remained in place. However, the UNWTO ...
- Wyndham Unveils New Luxury Brand, Registry Collection, with Property in Cancun
Cancun, Mexico, June 4, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchising company with over 8,900 hotels across nearly 95 countries, today unveiled its 21st ...
- WTTC Welcomes OECD’s New Initiative for Safe International Travel
London, United Kingdom, June 4, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Virginia Messina, WTTC Senior Vice President, said: “We welcome the OECD initiative to safely restart international travel under their proposed framework, ...
- UK Risks Isolation if Keeping Doors Closed to international Travel
London, United Kingdom, June 4, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The UK risks becoming increasingly isolated if it continues to keep the doors closed to significant international travel, says the World ...
- Data-Driven Decisions to Manage Risks When Reopening Borders to International Travel
Geneva, Switzerland, June 4, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to make data-driven decisions to manage the risks of COVID-19 when reopening borders to ...
- Middle East Members Meet as UNWTO Opens New Office in Riyadh
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 3, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Members of the UNWTO Regional Commission for the Middle East have agreed to work on the creation of harmonized protocols to ...
- Telefónica and UNWTO Renew Commitment to Promote Sustainable Tourism Development
Madrid, Spain, June 3, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Telefónica and the UNWTO renew their commitment to cooperate to promote tourism through sustainable and competitive development based on digitalisation and the ...
- Award Winning Kerry Hotel Creates New Vision for Sustainable Estate
Tralee, Ireland, June 3, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Ranked in the world’s top hotels, third generation hotelier Padraig McGillicuddy and the team at Ballygarry House, are always striving to improve ...
- WTTC Reveals Tourism Sector Contribution to South Korea GDP Dropped by $33 billion
Seoul, Korea South, June 2, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / COVID-19 sparks a dramatic 45.5% collapse in the sector’s contribution to GDP 84,000 jobs lost, while many more remain protected by ...
- Africa Must Stand Strong Even Under its Most Challenging Times
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 2, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / As South Africa returns to stricter lockdown followed the appearance of the South African President, H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa ...
- Month-Long Countdown for Phuket Re-Opening Starts Now
Phuket, Thailand, June 2, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to confirm that Phuket will be the first destination in Thailand to reopen to ...
- Macao Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng Inaugurates the Macao Grand Prix Museum
Macao, Maco SAR, June 2, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The Macao Grand Prix Museum was officially inaugurated today (1 June). Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng, accompanied by Secretary for Economy ...
- Luxury Resort Twinpalms Phuket Nominated for Top 25 Hotels in the World
Phuket, Thailand, May 31, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Twinpalms Phuket, located on the west coast of Phuket, has been nominated for the Top 25 Luxury Hotels awards by Top25Hotels.com, which ...
- Imperatives for Sustainable Recovery of Air Travel Industry in Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 1, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Africa is running a race against time in the battle against the historic crisis for the air travel industry posed by ...
- Phuket to Relax COVID-19 Restrictions from Today
Phuket, Thailand, June 1, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to provide the following updates on Phuket’s announcement to relax the COVID-19 restrictions and ...