Covid-19 Travel Updates

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How travel will emerge as a key contributor to India’s GDP
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 28 November, 2022
The Dharamshala Declaration 2022 highlights the significance of the travel industry in augmenting India’s GDP while promoting greater employment and allied benefits. Thanks to the Central Government’s enabling policy environment, the travel and tourism industry is expected to contribute $250 billion view more +
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Luxury travel and Yachting trends revealed
  • globetrender.com
  • 27 November, 2022
From Gen Alpha Design to High-Impact Conservation, a new forecast from Globetrender and elite adventure travel company Pelorus reveals the trends defining luxury travel and yachting over the next five years. view more +
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Business travel to boost hotel industry revenue by 23% in FY23
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 25 November, 2022
The Indian hotel industry is likely to witness 23 per cent growth in revenue this fiscal over the pre-pandemic level, driven by a strong recovery in business travel and continued traction in leisure travel, according to a report. view more +
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TBO’s Gaurav Bhatnagar joins WTTC’s Executive Committee
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 26 October, 2022
Gaurav Bhatnagar, Co-Founder of leading travel distribution platform TBO.com, has joined the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). Bhatnagar’s appointment comes following considerable growth of the TBO.com business globally, and the significant contribution made by Bhatnagar to the travel and tourism sector. view more +
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Why Culinary tourism is an essential part of the travel
  • thebusinessjournal.com
  • 24 October, 2022
Culinary tourism is one of the hottest trends in travel. Experts estimate interest in gastronomic tours will increase more than 16 percent a year for the next ten years. While some people travel to see historic sights or hit the road in search of boutiques and souvenirs, more and more people are getting bit by the culinary travel bug. It’s not hard to see why; culinary tourism allows visitors to engage in a sensory, view more +
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Domestic tourism spending and travel increase
  • www.hurriyetdailynews.com
  • 22 October, 2022
Domestic tourism spending increased by 84 percent, while the number of travelers rose by 9.5 percent in the second quarter of 2022 from a year ago, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK). Domestic tourists spent 19.7 billion Turkish Liras in April-June, with package tour spending rising more than 90 percent year-on-year to 1.6 billion liras. view more +
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Sleep Tourism Is The Latest Travel Trend Taking Over The World
  • curlytales.com
  • 20 October, 2022
Do you stare aimlessly at the ceiling at night because you can’t sleep? If yes, then what better than going on sleep travel? Yes, you heard it right! Sleep Tourism, one of the growing trends in the World post-pandemic, is grabbing all the eyeballs. The hospitality sector is now mostly focusing on the concept of sound sleep and properties across the globe are now offering guests to check in to hotels curated only for sleep-related activities. Read on to know more about this new trend that’s taking over the World of late. view more +
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Travel Insurance Market Size to Grow by USD 9.88 Billion
  • www.prnewswire.com
  • 19 September, 2022
NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The travel insurance market will be dominated by North America during the forecast period. Many people in the region opt for adventure sports, which pose high risks. Therefore, vendors offer special and customized policies to meet customers'. view more +
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Wellness Tourism finds many seekers in the health-conscious world
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 18 September, 2022
With the pandemic situation under control and the implementation of postponed vacation plans, the demand for wellness has grown exponentially. The appeal of wellness travel is fueled by the fact that people are more aware of their health than ever before. view more +
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Online Travel Booking Service Market Report 2022
  • www.globenewswire.com
  • 15 September, 2022
Dublin, Sept. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Online Travel Booking Service Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by Service Type (Vacation Packages, Transportation Booking), by Booking Method, by Device, by Region, and Segment Forecasts, 2022-2030" report has been added to view more +
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Travel Risk Management Services Market to Reach $223.62 B
  • finance.yahoo.com
  • 14 September, 2022
Expansion of the travel & tourism industry, surge in government initiatives for the development of MICE segment & SME sector, growth of information and communication technology (ICT), industrial growth, and increase in globalization of business drive the growth of the travel risk management view more +
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Agri-tourism Another hope in post-Covid era
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 12 September, 2022
Vinayak Koul underscores that Covid-19 pandemic has enabled businesses to think creatively especially in the travel and tourism domain. He shares how Agri-tourism, intended to focus on activities like rural tourism, intended to focus on activities like rural view more +
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Global Tourism Must Rethink Its Influence as an Industry
  • skift.com
  • 8 September, 2022
More than two years have passed. Where are the new metrics tourism desperately needs? How will this industry actually treat nature and communities as equal beneficiaries? Is tourism ready to demolish its neocolonial mindset? Those are the pressing questions facing the industry. view more +
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The evolution of tourism
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 6 September, 2022
Tourism industry has evolved as a result of witnessing decades of ups and downs. From dealing with leisure to propagating education to promotion of businesses, tourism has been an integral part of various historical developments. view more +
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Food tourism emerges as a form of sustainable travel
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 5 September, 2022
Regenerative tourism is the next step in sustainable travel and food can play a major role in it. The Coronavirus pandemic showed us we were on the wrong track to developing sustainable tourism. Reduced mobility and border closures stopped the world, pushing many to think view more +
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Futureproofing tourism via digitalisation
  • www.devdiscourse.com
  • 2 September, 2022
Penang Malaysia, Sep 2 360info While traditional tourism has been the mainstay for many economies, smart tourism is the way forward post-COVID.COVID-19 is an opportunity to rethink tourism for the future a shift from traditional tourism to adopting futuristic trends in the industry view more +
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Global Car Rental Market Report 2022
  • www.businesswire.com
  • 30 August, 2022
The global car rental market reached a value of US$ 76.7 Billion in 2021. Looking forward, the publisher expects the market to reach US$ 96.5 Billion by 2027, exhibiting a CAGR of 3.8% during 2022-2027. view more +
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The Main Reasons Why People Travel
  • skymetweather.com
  • 27 August, 2022
There are many reasons people travel. Besides being able to enjoy a holiday and playing tonybet slots, the tourism industry also provides various experiences and helps people develop new perspectives. The three core reasons people travel are leisure tourism, business tourism view more +
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Travel trends that are shaping the hospitality sector
  • www.freepressjournal.in
  • 27 August, 2022
The tourism industry suffered massive losses in the last two years, owing to the pandemic. However, the latest statistics certainly look positive, suggesting a travel boom. After being cooped up indoors for a long time, people are itching to travel. Here are some hospitality trends view more +
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Global Travel Insurance Market to Generate USD 58.93 Billion
  • www.globenewswire.com
  • 26 August, 2022
According to the report published by Next Move Strategy Consulting, the global travel insurance market generated USD 17.58 billion in 2021, and is expected to reach USD 58.93 billion by 2030, witnessing a CAGR of 14.6% from 2022 to 2030. The research provides a detailed analysis of changing market trends based on driving forces and opportunities view more +
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Worldwide Medical Tourism Industry to 2029
  • finance.yahoo.com
  • 26 August, 2022
The global medical tourism market size is estimated to be USD 46.96 billion in 2021 and is expected to witness a CAGR of 10.79% during the forecast period. This is owing to hassle-free and affordable international travel, growing healthcare expenses in developed countries, stringent reimbursement policies in local services, and need of quality services view more +
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Global Low Cost Airlines Market Report
  • www.globenewswire.com
  • 22 August, 2022
The global low cost airlines market reached a value of US$ 172.54 Billion in 2021. Looking forward, the publisher expects the market to reach a value of US$ 302.85 Billion by 2027, exhibiting a CAGR of 9.83% during 2021-2027. Keeping in mind the uncertainties of COVID-19, we are continuously tracking and evaluating the direct as well as the indirect influence view more +
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Europe's top destinations drawing tourists back
  • gulfnews.com
  • 17 August, 2022
TOP DESTINATIONS: Travelers take heed. Data from the World Travel and Tourism Council revealed top European destinations most reliant on tourism prior to the pandemic. In the midst of a travel “rebound”, countries have tried to draw tourists back in. This list shows tourism industry’s share of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP) based on an analysis by Landgeist view more +
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Space Tourism Market Likely to Enjoy Explosive Growth
  • www.einnews.com
  • 16 August, 2022
Space tourism can be defined as travel into space for recreational and leisure purposes. This type of travel encompasses lunar, suborbital, and orbital space tourism. Initially, the space missions were launched, and only rigorously trained astronauts were sent into space, while now the trend is transitioning to space tourism appearing as a recreational activity view more +
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Cosmopolitan Launches CosmoTrips to Capture Travel Budgets
  • www.adweek.com
  • 16 August, 2022
In a bid to parlay its influence over young female readers into tourism budgets and a new source of reader revenue, Hearst title Cosmopolitan announced Monday the launch of its new travel booking service CosmoTrips—its latest and most ambitious foray into the sector. The offering, designed and built in partnership with the travel technology firm DH Enterprise & Associates view more +
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World Tourism Day 2022: Time to Rethink Tourism
  • www.travelandtourworld.com
  • 15 August, 2022
Every year, on the 27th of September, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) celebrates World Tourism Day marking the adoption of the Statutes of the Organization in 1970. It is the day to celebrate the importance of travel and tourism and promote of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism across the world view more +
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Bleisure Travel is Back in Business
  • www.hospitalitynet.org
  • 15 August, 2022
With the steady recovery in corporate travel, the concept of bleisure travel, also known as blended travel, is re-gaining popularity. Prior to the pandemic, bleisure was primarily a millennial trend; however, as flexible work arrangements and remote work have gained traction, bleisure has become more common and acceptable across view more +
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Metaverse is the Future of Travel Industry!
  • www.analyticsinsight.net
  • 14 August, 2022
The future of travel is inevitable with the advent of the Metaverse. It is ready to transform the traditional mode of traveling into the digital mode of traveling with an immersive experience. Users from different places can easily travel to different geographical areas without any external trouble view more +
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6 Travel Sweepstakes And Contests For Free Trips This Summer
  • www.forbes.com
  • 14 August, 2022
There are a lot of ways to earn free travel perks and trips this summer, and if you try your luck, you just might be one of the happy winners. With a dozen summer contests, sweepstakes and giveaways already covered, there are more to sign up for if you want to play along view more +
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Locals can be excellent tour guides. Here's how to hire one
  • www.nationalgeographic.com
  • 11 August, 2022
A few years ago, Ruth Sadur and her boyfriend were supposed to travel together to Bali, Indonesia. When he had to cancel at the last minute, Sadur wanted help navigating the trip. Her hotel connected her with De Yudha Herdyana, a local guide, who thought her itinerary was too generic view more +
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All You Need To Know About Schengen Visa
  • ceoworld.biz
  • 08 August, 2022
In case you are planning for a trip to Europe, you must have come across the term Schengen at some of the other points. You must be thinking, what are the exact Schengen areas exactly? A Schengen visa is also known as a European visa that allows eligible individuals to travel free within 26 different participating Schengen area countries view more +
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Is QR Code The Future Of Travel Industry
  • www.digitalfirstmagazine.com
  • 08 August, 2022
Entrepreneur, business leader, and an investment banking and IT expert, Viineit Toshniiwal is backed by over 25 years of experience across the finance and tech sectors. Currently, he is the founder and CEO of his newly minted startup BizzO – a B2B enterprise that focuses on helping SMB service providers to build, scale, organise and empower their business digitally view more +
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Sports Tourism Market Is Booming Worldwide
  • shanghai.ist
  • 08 August, 2022
According to Qurate Research’s research experts, “Global Sports Tourism Market 2022 Insights, Size, Share, Growth, Opportunities, Emerging Trends, Forecast to 2028.” The study is an anthology of in-depth research studies on many aspects of the global Sports Tourism industry. It is an admirable effort to offer a true, transparent picture of the current and future view more +
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Global Adventure Tourism Industry worth Over 3/5th contribution by Soft Tourism
  • finance.yahoo.com
  • 05 August, 2022
Adventure tourism is form of travel involving caving, climbing, cycling, hiking, hunting, rafting, and others. Tourism is one of the rapidly growing sectors, wherein adventure tourism is one of its fastest growing segments. Asia-Pacific is one of the most popular travel destination owing to it having great landscapes, good food, and accommodation facilities view more +
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Istanbul is a top holiday spot for summer 2022
  • www.euronews.com
  • 03 August, 2022
The number of tourists arriving in Istanbul has more than doubled from a year ago, recovering from a COVID-driven slump. Foreign arrivals to Turkey's largest city - and the third largest in the Middle East - have surpassed pre-pandemic levels, in a much-needed rebound for the Turkish economy view more +
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Has remote work changed the travel landscape?
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 01 August, 2022
While some workers return to the office this year, many others continue to work remotely indefinitely. This seismic shift has changed where people live and work and, increasingly, how they travel. In the first quarter of 2022, nearly 25 per cent of job postings at the 50,000 largest companies in the US and Canada were for permanently remote positions view more +
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International tourism consolidates strong recovery amidst growing challenges
  • theprint.in
  • 01 August, 2022
Madrid [Spain], August 1 (ANI): A UN report on Monday said international tourism saw a strong rebound in the first five months of 2022, with almost 250 million international arrivals recorded, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer view more +
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Here are some reasons why travel insurance is important
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 26 July, 2022
The monsoon season undoubtedly brings much-needed relief from the summer’s oppressive heat. People who cherish the rains and the windy weather often make travel plans. But, besides the amusement the season offers, there are certain issues that the rainy days pose as far as travel is concerned, such as medical emergencies view more +
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India’s medical tourism is gearing up for AI
  • smefutures.com
  • 23 July, 2022
The tourism industry is finally making it out of the woods after the pandemic as the world is opening up day by day. The hospitality, healthcare, and tourism sectors are witnessing a re-emergence. During the pandemic, many industries were compelled to go digital and transfer view more +
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Over 50% Respondents Wish To Take A Monsoon Trip Outside City Limits
  • www.mumbailive.com
  • 22 July, 2022
Most years, summer is one of the highest travel seasons in India and traveller sentiment tapers off as the monsoons arrive, owing to the reopening of schools, traffic and driving conditions due to rain, among other factors. However, post-COVID-19, travel trends have shifted view more +
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Four global trends shaping the future of retail destinations
  • gulfbusiness.com
  • 22 July, 2022
Grappling with a series of domestic lockdowns and international travel bans, many major retail destination cities struggled to sustain demand throughout 2020 and 2021. Falling footfalls, retailers taking a close look at existing store networks, and rising vacancies all forced landlords view more +
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Metaverse in Travel and Tourism Market by 2028
  • www.einnews.com
  • 21 July, 2022
Increasing popularity of metaverse, growing integration of virtual reality platforms in travel and tourism, and rising use of cryptocurrencies for luxurious travel experiences are some kjey factors expected to drive market growth. The report covers the Metaverse in Travel and Tourism Market segmentation along with a detailed outline of the Metaverse view more +
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The Most Useful Foreign Languages to Learn for Tourists
  • www.luxurytravelmagazine.com
  • 18 July, 2022
Planning a long overdue vacation? Putting together travel itineraries, arranging visas, and ensuring your funds are in order is only half the battle. If you want to get the most out of an international trip, foreign languages are an invaluable tool to have at your disposal. The advantages of speaking a foreign language while traveling are obvious view more +
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Five things to do if you lose your passport while travelling abroad
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 17 July, 2022
The biggest nightmare when you're travelling abroad is to lose your phone, wallet or passport. A passport is the most important document you carry while travelling abroad. It is a government authorized document that ensures foreign authorities that you are an Indian Citizen. The loss of passport should be immediately reported to the nearest view more +
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Growing Adventure Tourism And Its Tryst With Women Entrepreneurs
  • www.india.com
  • 16 July, 2022
Adventure Tourism: Travelling is all about embracing new experiences and challenging yourself to a fresh breath of freedom. For everyone, travel has a different definition. Some embark on journeys for seeking tranquility, some for historical expeditions, some for leisure and some go for the sake of experiencing the adrenaline rush view more +
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Revenge tourism': How summer travel boom is sweeping France
  • edition.cnn.com
  • 16 July, 2022
CNN's David Bitterman examines France's tourism industry amid a travel resurgence after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic view more +
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Global Travel Insurance Market 2022 Featuring Seven Corners
  • www.businesswire.com
  • 14 July, 2022
The Global Travel Insurance Market size is expected to reach $60.7 billion by 2027, rising at a market growth of 26.3% CAGR during the forecast period. The COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to a halt, with unforeseeable and unexpected implications affecting global economies, people's lives, communities, and livelihoods too, and the risk of layoffs and global view more +
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How has the Wellness Industry Changed over the Last Decade?
  • www.news-medical.net
  • 11 July, 2022
Wellness aims to achieve optimal levels of physical, mental, and spiritual health and wellbeing. This burgeoning industry has witnessed unprecedented growth over the last decade or so, and it is a hugely lucrative industry. According to the Global Wellness Institute (GWI), in 2017 view more +
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Countries With the Most International Tourists
  • www.usnews.com
  • 8 July, 2022
Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic essentially shut down international travel worldwide, the tourism industry is bouncing back as summer arrives in the northern hemisphere. International tourism saw a close to 200% year-over-year increase in the first quarter of 2022, and although several related statistics are still well below 2019 levels view more +
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How new service charge guidelines will impact hotels and travellers?
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 5 July, 2022
Sharing detailed guidelines on the much-debated issue of service charges levied by Indian restaurants and hotels from consumers and guests, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs on Monday ruled that ‘no hotels or restaurants shall add service charge automatically or by default in the bill’. This basically means that charging a ‘service fee’ from the consumers view more +
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Cruise Tourism Market Size to Grow by USD 4.24 billion
  • www.prnewswire.com
  • 5 July, 2022
The "Cruise Tourism Market by Application (Ocean cruising and River cruising) and Geography (North America, Europe, APAC, South America, and Middle East and Africa) - Forecast and Analysis 2022-2026" report has been added to Technavio's offering. The potential growth difference for the cruise tourism market between 2021 and 2026 is USD 4.24 bn view more +
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Global Metaverse Markets in the Travel and Tourism Industry
  • www.businesswire.com
  • 28 June, 2022
The metaverse market in the travel and tourism industry is poised to grow by $188.24 billion during 2022-2026, accelerating at a CAGR of 26.01% during the forecast period. The market is driven by increasing demand for AR and VR technology, growing Internet penetration and implementation of 5G, and the introduction of digital assets in the metaverse view more +
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Travel Insurance Market to Garner $61.9 Billion by 2030
  • www.globenewswire.com
  • 28 June, 2022
As per the report published by The Brainy Insights, the global travel insurance market is expected to grow from USD 16.8 billion in 2021 to USD 61.9 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 15.6% during the forecast period 2022-2030. The growing tourism industry leads to increased tourist traffic. The increased tourist traffic is accompanied by increased instances view more +
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Post-pandemic recovery of tourism – are countries returning to pre-Covid levels?
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 27 June, 2022
After two years of stringent lockdown restrictions, countries across the world have finally begun to tread on the path of complete recovery. Signs now indicate that tourist numbers have begun to recover, with limitations and restrictions on movement decreasing significantly view more +
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Why hills of Uttarakhand are drawing more astro tourists
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 26 June, 2022
The small hill stations of Uttarakhand, known for their pristine lakes, scenic spots and adventure activities are now offering out-of-this-world experience to travellers. With international trips becoming dearer due to revenge travel after over two years of the pandemic view more +
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Religious Tourism Market to See Major Growth by 2027
  • indiandefencenews.info
  • 25 June, 2022
The Latest Released Religious Tourism market study has evaluated the future growth potential of Religious Tourism market and provides information and useful stats on market structure and size. The report is intended to provide market intelligence and strategic insights to help decision view more +
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Tourists are flocking back to Southeast Asia
  • www.cnbc.com
  • 23 June, 2022
After more than two years of lockdowns and border controls, Southeast Asia is finally experiencing some semblance of the old days of travel. Flights are steadily returning to 2019 levels in the region’s major economies, with Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia being the most popular destinations this year, according to the flight data analytics firm Cirium view more +
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Helicopter Tourism Market Recorded 28.94% Y-O-Y Growth Rate
  • finance.yahoo.com
  • 20 June, 2022
The helicopter tourism market size is expected to grow by USD 871.35 million from 2020 to 2025. However, the growth momentum is likely to decelerate at a CAGR of 17.31% as per the latest market report by Technavio. The key factor driving the helicopter tourism market is the increasing use of commercial helicopters view more +
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Europe’s Safest Countries to Travel This Summer
  • www.schengenvisainfo.com
  • 17 June, 2022
Switzerland has been considered Europe’s safest country to travel to this year, taking into account several factors, including crime rates, pollution levels as well as healthcare, according to a recent study published by Forbes. Following the factors mentioned above, the Forbes study has ranked Slovenia in the second position view more +
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Business travel Large-Scale Developments in of Travel and Tourism Sector
  • finance.yahoo.com
  • 15 June, 2022
The "Global Business Travel Market (2022-2027) by Type, Purpose Type, Expenditure, Service Type, Industry, Geography, Competitive Analysis, and the Impact of Covid-19 with Ansoff Analysis" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Business Travel Market is estimated to be USD 706.14 Bn in 2022 view more +
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WTTC analyzes critical factors for hotel investment post pandemic
  • www.prnewswire.com
  • 15 June, 2022
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today publishes 'Critical Factors to Attract Hotel Investment,' a new report highlighting the importance of attracting capital investment to enable the Travel & Tourism sector's full growth potential post COVID-19, following a 25% drop in 2020 view more +
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Cultural Tourism Market Research Report 2022
  • indiandefencenews.info
  • 12 June, 2022
The report investigates the current status of the Cultural Tourism Market and analyses the future trends of the Cultural Tourism market. The report explores the market opportunities available in the Cultural Tourism market. The report assesses the Cultural Tourism market sourced view more +
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What is Eco-Tourism in India?
  • www.india.com
  • 11 June, 2022
Ecotourism is a type of tourism that focuses on responsible travel to natural places and environmental preservation. Ecotourism has a lot of potential in India right now, and it’s important to assist both the local people and the economy. It is a type of sustainable tourism that allows view more +
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Niche Tourism is becoming Increasingly Mainstream
  • www.globenewswire.com
  • 09 June, 2022
Niche tourism has many similarities with the experience economy because niche tourists are constantly searching for engaging and unique experiences that match their interests. In recent years, mainstream holiday providers have identified niche tourism as a potential growth area and, subsequently view more +
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Responsible Tourism Is Important To Save The World's Oceans
  • www.outlookindia.com
  • 08 June, 2022
Do you know what environmental scientists call the popular sailing route between California and Hawaii? The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Surprised? But this is only the tip of the iceberg. They have also come across marine animals living on these plastic debris, sometimes miles away from their usual habitats view more +
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Travel is back. And so are the influencers
  • edition.cnn.com
  • 07 June, 2022
Love them or loathe them, as the travel world re-opens, influencers are back on the move. That's welcome news for some hotels like the Langham on New York's Fifth Avenue. "Ninety percent of the people we work with are amazing, they are very diligent, this is their business view more +
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International tourism saw 182% Y-o-Y increase in Jan-Mar 22
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 07 June, 2022
Continuing to recover at a strong pace, tourism in international markets and visitor arrivals at destinations globally saw a massive 182 per cent Year-on-Year (YoY) increase in the first quarter of the year 2022 in comparison to the same period last year, revealed the recent UNWTO data report view more +
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Is your travel destination ‘Insta-worthy’?
  • www.financialexpress.com
  • 05 June, 2022
Around five years ago, Isa Khan used to successfully run a coaching institute. The Delhi-based economics teacher would travel every now and then and shoot videos of his destinations and put them up on his Instagram page. Life was good until 2020, when the pandemic struck view more +
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World tourism gradually recovers amid global uncertainty
  • www.arabnews.com
  • 05 June, 2022
DUBAI: Global tourism has been facing the brunt of natural and man-made events, one after the other. However, it has the potential to grow to $8.6 trillion in 2022, according to an industry survey. Travel and tourism contributed 21.7 percent to the global gross domestic product in 2021 view more +
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Is sustainable tourism truly sustainable?
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 31 May, 2022
Sustainable tourism is a holistic view of engagement that benefits all stakeholders, and after the pandemic, the only way to move forward. The UN World Tourism Organization defines it as “tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts view more +
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Tourism department optimistic about summer travel in Wisconsin
  • www.nbc15.com
  • 31 May, 2022
STOUGHTON, Wis. (WMTV) - Wisconsin’s natural resources and hospitality could continue to bring in more tourists this summer. ”Friendly people and good fishing. What more can you ask for right?” Irma Arellano said. She and her fiancé Bruce Kayser traveled to Lake Kegonsa State Park view more +
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India's travel & tourism to surpass pre-pandemic levels by 2022 end
  • www.travelandtourworld.com
  • 31 May, 2022
Research conducted by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed the travel & tourism sector’s contribution to the Indian economy could surpass pre-pandemic levels this year, with a year-on-year growth of 20.7% view more +
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Top-5 travel trends that will shape tourism industry in 2022
  • www.thehansindia.com
  • 27 May, 2022
The latest Sabre survey results revealed several key travel trends that are truly game-changers in the industry. There is optimism in the industry as more countries ease their restrictions and more travellers are booking their first trip after years of being unable to do so view more +
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Sports Tourism Market Analysis forecast by 2028
  • thedailyvale.com
  • 23 May, 2022
Latest launched research on Global Sports Tourism Market, it provides detailed analysis with presentable graphs, charts and tables. This report covers an in depth study of the Sports Tourism Market size, growth, and share, trends, consumption, segments, application and Forecast 2028 view more +
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Top 10 destinations for a summer break
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 22 May, 2022
It's summer, and travellers are ready to go on vacation after more than two years of staying at home. With international skies now open, this appears to be the best time for Indto take their dream vacation. Whether it's a 'dreamcation', a 'staycation', or a 'wellcation' view more +
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Flex travel is the 2022 summer holiday trend
  • www.glamourmagazine.co.uk
  • 22 May, 2022
Listen, we love the long bank holiday weekend and we are eternally grateful for the cosy few days around the Christmas period, but let's be honest here, in terms of holidays, the summer break reigns supreme. And after several years of restricted travel, we were looking forward view more +
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Say Goodbye to Travel Anxiety
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 15 May, 2022
We all enjoy travelling, and now that the world has opened up as a result of the pandemic, everyone has a reason to travel even more, almost with a vengeance! However, travel can be very stressful on both the body and the mind. Travelling disrupts our routine view more +
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Drones in Travel and Tourism Market 2022 Development Status
  • mathandling.com.au
  • 15 May, 2022
California (United States) – The Drones in Travel and Tourism Market Research Report is a professional asset that provides dynamic and statistical insights into regional and global markets. It includes a comprehensive study of the current scenario to safeguard the trends and prospects of the market view more +
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Metaverse Market in Travel and Tourism Industry
  • finance.yahoo.com
  • 13 May, 2022
The Metaverse Market in the Travel and Tourism Industry size is expected to increase by USD 188.24 billion from 2021 to 2026, with an accelerated CAGR of 26.01% as per the latest market report by Technavio. 37% of the market's growth will originate from North America during the forecast period view more +
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Arabic travellers in the GCC plan for new travel experiences
  • www.zawya.com
  • 11 May, 2022
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: GCC travellers are looking to make up for lost time when it comes to travel, with the anticipation of new experiences dominating conversations, according to research revealed yesterday at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2022 by leading consumer intelligence company D/A view more +
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5 post-Covid travel trends in Dubai
  • www.khaleejtimes.com
  • 10 May, 2022
Dubai is now emerging as a top destination for “bleisure” tourism, as more people fly into the city with a mix of business and leisure needs in mind, a spokesperson for a government entity has said. “The demographics of Dubai’s visitors are changing,” said Hoor Al Khaja, acting associate vice-president for International view more +
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Sustainable Tourism Market Research predicts USD 235.21 Bn growth
  • www.prnewswire.com
  • 10 May, 2022
The sustainable tourism market is growing at a CAGR of 9.72% and is expected to register an incremental growth of USD 235.21 billion between 2020 and 2025. The report analyses the market size, growth, and provides accurate predictions on the growth of the market view more +
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Young travellers promote sustainable tourism in hills
  • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  • 08 May, 2022
Dehradun: Athulya Jeevi, a 28-year-old architect from Thiruvananthapuram, who started travelling around five years ago for her love of history and architecture, is now exploring north India, including Uttarakhand, with six other young travelers like her from across the country view more +
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Future of Space Tourism Is Now. Well, Not Quite
  • https://www.nytimes.com
  • 07 May, 2022
Ilida Alvarez has dreamed of traveling to space since she was a child. But Ms. Alvarez, a legal-mediation firm owner, is afraid of flying, and she isn’t a billionaire — two facts that she was sure, until just a few weeks ago, would keep her fantasy as out of reach as the stars. She was wrong view more +
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Summer Travel: 5 Offbeat Stays To Book This Year
  • www.outlookindia.com
  • 06 May, 2022
Located on an unassuming street in the village of Sidhpur, Norbulingka Institute has an austere facade that belies the treasures hidden inside. Named after the summer residence of the Dalai Lama in Lhasa, in Tibet, the institute was founded in 1988 with the aim to preserve the ancient view more +
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Crypto vacations on the rise among Indians
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 05 May, 2022
In 2017, Didi Taihuttu and his family sold all their possessions to buy bitcoin and decided to travel the world. Popularly known as the 'Bitcoin Family', Didi and his family have travelled around 40 countries off their crypto fortune. How? Crypto transactions view more +
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Golf Tourism Market Size & Revenue
  • www.themobility.club
  • 02 May, 2022
Your Golf Travel, Haversham & Baker, Golfbreaks, EasyGolf Worldwide Australia, Golfasian, Golf Plaisir, Carr Golf, Classic Golf Tours, PerryGolf, Premier Golf, Emirates Holidays, SouthAmerica.travel, Golf Holidays Direct, Ascot Golf Tours, Caribbean Golf & Tours view more +
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Cultural Tourism Market Report 2022 Highlights on Future Development Trends
  • www.digitaljournal.com
  • 29 April, 2022
The Cultural Tourism Market is expected to be growing at a growth rate of 11.2% in the forecast period of 2022 to 2029 and would likely to reach an estimated value of USD 12324.33 million by end of the forecast period. Data Bridge Market Research analyses the factors responsible for fostering the growth of cultural tourism market view more +
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10 Trends Shaping Eco Travel In 2022
  • www.greenqueen.com.hk
  • 28 April, 2022
Digital travel platform Booking.com has released its seventh annual Sustainable Travel Report, offering insights into consumer attitudes towards sustainable travel in a post-Covid climate. Overall, travellers are shifting towards ‘planet-first’ destinations and meaningful travel experiences view more +
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Arabian Travel Market 2022 Dubai to feature over 1500 exhibitors
  • gulfbusiness.com
  • 27 April, 2022
The 2022 edition of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) is expected to held between May 9-12 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Held in collaboration with Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), the 29th edition of ATM is expected to feature over 1,500 exhibitors view more +
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AR VR in Travel and Tourism Market Size, Share 2022 Global Industry
  • www.digitaljournal.com
  • 27 April, 2022
AR VR in Travel and Tourism market Global, analyzes and researches the Instant Payments development status and forecast in United States, EU, Japan, China, India and Southeast Asia. This report focuses on the top players in global market. GlobalAR VR in Travel and Tourism Marketreport provides detailed analysis with presentable graphs, charts and tables view more +
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WTTC launches ‘Hotel Sustainability Basics’ initiative
  • www.devdiscourse.com
  • 24 April, 2022
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has launched ‘Hotel Sustainability Basics’, a set of criteria that all hotels are expected to implement to drive responsible travel and tourism, and will help them address their environmental impact view more +
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Mask mandates and tourist tax
  • www.cbs58.com
  • 23 April, 2022
(CNN) -- The US mask mandate for planes and public transportation has been struck down, Venice is introducing an entry fee for tourists, and Chicago O'Hare International Airport is getting an $8.5 billion makeover view more +
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Food Tourism is the Perfect Entrée for Greener Travel
  • skift.com
  • 22 April, 2022
It’s Earth Day 2022, marking yet another year on this planet with our outward cries on climate change and way too empty preachings on practicing sustainability. We all know for greener travel, change starts from the top down, or in the case of food tourism, from the Earth up view more +
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Global tourism estimated to recover from Covid-19
  • www.hindustantimes.com
  • 21 April, 2022
The global travel and tourism sectors are projected to return to pre-pandemic levels in 2023 and grow at a rate that will outpace global gross domestic product (GDP) growth, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) said on Thursday view more +
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Revenues from Bleisure Tourism Market to reach US$ 2,967.1
  • www.globenewswire.com
  • 20 April, 2022
Companies Profiled In bleisure tourism market are Airbnb. Inc, American Express Travel, Expedia Inc., BCD Travel, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Flight Centre Travel Group, The Priceline Group, Fareportal, Inc. (travelong inc.), Wexas Travel, Travel Leaders, The Global Work & Travel Co., JTB Business Travel, Prime Travels USA, GUNA Travel Germany, DER Touristik, CITS (China Business Travel & Fairs), China Tour Guide, Tuniu Corporation, FROSCH Travel and view more +
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Summer travel 10x rise in bookings, 35% hike in tariffs
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 19 April, 2022
As countries ease travel restrictions and international flights start operating again, bookings for foreign destinations have seen a massive upsurge in the last month. Thanks to destination weddings, rise in staycations, etc., domestic destinations are fully booked too, with accommodations increasing their tariff by almost 35 per cent from last year view more +
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Full list of countries which have no Covid travel restrictions including Mexico, Jamaica and Sweden
  • www.chroniclelive.co.uk
  • 15 April, 2022
As covid travel restrictions ease across the globe, here's the full list of places you can now go to without having to worry about tests, proof of vaccination, quarantine or other conditions view more +
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Travel to space in a giant, floating balloon
  • www.euronews.com
  • 15 April, 2022
If admiring the curvature of the Earth while sipping a glass of champagne is your idea of a great holiday, you might be in luck. An American company called Space Perspective is planning to send tourists into the cosmos in huge, hydrogen balloons view more +
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Augmented reality set to transform the travel
  • www.forbes.com
  • 12 April, 2022
Many of us are desperate to travel freely again – but with the help of AR and VR technology, we can explore the world from the comfort of our couches while we’re stuck at home. Companies are working hard to transform travel experiences, so we can expect things to look quite different when we are able to get back on the road view more +
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Why you should take a wellness travel break
  • www.indiatoday.in
  • 08 April, 2022
The concept of travel has undergone many changes and there is a rising interest in wellness. More and more people want to experience travelling as an immersive healing experience rather than just a casual holiday. The trend has particularly grown through the Covid pandemic view more +
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Travel insurance demand up as skies open
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 08 April, 2022
Travel insurance demand is seeing a surge after international commercial flights resumed normal operations on March 27. A larger proportion of international travellers are buying insurance now as compared to pre-pandemic levels. The boom in travel insurance bookings has enthused insurers, who are looking at strong growth view more +
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How Medical Tourism Will Change in 2022 and Beyond
  • www.businesswire.com
  • 31 March, 2022
Medical tourism in 2022 and beyond will not be a restart of how it was left in 2019 and earlier as previous trends will not return. This report looks at the potential and future in the context of how some countries are improving healthcare. Medical tourism is often described as travelling from one country to another, but often forgotten is travelling within a country view more +
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Will the metaverse change the way the travel industry operates?
  • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  • 24 March, 2022
Covid-19 has pushed us to try out alternative ways to satisfy our urge for travel. It has also prompted organizations to accelerate technology adoption, fueled by the demand to find a substitute for travel. While there aren’t too many major solutions that have emerged in this space so far, a lot of work is going on behind the scenes view more +
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Spiritual tourism picks up as restrictions end
  • www.livemint.com
  • 23 March, 2022
NEW DELHI : As places of worship across the country open up, hotels and travel companies are upbeat about the return of business from spiritual tourism. Demand for travel is rising for destinations like Shirdi, Vrindavan, Ajmer and Bodh Gaya, among others, as pilgrims lock dates view more +
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Travel Vaccines Global Market - Increasing Travel and Tourism
  • www.prnewswire.com
  • 22 March, 2022
The travel vaccines market is projected to reach US$ 5,914.22 million by 2028 from US$ 3,078.94 million in 2021; it is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 9.8% from 2021 to 2028. Travelling and tourism have become an integral part of the human lifestyle. Travelling and tourism has not only transformed the ongoing routine of people but also offered opportunities view more +
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Medical Tourism in 2022 and Beyond
  • www.businesswire.com
  • 21 March, 2022
Medical tourism in 2022 and beyond will not be a restart of how it was left in 2019 and earlier as previous trends will not return. This report looks at the potential and future in the context of how some countries are improving healthcare. The latest updated global medical tourism report looks at medical tourism in 2022 in 169 countries view more +
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Best European Cities to Visit in Spring & Summer 2022
  • www.schengenvisainfo.com
  • 18 March, 2022
With the COVID-19 situation improving and with the travel rules getting eased each day, it is the perfect time to start planning a trip to Europe. Europe has been one of the most popular destinations for travellers from all over the world for years now. Characterised mainly with a soft climate during spring and with long and warm summer days view more +
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What Endemic Covid Means for Travel in Asia
  • skift.com
  • 17 March, 2022
Set to welcome international travelers from next month, Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced the country’s transition to the endemic phase; neighboring Thailand has set July 1 as the deadline to declare Covid as endemic. Having done away with its Covid-zero strategy, Singapore is moving ahead with its plan to treat Covid as endemic view more +
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Global AR/VR in Travel & Tourism Market
  • www.globenewswire.com
  • 14 March, 2022
Brooklyn, New York, March 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to a new market research report published by Global Market Estimates, the Global AR/VR in Travel & Tourism Market will grow at a high CAGR value from 2022 to 2027. During the forecast period, the market demand would be as a result of increasing demands for travel and tourism services view more +
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Tourism Needs Isolation-free Travel
  • www.scoop.co.nz
  • 13 March, 2022
The Government needs to bring forward isolation-free travel for vaccinated and tested visitors before more tourism businesses close, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. “Forward bookings for tourism are at record lows. With the Australian school holidays about to begin view more +
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Is It Safe to Travel to Europe Now Due to War in Ukraine?
  • www.schengenvisainfo.com
  • 12 March, 2022
Two years after the outbreak of the Coronavirus, the travel and tourism sector in Europe has finally started to get on its own feet again. With the majority of the European Union Member States having abolished most of the travel restrictions, the sector has been impatiently waiting for the summer season, starting the preparations earlier than ever before view more +
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Mistakes People Make When Booking Summer Travel
  • www.huffpost.com
  • 10 March, 2022
With school breaks and extra sunshine, the months of June, July and August tend to be peak tourist season for Americans. It’s also peak season for rookie travel mistakes. So we asked travel experts to share the common missteps they see tourists make when it comes to their summer vacations view more +
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Online segment leads revival of tourism, travel and hospitality sector in India
  • www.financialexpress.com
  • 09 March, 2022
The tourism sector is bouncing back from the impact of COVID across the world. Data suggests that the industry will crawl back to the pre-Covid-19 levels in a few months. According to the IBEF data, by 2028, the Indian tourism and hospitality industry is projected to earn US$ 50.9 billion view more +
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Golf Tourism Market Size 2022
  • www.globenewswire.com
  • 08 March, 2022
Global “Golf Tourism Market” is a comprehensive research that provides information regarding Golf Tourism market size, trends, growth, cost structure, capacity, revenue, and forecast for 2027. This report also includes the overall study of the Golf Tourism Market share with all its aspects view more +
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Do-it-yourself travel emerges as a new normal trend
  • www.thestar.com.my
  • 07 March, 2022
HO CHI MINH CITY (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): As tourism recovers in the new normal after the lifting of pandemic- related restrictions, self-organised tours bypassing travel agency services have emerged as a rising trend, a local report says view more +
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Can corporate hotels survive the green travel revolution?
  • www.euronews.com
  • 07 March, 2022
Choosing where to stay on holiday is one of the most exciting and stressful parts of your trip. While some of us are content with cleanliness and a good location, others need room service and a balcony overlooking the sea view more +
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Global Helicopter Tourism Market (2021 to 2025)
  • www.businesswire.com
  • 07 March, 2022
The publisher has been monitoring the helicopter tourism market and it is poised to grow by $ 871.35 mn during 2021-2025, decelerating at a CAGR of 17.31% during the forecast period. The report on the helicopter tourism market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast view more +
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Zagreb February Tourism Continues to Record Positive Trend
  • www.total-croatia-news.com
  • 04 March, 2022
March the 4th, 2022 - Zagreb February tourism is continuing the positive trend seen so far this year which makes a very pleasant change when compared to what we've been seeing over the last two years as a result of the coronavirus pandemic view more +
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Backpack Market Size, Share and Forecast [2022-2029]
  • www.globenewswire.com
  • 28 February, 2022
Pune, India, Feb. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global backpack market size is projected to expand in a promising manner owing to the increasing interest in travel and recreational activities around the world, finds Fortune Business Insights™ in its report, titled “Backpack Market, 2022-2029” view more +
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Global Drones in Travel and Tourism Market from 2021 to 2027
  • corporateethos.com
  • 28 February, 2022
The Global Drones in Travel and Tourism Market from 2021 to 2027 global study file, which become recently published through MarketQuest.biz, become constructed with a stunning combo of industry knowledge, innovative ideas, practical solutions, and cutting-edge technology to supply a higher person experience. The file looks into this market in great detail view more +
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Augmented Reality in Travel and Tourism Market
  • mathandling.com.au
  • 28 February, 2022
Predicting Growth Scope: Augmented Reality (AR) in Travel and Tourism Market With so many positive trends shaping the market it’s no doubt that Augmented Reality (AR) in Travel and Tourism Market and you as the market player will catch up with other industries in delivering efficient view more +
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Article: Is it safe to go on a cruise now?
  • www.euronews.com
  • 27 February, 2022
The US public health agency lowered its pandemic travel warning for cruise ships last week, from “very high” to “high”. It’s the first sign of easing since December, when the CDC advised people to avoid the liners completely because of an increased risk from COVID-19 as the Omicron variant spread rapidly view more +
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Top 5 Emerging Travel and Tourism Markets
  • www.businesswire.com
  • 25 February, 2022
The Emerging 5 Travel & Tourism industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: Industry size (value 2016-20, and forecast to 2025). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis view more +
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Travel trends highlight sustainability and wellness tourism
  • www.financialexpress.com
  • 25 February, 2022
In India, the tourism sector is expected to grow 6.9% annually to $460 bn by 2028, which is 9.9% of the GDP, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). Traveling has undergone a major transformation over the past two years since the post-pandemic era began. The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) reports view more +
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Travel desire increases COVID‑19 vaccination intention
  • news.wsu.edu
  • 25 February, 2022
PULLMAN, Wash. – Wanderlust can be a powerful motivator in people’s decision to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a new study from Washington State University says. People with a strong desire to travel are less likely to express concern about the vaccine’s potential side effects or long-term complications and more likely to say they would get vaccinated view more +
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Australian travel & tourism brands increase digital ad spends
  • mumbrella.com.au
  • 21 February, 2022
Australia’s travel and tourism sector has arguably been one of the most impacted industries by border closures, so the international travel announcement on 7 February was met with welcome arms. Now, new data from digital marketing intelligence platform, Pathmatics, has revealed which brands have been upping their digital ad spend since the announcement was made view more +
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Greece Remains One of the Top Favorite Tourism Destinations
  • www.schengenvisainfo.com
  • 19 February, 2022
Greece continues to be one of the favourite destinations for travellers from the UK who are planning to spend Easter out of the country. The data provided by ForwardKeys shows that Easter booking rates for Greece so far increased by 26 per cent compared to the pre-pandemic period when there were no travel restrictions in place view more +
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Wellness Tourism Market Size, Share & Forecast 2028
  • www.globenewswire.com
  • 17 February, 2022
Global Wellness Tourism Market research report 2022-2028 is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the global Wellness Tourism industry with a focus on the global market. It provides a top-to-bottom analysis of crucial aspects like growth drivers, major challenges and opportunities which will impact the industry trends view more +
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UAE residents' 10 favourite travel and tourism brands in 2022
  • www.thenationalnews.com
  • 16 February, 2022
Emirates has topped YouGov's UAE Travel and Tourism Rankings for 2022. The Dubai airline scored the highest in the Brand Index, which measures public perception of travel and tourism brands among UAE residents. The list ranks residents' approval of brands, but is not limited to UAE companies view more +
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Travel’s Theme for 2022? ‘Go Big’
  • www.nytimes.com
  • 15 February, 2022
As governments across the world loosen coronavirus restrictions and shift their approach to accepting Covid-19 as a manageable part of everyday life, the travel industry is growing hopeful that this will be the year that travel comes roaring back view more +
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FORBES: Get Ready For A Major Travel And Tourism Recovery
  • www.forbes.com
  • 14 February, 2022
Travel and tourism in the U.S. will outpace pre-pandemic levels this year, with the sector projected to generate $2 trillion, or 6% more than it did in 2019. That’s according to new economic modeling by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), working with Oxford Economics view more +
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20 Best And Safest Places For Travel And Tourism In 2022
  • www.forbes.com
  • 13 February, 2022
As countries around Europe reopen borders and relax or altogether end coronavirus restrictions, and as flights, hotels, restaurants and cafes reopen, holidays to Europe are again a realistic possibility for relief-seeking travelers view more +
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2022 to be a year of recovery for the travel industry
  • www.khaleejtimes.com
  • 12 February, 2022
Travellers can look to 2022 as the year in which they can finally put their vacation and holiday plans back on the table, as a growing number of international destinations open up their borders and effective Covid-19 vaccination programmes eliminate the need for long quarantne periods, experts said view more +
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4 Fintech Trends in the Travel Industry in 2022
  • fintechnews.ch
  • 10 February, 2022
During the last decades, the impact of technology on travel has been significant. New IT services and technologies such as cloud computing and automation have allowed companies in the space to reduce costs, enhance operational efficiency and improve services and customer experience view more +
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Travel and tourism expected to grow to $8.6 trillion in 2022
  • edition.cnn.com
  • 05 February, 2022
Could brighter days be ahead? Travel and tourism are expected to return to almost pre-pandemic levels this year, and a top health official says Europe could be about to enter "a long period of tranquility." Here's the latest news from CNN Travel this week view more +
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What could covid-19 being endemic mean for travel?
  • www.nytimes.com
  • 06 February, 2022
In Britain and Denmark most coronavirus restrictions have been lifted, including mask mandates; Austria and the Netherlands have eased lockdown measures despite surges in cases, and in late January, the European Union recommended that vaccinated residents should not be required to undergo testing or quarantine when traveling between the 27 member states view more +
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The new normal for travel post Covid-19
  • www.theportugalnews.com
  • 02 February, 2022
Safety will be an even more decisive factor when choosing a holiday destination after the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a study by researchers from the University of Coimbra (UC). The conclusions of the study, conducted by Catarina Gouveia and Cláudia Seabra view more +
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Agro Rural Tourism Market Trends Outlined
  • constructionnewsportal.com
  • 29 January, 2022
The global Agro-Rural Tourism market report delivers market sizes, growth, trends, market share, segmentation, competitive landscape, impact of domestic, sales analysis, global market players, trade regulations, recent developments, value chain optimization, strategic market growth analysis, opportunities analysis, product launches, and more view more +
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Culinary Tourism Market is Likely to Increase
  • www.prnewswire.com
  • 28 January, 2022
DUBLIN, Jan. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Culinary Tourism Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering view more +
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Revenge tourism is for real
  • www.moneycontrol.com
  • 27 January, 2022
From Shimla to Ooty, many hill holiday destinations are referred to as the “Queen of the Hills,” but ask anyone which is the party capital of India and pat comes the unanimous answer: Goa! If domestic air passenger data is any indicator, a sizable number of people turned to Goa to celebrate the New Year and the days leading up to it view more +
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Celebrating Incredible India with National Tourism Day
  • newsonair.com
  • 25 January, 2022
The Kaziranga National Park in Assam or the caves of Ellora and Ajanta in Maharashtra, India’s riches can be seen in its culture, architecture, heritage, food, traditions, and more. National Tourism Day, observed on January 25 view more +
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How Travel Restrictions Can Help the Tourism Industry
  • www.hotelierindia.com
  • 24 January, 2022
Two waves and nearly two years of curtailed operations later, the world is now slowly and steadily moving towards the actual new normal. At such a juncture, the outbreak of Omicron, the new variant of the COVID-19 virus has been causing a lot of concern view more +
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What travel in 2022 can look like?
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 23 January, 2022
A new travel trends research paper released by Tripadvisor, in partnership with Ipsos MORI, reveals how respondents are planning to travel in 2022 and beyond, and how their attitudes and behaviours in relation to travel have changed as compared to pre-pandemic view more +
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What it's like to cruise during Omicron
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 23 January, 2022
Cruise ships turning around mid-voyage. People placed in quarantine cabins on board. Voyages abruptly canceled. Crew members trying to appease unhappy customers. It all feels a bit like deja vu, but the cruise industry is soldiering on as the Omicron coronavirus variant view more +
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The biggest travel trend of 2022: Go big, spend big
  • www.cnbc.com
  • 20 January, 2022
If 2021 was about domestic travel, 2022 may be the year of the “bucket list” trip. This is one of the biggest trends that travel insiders expect this year, despite 2022′s tumultuous start as the omicron Covid-19 variant snarled the industry view more +
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The sky is the limit for astro tourism
  • www.thehindu.com
  • 20 January, 2022
In April 2022 the Phyang monastery in Ladakh will welcome stargazers. Monks here suggested promoting the site as an astro hub after visiting Astrostays, a homestay on the banks of Pangong Tso. The homestay is an initiative of the Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) view more +
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Mastercard Launches Tourism Innovation Hub in Spain
  • www.businesswire.com
  • 20 January, 2022
MADRID--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mastercard announced today the establishment of a new Tourism Innovation Hub in Spain, with the support of the Spanish Government. The Hub, based in Madrid and which will open in the second quarter of 2022, will develop solutions to support view more +
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Planning to travel this year? What UN experts have to say on world tourism
  • www.livemint.com
  • 19 January, 2022
Tourism arrivals around the world are not expected to return to their pre-pandemic levels until 2024 at the earliest, the World Tourism Organization said Tuesday. The highly contagious Omicron variant, though mild, will "disrupt the recovery" in early 2022 view more +
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10 Travel Sites Where You Can Pay Using Cryptocurrencies
  • www.india.com
  • 17 January, 2022
A cryptocurrency is a digital and decentralised medium of trade. It can be used to buy and sell items as well as serve as a long-term value store. This is a completely new realm of currency, vastly different from the currencies familiar to the general public, who are still accustomed to digital transactions with national currencies view more +
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Wellness Tourism Projected to Reach $817B in 2022
  • frontofficesports.com
  • 17 January, 2022
The Global Wellness Institute released new data that suggests the wellness tourism market will hit $817 billion in value by the end of 2022. Known as travel associated with the pursuit of maintaining or enhancing one’s personal well-being, with a growing number of travelers specifically seeking out emerging fitness- and sports-related offerings view more +
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5 reasons why 'shoulder season' is the best time to travel
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 14 January, 2022
In many ways, travel in 2021 was more challenging than it was in 2020. While demand for travel returned, sufficient hospitality staffing often did not, leading to long waits at airports, hotel check-in desks and restaurants view more +
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10 Tourist Destinations for Post-Pandemic Life
  • www.visualcapitalist.com
  • 14 January, 2022
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization formally classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic. The resulting travel bans decimated the tourism industry, and international air travel initially fell by as much as 98%. Almost two years later, travel is finally back on the table, though there are many restrictions to consider view more +
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Travel trends 2022: Replenish and Reconnect
  • www.hindustantimes.com
  • 13 January, 2022
In a world still reeling under the pandemic, travelling this year is set to be holistic, meaningful and free from tech stress. In a world still reeling under the pandemic, travelling this year is set to be holistic, meaningful and free from tech stress view more +
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Dubai Expo 2020 boosts tourism growth even as Omicron spreads globally
  • www.hindustantimes.com
  • 11 January, 2022
Dubai’s business conditions accelerated last month as easing travel restrictions and the Expo 2020 exhibition helped boost the city’s key tourism industry, before a renewed surge in coronavirus cases. Dubai’s business conditions accelerated last month, before the omicron variant started to spread view more +
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Dubai Expo: Exhibition of projects in tourism sector begins
  • www.thenews.com.pk
  • 11 January, 2022
PESHAWAR: The exhibition of projects for investment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s tourism sector begins at the Dubai Expo today. Titled Tourism Week, the organisers will showcase a number of projects to the investors in the investment conferences to attract them for investment view more +
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Cook Islands tourism industry excited about travel bubble reopening
  • www.stuff.co.nz
  • 11 January, 2022
Cook Islands tourism operators are ready to welcome Kiwis back on Friday when quarantine-free travel resumes with New Zealand, but are wary about Omicron getting into the country. It’s been more than five months since the Cook Islands government view more +
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The tiny Egyptian village few know
  • www.bbc.com
  • 07 January, 2022
When it comes to perfume, most people instantly think of famous French labels such as Chanel N°5, Miss Dior, Yves Saint Lauren's Opium and Guerlain's Shalimar. However, likely few would know that an essential ingredient in many of these iconic brands likely hails from a small village in Egypt view more +
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How flying will change in 2022
  • edition.cnn.com
  • 06 January, 2022
During almost any other year, a look ahead to what the future holds for aviation would almost certainly be centered on exciting things like new airplanes, airlines and airports. But it would be impossible to discuss any developments in the industry for 2022 view more +
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Safest Destinations to travel in 2022
  • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  • 05 January, 2022
Just as some of the premier tourist destinations across the world started to reopen for tourism after a long gap due to the COVID pandemic, things again turned bleak after the emergence of Omicron, the new COVID variant view more +
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India announce new policy to strengthen Tourism Sector
  • www.business-standard.com
  • 04 January, 2022
Dubai [UAE], January 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Government of India is coming out with a new tourism policy to strengthen and build capacity of tourism sector in order to provide better services and facilities to the tourists visiting the country said view more +
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Augmented Reality (AR) in Travel and Tourism Market | 2021-2027
  • industrialit.com.au
  • 03 January, 2022
The Augmented Reality (AR) in Travel and Tourism report is a comprehensive professional report that delivers market research data relevant to new market entrants or established players. Key strategies of the organizations operating in the market view more +
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Augmented Reality (AR) in Travel and Tourism Market | 2021-2027
  • industrialit.com.au
  • 03 January, 2022
The Augmented Reality (AR) in Travel and Tourism report is a comprehensive professional report that delivers market research data relevant to new market entrants or established players. Key strategies of the organizations operating in the market view more +
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Staycations, workations, homestays emerge new watchwords for tourism sector
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 02 January, 2022
Staycations, workations and homestays emerged as the tourism sector watchwords in 2021 as tourists preferred safety and functionality over luxury in their post-Covid holiday destinations with the sector struggling to recover from the blow of 2020 view more +
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Bucket list destinations and top trends
  • www.theweek.co.uk
  • 02 January, 2022
Lonely Planet has selected its “Best in Travel” list for 2022 and Westfjords in Iceland was named the world’s top region. Boasting mountains and waterfalls among its dramatic scenery, Westfjords is “untouched by mass tourism where communities view more +
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Tourism seeing boom in the domestic sector
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 01 January, 2022
As 2021 plagued by Covid-19 comes to a close, the domestic tourism sector in the state is seeing a boom after hitting the nadir during the last nearly two years owing to the pandemic but the increase in the incidence of Omicron view more +
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Where to travel 2022: The best destinations to go
  • edition.cnn.com
  • 01 January, 2022
Travel is more challenging now than it has been in a long time. Borders tentatively reopen only to slam shut again. A once-simple visa on entry is replaced with piles of paperwork. And the whole world is brushing up on the Greek alphabet whenever a new variant makes headlines view more +
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The Rebound Of Wellness Tourism
  • www.forbes.com
  • 31 December, 2021
The wellness tourism sector—which was decimated by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, like virtually every facet of the travel business—is enjoying a massive rebound, according to a recent report from the leading research and educational view more +
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How millennial travellers hold great potential for travel and hospitality brands
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 24 December, 2021
Indian millennials are the second largest spenders compared to other Asian nations. They mostly opt for less expensive accommodation but spend more on food and flights. Indian millennials are more likely to visit long-haul view more +
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Why the luxury tourism industry is latching onto Blockchain technology
  • www.deccanherald.com
  • 24 December, 2021
With the number of global crypto-millionaires increasing to more than 100,000 in 2021, there is a sizeable interest displayed by this ever-growing community in using their crypto gains to indulge in new experiences view more +
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Rush To 'Chill' In Goa As North India Freezes In Cold Wave
  • www.outlookindia.com
  • 22 December, 2021
It is the holiday season, and the travel bug seems to have bitten a sizeable majority. Despite the government issuing serious warnings of the mass spread of the Omicron mutation, people are wearing their travel shoes and marching in full vigour to destinations across the country view more +
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Why Oman should be on your travel bucket list
  • gulfnews.com
  • 21 December, 2021
Oman: Everyone loves his or her country. But only a few go the extra mile to put their country in focus. Meet Maisa Al Hooti, a diligent, passionate and adventurous Omani woman who was always eager to highlight the charming features of her country view more +
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Beyond Domestic & International: Guide To Every Tourism Type
  • www.thetravel.com
  • 20 December, 2021
There's a revival of traveling happening and with it, different types of tourism that go beyond the traditional 'domestic' and 'international.' Going into 2022, there will likely be even more travel trends that go beyond the nearly 20 types of tourism that exist today view more +
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What Is Crypto Tourism?
  • www.coinspeaker.com
  • 19 December, 2021
Amongst the diverse activities and engagements that cryptocurrencies are being introduced to is crypto tourism. Here is a guide to learn and understand everything about this type of activity. The gross adoption of cryptocurrencies has seen digital assets making an exclusive entrance view more +
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Caravan tourism could be the next big travel trend amid pandemic
  • www.hindustantimes.com
  • 18 December, 2021
In the pandemic era, caravan tourism is gaining popularity across the globe. Back home, Kerala's Caravan Tourism policy – Keravan Kerala provides tempting options for backpackers who are looking at customized travelling options view more +
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Why Casinos Are Such An Important Part Of Traveling Tourism
  • www.salonprivemag.com
  • 18 December, 2021
Almost everybody loves to travel, so it’s not that difficult to see that the tourism industry is booming at virtually all points throughout the year. While there are peaks within the tourism industry, specifically over the summer months and other months that coincide with school holidays view more +
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Northern Xplorer – a zero-emission cruise ship concept
  • www.seatrade-cruise.com
  • 17 December, 2021
Sandvik is the man behind The Fjords - a company based in Flåm in western Norway - which built hybrid electric sightseeing vessels Vision of the Fjords (in 2016) and Future of the Fjords (in 2018). Sandvik’s latest plan is for a series of 300-passenger ships view more +
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5 guiding forces for the hospitality and tourism industry
  • news.fiu.edu
  • 17 December, 2021
What we’ve learned over the last two years is that as much as you try, you cannot prepare for everything, says Carolin Lusby, associate professor at the FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and co-director of the new online B.A. in Global Sustainable Tourism view more +
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World Travel Awards announces 2021 World winners
  • www.hospitalitynet.org
  • 16 December, 2021
World Travel Awards – the leading authority that recognises and rewards excellence in travel and tourism – has unveiled the 2021 winners of its World categories. Winners include Maldives, which cemented its reputation as the definitive secluded sanctuary to win view more +
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Who’s traveling now—and where and why
  • www.livemint.com
  • 15 December, 2021
Travel is gradually rebounding, after freezing in March 2020, when the Covid pandemic hit with full force. Domestic travel and tourism spending is on pace to total $656.1 billion this year, up 111% from last year, but still down 34% from pre-pandemic 2019, according to the midpoint estimates view more +
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Virtual Reality (VR) in Travel and Tourism
  • www.businesswire.com
  • 09 December, 2021
In the past, VR has been perceived as a gimmick within the travel and tourism industry, but a combination of technological advancements and macroeconomic impacts such as COVID-19 have meant that VR is now becoming an important part of marketing strategies, the experience economy, employee training, and sustainability view more +
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India updates travel rules for international travellers
  • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  • 08 December, 2021
International passengers travelling to India will now need to mandatorily declare their current health status on the Air Suvidha portal before boarding their flight. This updated rule has been announced by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare view more +
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Travel and tourism expo kicks off
  • www.thehindu.com
  • 04 December, 2021
The Yadadri temple being built at a cost of ₹1,400 crore will give a big boost to tourism in the State, said Minister for Tourism V. Srinivas Goud while inaugurating India International Travel Mart, a three-day expo on travel and tourism, at HITEX in the city on Friday view more +
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Munnar expecting a good holiday season
  • www.onmanorama.com
  • 04 December, 2021
Munnar, Kerala’s most popular hill station, is decked up to welcome Christmas-New Year holidaymakers. Last year, the tourism industry had come to a standstill owing to the pandemic-induced lockdown. “However, room bookings during December have been encouraging this year,” said a person involved in the local tourism sector view more +
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Greece Named Best Tourism Destination
  • news.gtp.gr
  • 03 December, 2021
Greece has been announced Best Tourism Destination for 2021 at the Tested Reader Survey Awards, organized for the 18th year by Global Traveler, a leading US monthly travel magazine. According to an announcement by the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO), this is the first time that Greece receives the award view more +
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Recovery roadmap released for New Zealand tourism
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 29 November, 2021
New projections for the recovery of New Zealand tourism suggest that it could be 2024 before the industry gets close to its "new normal". Tourism Industry Aotearoa (New Zealand) (TIA) released a Tourism Industry Roadmap to an online audience of more than 400 at the opening view more +
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15 more countries recognise India's vaccination certificate
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 26 November, 2021
As many as fifteen more countries have recognised India's Covid-19 vaccination certificate, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed late on Thursday. "Mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccination certificates continues! Fifteen more recognitions for India's vaccination certificate view more +
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Indian travellers firming up travel plans for November & December
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 22 November, 2021
An in-depth consumer sentiment report by InterMiles has revealed that Indians have now started prioritising travelling as more and more travellers are willing to spend good amount travel during November and December 2021. With the aim of providing a birds-eye view of consumer behaviour view more +
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Turkey's tourism agencies launch early booking campaign for 2022
  • www.hindustantimes.com
  • 20 November, 2021
Turkey's tourism agencies launched on Friday an early booking campaign "at attractive and affordable prices" for the 2022 tourism season. The announcement came at a tourism congress organized by the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TURSAB) in Turkey's Mediterranean Antalya province view more +
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'It feels good': New York welcomes back tourists
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 13 November, 2021
New York is welcoming back visitors with open arms after the US ended its 20-month Covid travel restrictions, but it will likely take several years before the number of tourists to the Big Apple reaches pre-pandemic levels. The economic and cultural powerhouse of Manhattan view more +
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Friends and families inspire Indians to travel more than social media
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 11 November, 2021
A recent survey conducted by Agoda, an e-commerce travel startup, has revealed that families and friends inspire Indians to travel and select travel destinations. Social media, instagram, only comes second as a motivating factor when it comes to choice of travel for Indians view more +
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Dubai aims to attract 25 million tourists in 2025
  • www.hindustantimes.com
  • 06 November, 2021
Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said the new department's main objectives include increasing the added value of the industrial sector by 150% over the next five years, expanding foreign export markets for local products by 50%, and increasing the number of tourists by 40% view more +
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The 5 types of trips that Indians are eyeing this festive season
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 04 November, 2021
As people explore new ways of experiencing destinations, this has also given rise to different types of trips that travellers are most likely to take. With the upcoming festive season, Indian travellers remain enthusiastic about travel and are looking forward to making view more +
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Why Cape Town is the place to be this summer
  • www.thesouthafrican.com
  • 31 October, 2021
Things are looking up for Cape Town. The city, often listed as one of the world’s finest tourism destinations, is set to experience a surge in tourism arrivals for the upcoming summer season. Eased COVID-19 restrictions in South Africa have enabled the country to return to a semi-normal existence view more +
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Maldives offer a slice of paradise for everyone
  • www.financialexpress.com
  • 28 October, 2021
'During the pandemic, we learned that one of the best ways we can market our destination is through digital and social media. We are exploring how else we can use social media and digital media in creative ways to market the Maldives view more +
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Space tourism is soon going to get a boost
  • newyorkfolk.com
  • 25 October, 2021
USA-based Company Space Adventure and Russia plan to send the Japanese billionaire and online retail tycoon Yusaku Maezawa into the International Space Station or ISS. Both the countries are waiting for the arrival of December to make this non-professional launch view more +
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Outbound travel searches, bookings witness big jump
  • www.livemint.com
  • 22 October, 2021
NEW DELHI : Tour operators are reporting a significant spike in search queries and bookings for outbound holiday travel, with the pandemic receding, restrictions on international flights easing and countries starting to open up their borders view more +
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Travellers want to travel in the next year
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 19 October, 2021
Over three quarters (77 per cent) of travellers are eager to travel and hope to do so in the next year and 50 per cent say they would be travelling for business to a destination requiring a flight later this year. Furthermore, travellers expect to take an average of two trips over the next year view more +
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The Greek region too remote for maps
  • www.bbc.com
  • 19 October, 2021
There is an area of Greece that is little-known and even less visited. Deep in the interior of the mainland, cut off from the rest of the world by mountains, lies the region of Agrafa. Its name literally means "unwritten" in Greek, because when Byzantine scribes first encountered view more +
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Now, Go Where No Man Has Gone Before
  • www.wsj.com
  • 17 October, 2021
Space tourism has arrived, coming into its own with the launch, orbit and safe return of civilians to Earth on SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission in September. Watching that mission was gratifying. It was American ingenuity at its finest and showed that space missions view more +
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Temple circuit fuelling tourism revival
  • www.thehindu.com
  • 16 October, 2021
Post-Dasara, pilgrimages and temple tourism has kept the travel and hospitality sector afloat even as stakeholders are upbeat about the increase in visitors’ footfall in the current season view more +
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Countries are opening up for international tourism
  • indianexpress.com
  • 16 October, 2021
Nearly two years after the world clamped down on international travel following the coronavirus pandemic, many countries — including the United States and United Kingdom — are cautiously opening up their borders to tourists across the globe view more +
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Where to travel this holiday season
  • www.euronews.com
  • 11 October, 2021
Are you dreaming of a white Christmas, or perhaps a sun-soaked one? Last year’s festivities were curtailed for many, but with global travel gradually opening up, there are all sorts of ways to make 2021 one to remember view more +
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Most relaxing places to have a holiday in Europe
  • www.euronews.com
  • 10 October, 2021
If you’re looking for somewhere to unwind after the past two years, we don’t blame you. To help make your next relaxing getaway easier, travel experts at OVO Network have compiled a list of Europe’s most tranquil holiday destinations view more +
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People are yearning to explore and travel more than ever before
  • www.financialexpress.com
  • 08 October, 2021
The Covid-19 crisis has hit the tourism economy hard, with unprecedented effects on jobs and businesses. Tourism was one of the first sectors to be deeply impacted by the pandemic, as measures introduced to contain the virus led to a near-complete cessation of tourism activities around the world view more +
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Where are Indians travelling to this festive season?
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 02 October, 2021
Booking.com recently shared key booking trends for India this festive season. With borders opening up, Indians are taking to the skies with the UAE, France and UK being the top 3 most booked international destinations by Indian travellers between October 1 to November 30, 2021 view more +
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India to roll out 'customised visa' policy
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 02 October, 2021
With India set to open up its border for international tourists, the government has decided on 'reciprocal treatment' to the applicants under new visa conditions. The visa facilitation will depend on the applicant's home country's policy for the Indian tourists view more +
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If You Have Indian Passport, You Can Travel to These Countries on Tourist Visa
  • www.india.com
  • 29 September, 2021
International Travel News: As many countries have now opened their borders for travellers from India, owing to the improving Covid-19 situation in the country, people have already started to make their travel plans view more +
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World Tourism Day- These Are Europe’s Most Visited Countries
  • www.schengenvisainfo.co
  • 27 September, 2021
World Tourism Day is celebrated every year on September 27, recalling the importance of this industry that employs one in every ten people in countries worldwide. In 1970, the Statues of the Organization were adopted, which marked a very important moment for the tourism industry view more +
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Types of coffee brewing techniques from around the world!
  • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  • 27 September, 2021
If you are a coffee enthusiast, who loves to begin the day with a hot or cold brew at home or even while travelling, this piece of information is definitely for you! While regular beaten coffee is what we often enjoy at home, for coffee aficionados view more +
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What makes the country a leading Medical Tourism Destination
  • www.financialexpress.com
  • 27 September, 2021
The latest initiative of the Ministry of Tourism in this sector is to formulate the Draft National Strategy and Roadmap for Medical and Wellness Tourism, recognising the tremendous potential of medical and wellness tourism sectors towards attaining the objective of Atmanirbhar Bharat view more +
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What Expo 2020 is all about
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 26 September, 2021
Expo 2020, an event that got pushed for a year due to the looming scare of Coronavirus in 2020 is set to arrive with full fervour in 2021. The largest event ever held in the Arab world and the first World Expo in the Middle East view more +
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Europeans Are Planning to Travel in Next 4 Months
  • www.schengenvisainfo.com
  • 24 September, 2021
More than half of Europeans plan to travel abroad in the next four months despite risks with the ongoing pandemic, research shows. According to the latest research by the European Travel Commission (ETC), about 70 per cent of Europeans plan to travel view more +
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Everything you need to know to plan the perfect trip
  • www.euronews.com
  • 18 September, 2021
Just off the south-east coast of India lies the island nation of Sri Lanka. It’s a tropical paradise of white sand beaches, wildlife and delicious food. Known as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean, this is the perfect destination for a holiday packed with ancient history and a taste of South Asian culture view more +
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5 Indian Cities that are older than time
  • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  • 18 September, 2021
You might be aware that Indian civilization is one of the most ancient ones, but are you aware of the fact that there are several Indian cities that have been continuously inhabited for more than 2000 years? If you are keen to know more, here’s a list of Indian cities that are older than time view more +
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Five places in Thailand will soon be quarantine-free
  • www.euronews.com
  • 16 September, 2021
Five new destinations in Thailand are getting ready to welcome fully vaccinated travellers from October 1st - without them having to quarantine. Bangkok, the country’s capital city and a favourite with tourists view more +
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Do you promise to be a better tourist?
  • edition.cnn.com
  • 15 September, 2021
International tourism had more than tripled since 2000, and many of the visitors were first-timers who were unfamiliar with the rugged Icelandic landscape. "In the media, you'd often see negative stories about tourists view more +
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Space travel insurance is a growing interest
  • www.10tv.com/
  • 15 September, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Car insurance? Check. Home insurance? Check check. Space Travel Insurance? Yes, you can now check that too. “The travel insurance industry should be at the forefront of developing products,” says Sasha Gainullin, co-founder and CEO of battleface view more +
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Space tourism: What's on offer
  • phys.org
  • 13 September, 2021
A few minutes of weightlessness, or a few days. A short hop above the Earth's atmosphere, or a journey to the Moon and back... the era of space tourism is upon us, and—for those who can pay—it comes with many options view more +
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Top 10 safe cities to travel across the world via CSMIA
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 12 September, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic brought a standstill to billions of lives in ways that cannot be imagined. However, people adapted to the new lifestyle and now probably we all are glued to our screens and are doing our work from home or browsing through the long list of shows or movies on OTT view more +
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Fresh List of Countries Indians Can Travel to
  • www.india.com
  • 09 September, 2021
As India returns to some level of normalcy and travel restrictions continue to ease, the travel bug must have started to irk you a Lil. In August, India extended the ban on international passenger flights till September 30. Although, thanks to bilateral air bubble pacts with 18 countries view more +
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Visiting Tibet: 9 Things To Know
  • www.travelawaits.com
  • 08 September, 2021
It’s imperative to feel comfortable and safe while traveling. Medjet provides premier air medical transport, travel security, and crisis response memberships, providing peace of mind for an affordable price view more +
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Once-in-a-lifetime experiences to add to your travel bucket list
  • www.euronews.com
  • 07 September, 2021
With bookings for ‘bucket list trips’ up by 317 per cent this year, it’s clear we’re all looking for a once in a lifetime adventure after a year of lockdowns. Knowing what to put on your bucket list can be hard with so much to explore view more +
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The new realities of travel because of COVID-19
  • www.financialexpress.com
  • 06 September, 2021
A lot has been talked about the negatives of the pandemic. But, there always is a positive side to a situation, and COVID also provided unexpected opportunities/trends which smart destinations and organisations have used for bringing in good business view more +
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Two Indian cities feature in the world’s safest cities list
  • www.onmanorama.com
  • 06 September, 2021
Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is now the safest city in the world. According to a recent study by the Economist Intelligence Unit, Copenhagen is one of the safest cities in the world. The study was conducted in 60 cities. Safe places are identified based on over 76 indicators view more +
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Dekho Apna Desh with Shri Ramayana Yatra Trains
  • newsonair.com
  • 05 September, 2021
India is known for its vibrant culture, color, ethnicity, languages, geographical expansion, and religious beliefs and practices. India breathes on the pillar of faith and belief, a land where every new activity or task begins with the blessings and grace of God view more +
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India back in ‘holiday mood’!
  • www.financialexpress.com
  • 04 September, 2021
Festive travel in India: Festivals are a major part of the culture in India, especially due to the vast diversity and the number of festivals we have. Naturally, this means that people often travel to celebrate these festivals, be it to their hometowns or to other places to celebrate with a vacation view more +
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How NDC works to benefit airlines, travel agents and corporations
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 03 September, 2021
Mark Ridley heads the Airline Distribution Solutions and the NDC [X] program at Amadeus. The NDC [X] is a dedicated program that was set-up across Amadeus – as an IT provider and aggregator – to drive the industrialisation of NDC view more +
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List of countries Indians can now visit at the moment
  • www.livemint.com
  • 26 August, 2021
India has continued to put a ban on international commercial flights. International flights are allowed to operate to and from countries with which India has bilateral air bubble agreements view more +
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'Revenge travel' is here: How tourism has changed with the pandemic
  • www.thenewsminute.com
  • 26 August, 2021
With travel restrictions within India and across the globe being gradually lifted, domestic and international travel is on the rise. In India, where the second wave of the coronavirus has ebbed, tourist industry experts say that people are on 'revenge travel' mode after being confined view more +
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Technology Trends Emerging in the Travel & Tourism Industry
  • www.revfine.com
  • 26 August, 2021
Technology is a crucial part of the tourism and travel industry, helping businesses with day-to-day operations, while also improving the customer experience. For this reason, it is important that hotels, airlines, restaurants and other companies keep up with the latest technology trends view more +
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This company wants to make space travel 'affordable'
  • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  • 21 August, 2021
Space tourism is certainly creating quite a stir. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic have already announced their plans for space tourism. But space travel is really expensive and out of reach for the majority. However, according to a report view more +
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Mental wellbeing gains importance in travel decisions after pandemic
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 21 August, 2021
As the travel industry works to recover from the impact of the pandemic, new research from Collinson shows mental wellbeing propositions will be key to passengers feeling comfortable taking to the skies again. 84 per cent of Indian travellers said they’ll be prioritising their mental wellbeing view more +
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What is IATA’s travel pass, and why is it needed?
  • indianexpress.com
  • 20 August, 2021
After IndiGo, budget carrier SpiceJet will also start trials of IATA’s travel pass next week onwards. This means that starting August 23, passengers on SpiceJet’s Mumbai-Male flights would be able to use IATA’s travel pass to show their vaccination status view more +
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Interview | Govt should lower GST on travel, tourism to help recovery:
  • www.moneycontrol.com
  • 19 August, 2021
The government should consider reducing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on travel and tourism to help the pandemic-hit sector revive, the chief executive officer of online bus ticketing platform redBus, Prakash Sangam, told Moneycontrol in an interview view more +
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What is it like to go on holiday in Europe right now?
  • www.euronews.com
  • 19 August, 2021
For some people, summer 2021 held the long-awaited promise of reuniting with loved ones and exploring places new. For others, it has been a more anxious process of slowly returning to normality following one of the weirdest years in living memory view more +
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As countries ease restrictions for India, tourists firm up travel plans
  • www.business-standard.com
  • 5 August, 2021
The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in May had put the brakes on overseas travel but the tide is slowly turning as more countries welcome vaccinated Indian tourists view more +
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Is Now The Time To Ban Travel Bans?
  • www.forbes.com
  • 15 August, 2021
An article this week in EuroNews reported that Belgrade, Serbia is seeing an influx of travelers from India who are arriving for a two-week pit-stop–a sort of ‘quarantine holiday’–in order to be allowed entry to the U.S view more +
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25 Most Visited Countries in the World
  • finance.yahoo.com
  • 13 August, 2021
In this article, we identify and discuss the 25 most visited countries in the world. You can skip our detailed analysis of these countries, and go directly to the 5 Most Visited Countries in the World. Tourism was among the industries that were affected the most by the deadly COVID-19 and the consequent lockdowns around the globe view more +
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The top five places to spot wildlife in the UK
  • www.traveldailynews.com
  • 12 August, 2021
Holiday lettings company holidaycottages.co.uk has revealed the top five places to spot some of Britain’s most impressive wildlife. From the Scottish Highlands to Devon, these wildlife hotspots make the perfect place for a truly unforgettable staycation view more +
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Meet Santhosh George Kulangara - the man who could be India’s first space tourist
  • www.dnaindia.com
  • 12 August, 2021
As former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Virgin Atlantic boss Richard Branson recently went on historical space travel, space tourism has suddenly grabbed the limelight view more +
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Vaccine passports gain traction as delta variant threatens travel rebound
  • www.cnbc.com
  • 11 August, 2021
As the rampant delta variant of Covid threatens the post-pandemic travel and tourism rebound, there’s growing acceptance of so-called vaccine passports among a one-hesitant U.S. public and of increased calls for their mandated use across the industry view more +
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Vaccine Tourism: Tourists coming to US for Covid-19 vaccine, says US airport official
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 06 August, 2021
The global shortage of vaccines and its excess in the United States has quietly resulted in a new kind of tourism in the US, said an official. Rich people from various countries of the world have been travelling to the United States to get shots of the Covid-19 vaccines view more +
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Workations, wellness, customisation and other post-pandemic outbound travel trends
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 06 August, 2021
From Maldives becoming the go-to holiday destination to swarms of tourists flocking Manali, travel is back on India’s radar with a vengeance! Expert insights reveal that outbound travel from India will only witness an ascending curve in the next few months view more +
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Architects Help Ensure A Stress-Free Travel Experience
  • www.forbes.com
  • 02 August, 2021
Is it possible to travel stress-free these days? Considering the uncertainty that still looms large throughout the world, it may be difficult – perhaps impossible – to travel without feeling some degree of anxiety. After all, the sheer nature of traveling can be a stress inducer for many people view more +
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Rude Travel by Vir Sanghvi: Travelling in the time of Covid
  • www.hindustantimes.com
  • 01 August, 2021
It took me a few months to get on the road, but I have not let the pandemic stop me from travelling. I believe it is important for our mental health to get out of the house and periodically offer ourselves a change of scene view more +
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Traveling this summer? 5 things to consider now that delta is dominant
  • www.cnbc.com
  • 31 July, 2021
As summer winds down, the highly transmissible delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, which is now dominant in the U.S., is prompting questions about everything from when it will be safe to return to work to how to keep children safe in schools view more +
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These countries are open to unvaccinated Indian travellers
  • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  • 30 July, 2021
As India continues to record a decline in COVID cases, many states within the country have done away with the requirement of mandatory RT-PCR COVID negative report for entry. Likewise, many countries are now opening doors for Indian travellers on tourist visas view more +
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Iceland: This hotel will pay for your stay and travel if you can photograph Northern Lights*
  • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  • 26 July, 2021
Time to brush off that dust off your camera and practice your best shot as a hotel in Iceland is looking for its first-ever official “lights catcher”! Hotel Rangá, in the beautiful town of Hella, is searching for a photographer to capture photos and videos of the Northern Lights view more +
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Space Tourism: Here are some lucky draws offering free space travel; check list
  • www.republicworld.com
  • 26 July, 2021
As Space tourism rises in popularity, more people may be on the verge of visiting space soon. Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of Virgin Group was a part of the Virgin Galactic space flight on July 11. While the Virgin Galactic space flight marked view more +
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The travel accessories you didn’t know you needed
  • fortune.com
  • 25 July, 2021
While we're all getting used to socializing again, many people are getting used to traveling again, too. There's no better time to make some better choices and travel habits while also upgrading your gear view more +
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SPACE TOURISM: Keen to sign up for space tourism? Here are 6 things to consider (besides the price tag)
  • phys.org
  • 23 July, 2021
It's been a momentous month for space-faring billionaires. On July 11, British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson's Unity "rocket-plane" flew him and five fellow passengers about 85 kilometers above Earth. And this week, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' New Shepard capsule reached an altitude of 106km view more +
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INSURANCE : Here’s why you need to insure your next trip
  • www.cnbc.com
  • 22 July, 2021
When Covid-19 hit early last year and most travel ground to halt worldwide, would-be vacationers scrambled to get refunds from hotels, airlines, cruise lines and other travel suppliers — or to file travel insurance claims for canceled trips view more +
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Where Our Favorite Travel Experts Are Dreaming of Traveling Now
  • www.newsweek.com
  • 21 July, 2021
One upside from the pandemic? We'll never take travel for granted again—even those whose job it is to see the world and report back. Grounded, we all missed the once-ordinary act of landing in a new place. Now that the world is slowly opening up and vaccinations have made travel safer view more +
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Should You Use An Online Travel Agency For Your Next Trip?
  • www.forbes.com
  • 16 Feb, 2021
Ron Brown wants to know why people bother with online travel agencies anymore. When he travels, he uses sites like Expedia and Booking.com to find a low airfare or hotel rate, but then buys directly through an airline or hotel view more +
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7 Changes to Make when planning covid-era travel
  • www.stltoday.com
  • 14 July, 2021
Alot has changed in the travel world since the pre-pandemic days of 2019. Even if it seems like your life is going back to normal — you’re back in the office, you’re going out sans mask and your social calendar is once again busy — the travel industry is far from normal view more +
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7 Changes to Make when planning covid-era travel
  • www.stltoday.com
  • 14 July, 2021
Alot has changed in the travel world since the pre-pandemic days of 2019. Even if it seems like your life is going back to normal — you’re back in the office, you’re going out sans mask and your social calendar is once again busy — the travel industry is far from normal view more +
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WASTE MANAGEMENT in tourist cities: The way forward
  • citizenmatters.in
  • 13 July, 2021
As the tourism industry prepares for recovery with all due safety procedures, the need for proper waste management in tourist cities cannot be undermined. The pandemic has underscored the need for sustainable waste management, while protecting the safety of the waste handlers view more +
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CARAVAN tourism: Gear up for the future of travel
  • www.hindustantimes.com
  • 13 July, 2021
Waking up to the sounds of Nature and a different panoramic view every day – right outside the window – is how most travellers define their camper van experience. And club it with the safety bubble it offers, and you have the recipe for a perfect vacation view more +
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PILGRIMAGES could be the next, post covid travel trend
  • www.nationalgeographic.com
  • 12 July, 2021
Like many who walk the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrim’s routes, Sherly Cho had no obvious religious motivation. But she never anticipated that the 500-mile journey from St. Jean Pied de Port, in the French Pyrenees, to Santiago de Compostela, in Galicia, Spain, would inspire major changes view more +
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The little-known travel destinations set to become wildly popular during post-pandemic travel
  • www.euronews.com
  • 12 July, 2021
As grounded travellers begin to plan their post-pandemic excursion, there are many factors to consider. After a year and a half of trips marred by restrictions and risk, many of us are craving boundary-pushing, unique experiences worthy of the long wait view more +
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How to use GOOGLE TRAVEL TO PLAN YOUR NEXT VACATION
  • www.wpsdlocal6.com
  • 9 July, 2021
Americans clearly are ready for a post-pandemic vacation. Over the July 4 holiday weekend, the TSA reported over 10 million people passed through airport checkpoints which are close to pre-pandemic numbers over the Fourth of July holiday in 2019 view more +
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A definitive GUIDE TO COUNTRIES WITH OPEN TRAVEL CORRIDORS
  • www.lifestyleasia.com
  • 9 July, 2021
Post-pandemic tourism will soon become a reality, thanks to the establishment of travel corridors. Also known as travel bubbles or corona corridors, these entail the opening of travel borders between neighbouring countries that allow their citizens to travel view more +
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Where to find some cool travel escapes in the blazin' hot summer
  • edition.cnn.com
  • 7 July, 2021
Summer travel can be so inviting. There are fewer clothes to pack. Days are long for outdoor play. Outdoor dining abounds. And you can't overstate the simple joy of basking in the sun's soothing rays view more +
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REVENGE TRAVEL - What is it and why is it worrying the government
  • www.dnaindia.com
  • 7 July, 2021
Visuals of streets jampacked with tourists coming from Himalayan hill stations like Manali, Mussoorie and Shimla have alarmed the government. In a press conference, the Union Ministry of Health secretary Lav Agarwal noted that the phenomenon of “revenge travel” view more +
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UNWTO : VACCINES AND DIGITAL SOLUTIONS TO EASE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
  • www.unwto.org
  • 5 July, 2021
The global vaccination rollout and increased adoption of digital solutions for safe travel should lead to a rise in international mobility over the weeks and months ahead, the latest data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) indicates view more +
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Is it safe for families to travel yet?
  • www.timesnews.net
  • 4 July, 2021
I want to take a family trip this summer. Is it safe to do so? After more than a year of pandemic life, we are eager to return to some sense of normalcy. For many families, this includes traveling view more +
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LEISURE TRAVEL WILL BOUNCE BACK FASTER, business travel will take longer to revive
  • www.unwto.org
  • 3 July, 2021
The luxury hospitality sector is gradually reviving after the second wave of Covid-19. Many from the vaccinated urban population want to take a break and go on a holiday with friends and family. This segment is willing to pay a higher price to stay at premium properties, driving the revival view more +
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The Rise of Halal-Friendly Tourism
  • newlinesmag.com
  • 2 July, 2021
The “halal-friendly” tourism industry is the fastest growing global travel sector. For observant Muslims looking for a package holiday in the sun, the halal holiday market fits their religious requirements of piety. Halal hotels and resorts are increasingly prevalent in Turkey view more +
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Where To TRAVEL IN JULY
  • www.forbes.com
  • 2 July, 2021
Travel is booming this summer in the United States. According to the U.S. Travel Association, 47.7 million Americans are expected to travel for the Independence Day holiday, which is 40 percent more than last year and the second-highest number of all time after 2019 view more +
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COVID Entry Rules for travelers to European countries
  • www.dw.com
  • 2 July, 2021
The US Pacific territory of Guam will offer visitors a Covid-19 vaccination with their tropical holiday, in a bid to restart its struggling tourism industry. Dubbed ‘Air V&V’ — vacation and vaccination — the programme is primarily aimed at US expatriates in the Asia-Pacific region view more +
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THE ‘MOST SEARCHED FOR' travel bucket list experiences
  • www.forbes.com
  • 30 June, 2021
For many would-be travelers, the last year has been more about traveling locally (or not traveling at all) due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic — but with a year of international travel bans comes a heightened sense of wanderlust and a renewed feeling of anticipation when it comes to trip planning view more +
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Tourism is good, but SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IS BETTER
  • dailyiowan.com
  • 29 June, 2021
Traveling sustainably is something we should consider more because conventional methods of tourism are bad for the environment. I was in Olympic National Park, walking the short, wet distance from our tent to the garbage drop-off, when I started thinking about sustainable tourism last month view more +
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What does the future hold for BUSINESS TRAVEL, EVENTS?
  • westfaironline.com
  • 28 June, 2021
“It’s not like a light switch – it’s more like a dimmer in how things are coming back,” says Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau President Robert Murdock view more +
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GUAM launches vacation-and-vax tourism drive for visitors
  • www.khaleejtimes.com
  • 28 June, 2021
The US Pacific territory of Guam will offer visitors a Covid-19 vaccination with their tropical holiday, in a bid to restart its struggling tourism industry. Dubbed ‘Air V&V’ — vacation and vaccination — the programme is primarily aimed at US expatriates in the Asia-Pacific region view more +
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When will BUSINESS TRAVEL REBOUND? Top Workplaces 2021
  • www.cleveland.com
  • 27 June, 2021
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- As the COVID-19 pandemic trails off, when will business travel return? The return of conferences, conventions and meetings depends on vaccines, state rules and people’s comfort levels. But the pandemic may have so changed the business world that remote meetings view more +
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CRUISING IS BACK— here’s what to expect, from ‘vaccinated only’ zones to a revamped buffet
  • www.cnbc.com
  • 25 June, 2021
The cruising industry largely shut down after several high-profile Covid-19 outbreaks on ships as the illness started to spread in 2020. Now, as the number of Americans getting vaccinated continues to rise and restrictions ease up, the big oceangoing cruise lines are preparing view more +
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How to TRAVEL DURING EXTREME HEAT
  • www.washingtonpost.com
  • 23 June, 2021
When you’re on the road, the worst heat is the kind you don’t expect. I learned that uncomfortable truth in Buellton, Calif., a place known for its comfortable climate. My recent trip taught me a surprising lesson on how to travel during extreme heat view more +
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What you should know about ‘TRAVEL BUBBLES’ — and why they’re so important to the industry
  • thepointsguy.com
  • 21 June, 2021
When you think of a “bubble,” particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBA’s use of so-called bubbles to sequester players, coaches and members of the media in Orlando might come to mind. People in the bubble were able to move about freely, albeit with some restrictions view more +
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VACCINE TOURISM: How 'Visit, Vaccinate & Vacation' Trend is Helping Countries Welcome Tourists Back
  • www.news18.com
  • 20 June, 2021
As the world copes with the new strain of COVID19, businesses across sectors have taken a significant hit. With restrictions on mobility and revised Covid norms across countries, the Hospitality, Travel & Tourism sector have been partially, if not fully immobilized view more +
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8 PRIVATE TRAVEL TRENDS revealed 2021 and beyond
  • globetrender.com
  • 18 June, 2021
Globetrender, the UK’s leading travel trend forecasting agency, has published a new report, Private Travel Trends: 2021-2022, which explores key trends emerging in the private travel space view more +
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Tourism industry optimistic as POST-PANDEMIC TRAVELERS fill hotels
  • www.post-gazette.com
  • 18 June, 2021
As travel restrictions are lifted and COVID-19 cases fall, Pittsburgh hotels are cautiously optimistic about a tourism revival this summer. Hotel occupancy levels are still nowhere near pre-pandemic levels, but tourism officials and hotel staff view more +
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6 TIPS FOR SENIORS to travel safely
  • www.washtimesherald.com
  • 18 June, 2021
One of the perks of getting older is having more time to devote to recreation and traveling. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are roughly 52 million people who are age 65 or older in the United States. With a $1.6 trillion total net worth view more +
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TRAVEL TECH: 8 Must-Have Gadgets for Your Next Vacation
  • www.worth.com
  • 15 June, 2021
You already have your favorite headphones, camera, phone and laptop. Hopefully, you have all your chargers, as well. But before you head off on that dream trip you’ve been planning, you may want to consider adding some of these gadgets to your arsenal of travel tech view more +
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Planning a Big International Vacation? Why You Need Travel Insurance?
  • robbreport.com
  • 12 June, 2021
We may receive payment from affiliate links included within this content. Our affiliate partners do not influence our editorial opinions or analysis. To learn more, see our Advertiser Disclosure view more +
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FLIGHTRADAR24 Flights numbers returning to normalcy since December 2019
  • twitter.com
  • 11 June, 2021
Nearly 17,000 flights in the air right now. Today could surpass 200,000 total flights. The last day we tracked more than 200k flights in a day view more +
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A Guide To (Ever-Changing) Rules Of Global Air Travel In A Pandemic
  • www.npr.org
  • 11 June, 2021
Each week, we answer frequently asked questions about life during the coronavirus crisis. If you have a question you'd like us to consider for a future post, email us at goatsandsoda@npr.org with the subject line: "Weekly Coronavirus Questions." view more +
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COVID Vacations: Plan, Be Flexible, Travel Safe
  • www.webmd.com
  • 11 June, 2021
June 11, 2021 -- In normal times, summer travel is all about unwinding, spending time outdoors, and putting most cares aside, at least temporarily. Through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, carefree summer travel looks more challenging view more +
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Business Travel in the Age of Zoom
  • www.worth.com
  • 10 June, 2021
Business travel is an important part of the economy. A study from Oxford Economics found that $12.50 of additional revenue is generated in the economy for every $1 spent on business travel. Critical to the hotel industry and to the meetings and conventions industry view more +
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BUSINESS TRAVEL: How To Get Your Team Back On The Road
  • www.forbes.com
  • 9 June, 2021
The corporate world is gradually going back to the office, and back on the road. Conferences that had been canceled are being rescheduled. Clients whose contracts expiring are getting bids from competitors. Yet, many employees have concerns view more +
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UNWTO World Tourism Barometer
  • webunwto.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com
  • 9 June, 2021
International tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) dropped by 83% in the period January-March 2021 compared to 2020, as travel restrictions remained high and consumer confidence low due to the coronavirus pandemic. This follows an unprecedented drop of 73% in 2020 view more +
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Royal Caribbean won’t require U.S. cruise passengers to get vaccinated
  • www.tampabay.com
  • 6 June, 2021
MIAMI — Royal Caribbean International will no longer require any of its cruise passengers to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as it had previously planned to. In a press release Friday announcing cruises for sale on eight of its ships from U.S. ports this summer view more +
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Vaccine Passport: Here’s where you’ll likely need one, where you won’t
  • californianewstimes.com
  • 4 June, 2021
San Francisco (KGO) –If you have been vaccinated at least once, your healthcare professional will probably give you a “passport” of the vaccine or a card with a certificate of vaccination. .. Here’s where you need it and where you don’t view more +
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11 things to consider for your post-pandemic travel plans
  • www.record-bee.com
  • 3 June, 2021
As the number of Californians getting fully vaccinated grows, and COVID-19 positivity rates continue to decline, it’s only natural that we’re all champing at the bit to travel. Where we can safely go and how we get there remain moving targets view more +
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PATA: Bright spots in APAC tourism recovery in 2022
  • www.ttgasia.com
  • 2 June, 2021
The new mid-year revision of the Asia Pacific Visitor Forecasts 2021-2023 from the PATA indicates a hard year ahead in 2021 but with recovery occurring thereafter, albeit in a very uneven fashion. The latest prediction is based on the most recent data and information at its base view more +
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Do you need Travel Insurance for Cruise Shore Excursions?
  • www.forbes.com
  • 2 June, 2021
Part of the value of cruising is that you unpack once and you’re able to visit different ports during one trip. Cruise excursions come in all shapes and sizes. “Tours may include live performances, biking, hiking, all-day sightseeing tours, adventure sports activities view more +
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Travel agent explains requirements with post-pandemic travel
  • www.wave3.com
  • 28 May, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Saturday will be the start of the first major holiday weekend since the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and mask restrictions lifted. Americans are expecting to hit the road or catch a flight like pre-pandemic times for Memorial Day view more +
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COVID-19 mandatory hotel stopover: Plan and book
  • www.canada.ca
  • 28 May, 2021
Now is not the time to travel. We strongly advise you to cancel or postpone non-essential trips. All travellers entering Canada, regardless of citizenship, must follow testing and quarantine requirements. This is to keep everyone safe, particularly given the new COVID-19 variants in Canada view more +
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International Travel opens to the vaccinated, but how do you prove you got shot
  • wfuv.org
  • 27 May, 2021
There's good news and bad news for Americans who have been itching to take a European vacation. Spain reopens to vaccinated tourists on June 7. Greece, Germany, France, Italy, Croatia and other countries are opening up again soon, too view more +
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COVID Vaccine Passport : How it will work for international travel
  • www.usatoday.com
  • 26 May, 2021
LONDON — Boarding pass, suitcase, passport and ... digital vaccination certificate? Keen to avoid losing another summer of holiday revenue to the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union, some Asian governments and the airline industry are scrambling to develop so-called COVID-19 view more +
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Airline officials preparing for summer travel season as COVID vaccinations progress
  • www.wwlp.com
  • 26 May, 2021
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Transportation Security Administration announced plans for summer travel ahead of Memorial Day weekend and throughout the summer. According to a news release from TSA, the summer travel season begins in late May through Labor Day weekend view more +
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Countries eager to reopen to travel as pandemic recedes
  • www.piquenewsmagazine.com
  • 25 May, 2021
Countries reliant on tourism are racing to reopen borders and revive economies decimated by the pandemic. The World Travel & Tourism Council estimates that the sector lost nearly $4.5 trillion and 62 million jobs last year view more +
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Vaccine Tourism: Fancy Covid jab in Moscow? How vaccine vacay is transforming tourism in times of corona
  • www.financialexpress.com
  • 24 May, 2021
Vaccine tourism: Recently, reports surfaced that a tour operator located in Dubai was offering a package tour going from Delhi to Moscow for Rs 1.3 lakh, which would cover a 24-day tour including two shots of Sputnik V, the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Russia view more +
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Fun ways to prep for post-pandemic travel
  • www.readingeagle.com
  • 23 May, 2021
Cabin fever got you down? You’re not alone. After more than a year of strong safety measures involving everything from socialization and retail access, to rapidly shifting work conditions and fluctuating case numbers view more +
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Covid international travel rules explained
  • www.thenationalnews.com
  • 23 May, 2021
The gradual reversal of Covid restrictions on international travel has provided a welcome fillip for tourists but left the world riddled with contradictory and confusing rules. The UK is a significant contributor to the confusion view more +
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Do I Need A COVID Test To Travel And Other Summer Travel Questions
  • www.forbes.com
  • 22 May, 2021
Even in the best of times, travel can be confusing. But this summer, it's extra confusing. People want to know if they need a COVID test to travel, whether they have to be fully vaccinated, and when they need to wear a mask view more +
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As International Travel Resumes, Here's How Important COVID-19 Testing Will Be
  • www.kgou.org
  • 22 May, 2021
EU ambassadors recommended this week that their countries allow travelers from the U.S. without having to quarantine, so long as there's some kind of COVID passport and testing requirement. As for EU citizens who may be eager to visit the U.S. view more +
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From no-masking to travelling, how the world is easing COVID-19 restrictions
  • www.firstpost.com
  • 20 May, 2021
At a time when India continues to grapple with a spiralling COVID outbreak, hitting a record daily number of deaths, Europe and the US are ready to resume life as usual after months of punishing restrictions. At a time when India continues to grapple with a spiralling COVID outbreak view more +
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CDC Updates Cruise Guidance: Vaccinated Passengers Don't Need Test
  • www.cruisecritic.com.au
  • 17 May, 2021
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Friday updated its technical guidance for test cruises and initial revenue cruises. Significantly in the new guidance, the agency says that fully vaccinated passengers do not need to be tested during embarkation and disembarkation, nor during their sailings view more +
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11 Best Travel Essentials for Safe Travel During COVID-19, According to Shoppers
  • www.travelandleisure.com
  • 16 May, 2021
With COVID-19 vaccinations on the rise and travel restrictions easing up all over the world, there's a good chance you're looking to plan a trip after spending the majority of the past year at home. While you probably can't wait to visit friends and family that you've been social distancing view more +
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UNWTO and Facebook Partner for Digital Marketing
  • www.unwto.org
  • 16 May, 2021
Over the past year, the United Nations specialized agency for tourism has been supporting its Member States on a series of initiatives relating to market intelligence and marketing. Now, as tourism begins to restart in some parts of the world, a series of special sessions view more +
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Travel tech: the best gadgets to pack on your holiday this summer
  • www.theguardian.com
  • 15 May, 2021
Summer is rapidly approaching and with it the possibility of getting away, whether within the UK or to one of the countries on the green list. It’s 2021 and holidays no longer mean leaving all your worldly possessions behind but your phone, tablet, e-reader view more +
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FORBES: Here Are The Best Places To Travel After COVID-19
  • www.forbes.com
  • 15 May, 2021
When the subject of where to travel after COVID-19 comes up, Jason Phillips has a ready answer: Jamaica. "The ambiance is great," says Phillips, a licensed therapist from Detroit. "The food is delicious, and it gave us a chance to reconnect view more +
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Pandemic highlights value of travel agents
  • www.startribune.com
  • 14 May, 2021
Planning a trip overseas these days requires more than the usual hunt for cheap flights and a sweet hotel. Travelers need to know when they can reasonably go, which countries are ready to accept them, what will be open, what entry requirements their destination may demand view more +
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Sports Tourism Market Is Booming Worldwide
  • theshotcaller.net
  • 11 May, 2021
The Global Sports Tourism Market report presents an in-depth assessment of key trends, current scenarios, challenges, standardization, regulatory landscape and deployment models. Historical and futuristic case studies, opportunities, future roadmap view more +
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Medical Tourism: Significance Post COVID Pandemic
  • bwhealthcareworld.businessworld.in
  • 10 May, 2021
Medical travel was put on hold in 2020 and now again in 2021 as the coronavirus outbreak spread throughout the globe, compelling countries to shut down borders and restrict travel. In the peak of the pandemic, healthcare institutions, as well as top medical travel destinations view more +
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IATA: People want to fly and freedom to travel
  • www.freepressjournal.in
  • 8 May, 2021
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed the agreement by G20 tourism ministers to support safe restoration of mobility by following G20 Rome guidelines for the future of tourism view more +
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Travel psychology: Why do we visit the same places over and over again?
  • edition.cnn.com
  • 8 May, 2021
My travel bucket list before the pandemic: hike to Everest Base Camp, cruise to Antarctica, try to visit every prefecture in Japan. My travel bucket list after the pandemic: go to my hometown and spend time with my parents view more +
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Intellectual Property: What Means for Tourism
  • www.unwto.org
  • 6 May, 2021
A new report published jointly by WIPO and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on the value of intellectual property in boosting tourism shows how the IP system creates a favorable ecosystem for innovation, entrepreneurship and investment in the sector view more +
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What COVID-era travel changes are likely here to stay?
  • www.ksnblocal4.com
  • 5 May, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way the world works, eats, communicates and, yes, how it travels. Over the course of the last year, we’ve seen a myriad of changes in the travel industry, from in-flight meal service adjustments to the outright banning of travel to certain regions view more +
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Welcoming Leisure Travel, Airlines Inch Back Toward Profitability
  • www.wuwm.com
  • 5 May, 2021
Say you want to fly nonstop between Appleton, Wis., and Savannah, Ga. You will be in luck very soon. Or how about between Austin and Nashville or Louisville and LA? These are some of the new routes airlines are offering as they try to capitalize on the huge pent-up demand view more +
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The Dream: International Travel. The Reality: Chaos and Confusion
  • www.nytimes.com
  • 5 May, 2021
In recent days, a steady stream of promising news has painted a rosy picture of the return of international leisure travel. More than 105 million people in the United States are fully vaccinated. Greece, Iceland and Croatia, among a growing list of countries, are now open to American tourists view more +
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First space tourist: 'It was the greatest moment of my life'
  • edition.cnn.com
  • 30 April, 2021
On April 30, 2001, US millionaire Dennis Tito arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) via a Russian Soyuz rocket, becoming the world's first space tourist. For Tito, then 60, it was the culmination of a dream he'd held since he was a young man, one he'd shelled out a cool $20 million for to make a reality view more +
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Using AR & VR Technologies for Tourism Businesses
  • www.tourismni.com
  • 5 May, 2021
Management and staff across the Hospitality and Tourism sector have been under huge strain since the beginning of the pandemic. As identified by industry representatives, funded by the Department for the Economy (DfE), and delivered in partnership across NI FE Colleges view more +
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WTTC launches initiative supporting women in travel and tourism
  • www.hotelbusiness.com/
  • 29 April, 2021
Travel and tourism leaders pledged to work towards women’s equality and boost female representation in leadership roles in an announcement before the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) view more +
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VACCINE TOURISM : All you need to know
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 28 April, 2021
What if there was a single way out to the two most common problems almost all of us are facing today, Anxiety and Suffocation. We are anxious about the health and wellbeing of all of the people around us view more +
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GOOGLE can now email you about COVID-19 travel advisory changes
  • finance.yahoo.com
  • 28 April, 2021
Google says that based on the searches it's been getting, travel interest appears to be on the rebound now that COVID-19 vaccines have started rolling out. Planning trips at this point is still tricky, though, because travel restrictions vary across countries and could change anytime view more +
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For the Best Vacation Ever, Plan Like Grandma and Act Like a Teen
  • www.bloomberg.com
  • 28 April, 2021
At Bloomberg Pursuits, we love to travel. And when we can again, we want to make sure we’re doing it right. So we’re talking to globe-trotters in all of our luxury fields—food, wine, fashion, cars, real estate—to learn about their high-end hacks, time-saving tips view more +
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UNWTO, IATA collaborate to restore confidence in travel
  • whotelier.businessworld.in
  • 26 April, 2021
UNWTO and IATA collaborate to restore confidence in travel. The UNWTO-IATA Destination Tracker is a new free online tool for governments to provide information on COVID-19 requirements for travel and the measures in place at the destination view more +
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VACCINE TOURISM: Destinations offering Vaccination on Arrival
  • www.newindianexpress.com
  • 25 April, 2021
Vijayan Menon’s travel agent in Bengaluru got a surprising request from the IT specialist. Menon wanted to know whether he could pack his bags to take a flight to Russia. India and Russia have created an air bubble arrangement that allows travel between the two countries view more +
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Find out which countries are welcoming international tourists back
  • edition.cnn.com
  • 22 April, 2021
There have been more than 142 million Covid-19 cases worldwide and vaccination roll outs have been much smoother in some countries than others. This pandemic is far from over, even though many of us are now itching to make plans to travel or to reunite with loved ones view more +
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Hawaii to begin vaccine passports for travel between islands
  • apnews.com
  • 21 April, 2021
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii officials will allow state residents who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus to skip pre-travel testing and quarantine requirements for flights between islands. Hawaii becomes the second state in the nation after New York view more +
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Digital Travel Certificate: France First EU Country To Launch
  • www.forbes.com
  • 20 April, 2021
France has begun testing a digital application to store Covid-19 test and vaccination certificates, becoming the first EU country to do so, hopefully finding a way to restart travel to the world’s number one visited country very soon view more +
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Is pandemic travel safer by car or plane? We asked a doctor
  • www.9news.com
  • 16 April, 2021
The CDC has now said that fully-vaccinated people can travel safely … this is reported widely, but in the discussion, only air travel is mentioned. My question is, what is the relative difference in safety between air trip and a road trip? view more +
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Revenge travel the trend for next few years
  • www.huffpost.com
  • 6 April, 2021
With the vaccine rollout picking up pace, Americans are starting to feel more cautiously optimistic about the prospect of traveling again. Those in the travel industry are hoping for a surge in bookings in the coming months and years. A sense of wanderlust has been building, after all view more +
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What is the Health Passport South Africa and how will it benefit tourism
  • www.iol.co.za
  • 20 April, 2021
Health Passport Worldwide is a digital platform designed to support the healthcare sector and the safe return of the travel, tourism and events industries. Engineered in Europe by the ROQU Group, the platform combines the latest digital technologies with official Covid-19 tests and vaccinations view more +
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Should you get travel insurance for vacations during COVID-19? Here's what to consider
  • www.freep.com
  • 20 April, 2021
Someday in the not-too-distant future, you’ll once again be able to make your family vacation ideas a reality and head out to the best family vacation spots in the U.S. –maybe even to Europe, Asia or the Caribbean. And once you make the decision to travel again view more +
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Digital Travel Certificate: France First EU Country To Launch
  • www.forbes.com
  • 20 April, 2021
France has begun testing a digital application to store Covid-19 test and vaccination certificates, becoming the first EU country to do so, hopefully finding a way to restart travel to the world’s number one visited country very soon view more +
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How to travel with unvaccinated children?
  • wsiltv.com
  • 19 April, 2021
(WSIL) -- As we head into vacation season, the pandemic has made it difficult for families to plan a safe trip, especially for unvaccinated children. Outreach Coordinator Nathan Ryder, from Southern Seven Health Department says it is all about comfort when it comes to planning your vacation view more +
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IATA introduces "Travel Pass", initiates international trials
  • raajje.mv
  • 18 April, 2021
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) have introduced a Covid-19 "Travel Pass" for international travelers, trials for which are currently ongoing. The "Travel Pass" was introduced by IATA in light of the Covd-19 pandemic to ease transport for travelers view more +
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CRUISE SHIPS are heading back to Venice this year
  • edition.cnn.com
  • 16 April, 2021
(CNN) — It's set to be one of the first cruises to take to the waters after things start back up this summer. Departing June 5, the sumptuous MSC Orchestra will take a week-long trip around the Adriatic and the Mediterranean, taking in Italy, Croatia and Greece view more +
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Travel Trends show smaller communities could see a spike in tourism after COVID-19 pandemic
  • www.wnct.com
  • 15 April, 2021
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – As businesses continue to open more, an expert from East Carolina University is looking into how the hospitality and tourism industry might rebound after the coronavirus pandemic view more +
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How to finally redeem those unused flight credits and prepare your wallet for post-pandemic travel
  • www.cnbc.com
  • 12 April, 2021
While the pandemic is not yet over, vaccinated Americans have started to consider travel plans for the spring, summer and fall of this year. According to TripAdvisor, May through August are proving to be the most popular months for domestic vacations, and many travelers view more +
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Vaccine Passports and Visas—What’s Next on the Horizon
  • www.natlawreview.com
  • 05 April, 2021
One of industries perhaps hardest hit by the coronavirus, the travel industry, received welcomed news late last week in the form of CDC guidance stating that people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can resume domestic travel and do not need to get tested for COVID-19 view more +
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Sustainability key to global tourism recovery
  • www.meed.com
  • 04 April, 2021
As the global travel and tourism sector continues to battle the Covid-19 health crisis, it is crucial that it does not lose sight of the bigger picture. The industry was experiencing shifting winds even before the pandemic. Target 8.9 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aims view more +
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Future air travel may include digital proof of COVID-19 vaccination
  • fox11online.com
  • 30 March, 2021
GREENVILLE (WLUK) -- Places like entertainment, venues or airports might soon require people to show proof of being vaccinated for COVID-19. If you are traveling in the U.S. you don't need to show a COVID -19 vaccination card yet view more +
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Vaccine passports: How they could be used to give COVID-19 travel the green light
  • www.cnet.com
  • 21 March, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, but as the promise of a brighter future moves from improbable to possible thanks to coronavirus vaccinations, a new question is emerging: Should countries and the private sector embrace the idea of a digital vaccine passport for travel, working and dining? view more +
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How to use your travel vouchers and credits
  • www.bostonglobe.com
  • 18 March, 2021
When the pandemic hit in early 2020, thousands of flights were canceled, and travelers were given vouchers and credits to use toward future bookings. It’s a year later, are they expiring? What’s the best way to redeem them? We consulted two experts for their advice, Scott Keyes view more +
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Top 10 Economical Restaurants in Dubai
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 17 March, 2021
With an extensive array of world-famous restaurants in Dubai, it is undoubtedly a cakewalk to keep the Foodie in you pleased. Serving wholesome luxuries from almost all cuisines globally, these restaurants leave no stone unturned to satisfy their visitors with traditional flavours and warm hospitality view more +
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Top 10 Restaurants in Dubai
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 17 March, 2021
When it comes to food, Dubai is way more glamorous than one can imagine. The best restaurants in Dubai serve almost every national cuisine worldwide, including many specializing in Dubai's Arabic delicacy. Dubai does not have its own Michelin Guide, but instead view more +
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Travel Changes For Those Who Are Fully Vaccinated
  • www.forbes.com
  • 16 March, 2021
The coronavirus vaccine is becoming available to more people across the United States and the world. Given the uptick in travel, it seems that more people are becoming confident to travel once they become fully vaccinated. Here are some travel changes to know about for those who have been (or will soon be) vaccinated view more +
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How to travel safely to new destinations with your pet
  • www.fox28media.com
  • 15 March, 2021
Are you craving a vacation? You're not the only one who's ready to bask in the spring sunshine and explore new places. Your pets are just as eager as you, if not more. If you plan to bring your pet on your next adventure, there are several things you'll need to do to prepare view more +
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UNWTO calls for a more sustainable future for tourism
  • www.tradearabia.com
  • 14 March, 2021
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) stressed that sustainability was high on the agenda, leading efforts to ensure the sector lives up to its responsibilities for planet as well as people, at ITB Berlin, a global tourism fair view more +
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Celebratory ‘vaxications’ are giving the travel industry a boost
  • www.hindustantimes.com
  • 08 March, 2021
Josephine Darwin, 65, marked March 3 on her calendar with the importance of a golden anniversary and planned to celebrate it with similar gusto. On that date, she and her husband, John, 67, would officially be immune—or as near as can be—from Covid-19 view more +
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Know all about IATA travel pass for travellers
  • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  • 03 March, 2021
International Air Transport Association (IATA) is an airline traders’ association from across the globe promoting cooperation in ensuring the safety, security and reliability of air services. In order to ensure hassle free air travel, the association is planning to launch IATA Travel view more +
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UNESCO and World Tourism Organization collaborate on cultural tourism recovery guidelines
  • www.whc.unesco.org
  • 02 March, 2021
New guidelines developed by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in cooperation with UNESCO outline how tourism and culture stakeholders can work together to support the inclusive recovery of cultural tourism, as countries around the world respond to the COVID-19 pandemic view more +
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Vaccine Certificates: Certifiably A Chance To Change Travel
  • www.forbes.com
  • 28 February, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has not changed anything in travel; all it has done is accelerate everything. It’s an interesting thought experiment to ask what that might mean for aviation and for tourism more generally. The path the entire travel and tourism industry was heading down leads inexorably view more +
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Countries That Are Open to COVID-19 Vaccinated Travelers
  • www.travelandleisure.com
  • 25 February, 2021
Editor's note: Those who choose to travel are strongly encouraged to check local government restrictions, rules, and safety measures related to COVID-19 and take personal comfort levels and health conditions into consideration before departure view more +
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10 Things to Know before you visit Dubai
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 23 February, 2021
Dubai is globally the most visited destinations and home to several record breakers, from the busiest international airport to the world's tallest tower. The glitzy Gulf Emirate is privileged to have tourism throughout the year view more +
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Top 10 Activities in Dubai
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 23 February, 2021
The UAE is the most prosperous nations globally, and a holiday to any one of its seven emirates warrants awe and wonder. The splendid architecture, jaw-dropping malls, and attractions deeply ingrained in the Arab culture are enough to leave you spellbound for your entire holiday view more +
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Top 10 Attractions in Dubai
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 22 February, 2021
There is a plethora of places in Dubai to choose from. All you need to do is pick a category, and you will have a definitive list of options spun out in front of you. Dubai has a whole lot, where you can either choose to discover the aquatic life at Underwater Zoo and Dubai Aquarium view more +
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Have vaccine, will travel: Immunized seniors are getting vacation-ready
  • www.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 20 February, 2021
When the coronavirus hit, Jim and Cheryl Drayer, 69 and 72, canceled all their planned travel and hunkered down in their home in Dallas. But earlier this month, the Drayers both received the second dose of their Covid-19 vaccinations view more +
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The Destinations open to travelers vaccinated against Covid-19
  • www.edition.cnn.com
  • 17 February, 2021
(CNN) — As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the travel industry, countless destinations around the world are rolling out vaccines to their most vulnerable citizens view more +
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Is It OK to Travel to Get the Covid-19 Vaccine?
  • www.rollingstone.com
  • 16 February, 2021
As the CEO of Jettly, a private jet charter service, Justin Crabbe has facilitated countless types of travel over the years. But over the past two months, a new category has emerged: coronavirus medical tourism, which involves traveling outside your home state to receive the Covid-19 vaccine view more +
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What Happens If A Travel Voucher Expires Before Restrictions Are Lifted?
  • www.simpleflying.com
  • 12 February, 2021
Just under a year ago, when COVID-19 emerged and spread rapidly across the world, many airlines had to collectively cancel thousands of flights and suspend service to numerous destinations. How these cancelations were handled varied from airline to airline view more +
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Choose the Perfect Resort in Dubai for a Wonderful Family Vacation
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 12 February, 2021
Travelling is an essential part of life. When you travel, you get to learn more about a place. You get to see how beautiful the place is, you get to try out various delicacies, and you get to live the culture view more +
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Sustainable tourism will dominate travel industry: Ritu Mehrotra, Booking.com
  • www.yourstory.com
  • 09 February, 2021
COVID-19 changed travel as we knew it. After WHO announced the pandemic, governments across the globe imposed travel restrictions to curb the spread of the virus. As a result, the travel and hospitality industries came to an abrupt halt. Several people were laid off and salary cuts were announced across the industry view more +
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Best Places to Party in Goa
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 09 February, 2021
Goa's nightlife is a unique piece of thrill and adventure. The party capital of India gives you the experience to reminisce for a lifetime. These excellent places to party in Goa are famous for live acts like UV displays, fireworks, and internationally acclaimed DJs who set the stage on fire view more +
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Which COVID-19 tests are required for international travel?
  • www.abc27.com
  • 07 February, 2021
The U.S., for example, will accept results from either a test that detects the genetic material of the virus — considered the most sensitive type of test — or a rapid test that looks for viral proteins called antigens. The tests must have been taken no more than three days before departing for the U.S. view more +
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What if you test positive for covid-19 abroad?
  • www.washingtonpost.com
  • 06 February, 2021
Now that entry into the United States requires a negative coronavirus test result taken within 72 hours, travelers have been scrambling to secure coronavirus tests abroad — with many opting for speedier, though less-accurate, rapid tests. And most travelers probably view more +
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6 Unexpected Kid-friendly Destinations That Offer Plenty
  • www.travelandleisure.com
  • 06 February, 2021
Editor's Note: Travel might be complicated right now, but use our inspirational trip ideas to plan ahead for your next bucket-list adventure. Those who choose to travel are strongly encouraged to check local government restrictions, rules, and safety measures related to COVID-19 view more +
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Healthy Passport Apps Under Development in Travel Industry
  • www.govtech.com
  • 05 February, 2021
A hodge-podge of tech firms, industry associations and airlines have been developing and trialing different digital passport options to ease the process of complying with COVID-19 health requirements for travel view more +
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'Corona Passport': Digital Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination
  • www.weather.com
  • 04 February, 2021
Your passport may soon include proof that you have received a COVID-19 vaccine or have tested negative for the new coronavirus. And that proof may be in a digital format. To help revive a travel industry decimated by the coronavirus pandemic, countries, airlines and other companies view more +
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ARTICLE - Best Places to Eat in Goa
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 02 February, 2021
Goan cuisine is famous for tickling the taste buds. The tropical climate of the state calls for intensely flavoured and spicy food. The state of Goa in India has the Arabian sea circumscribing its West Coast. This small state's cuisine is mostly influenced by Hindu Saraswat origins view more +
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ARTICLE - Top Beaches to Visit in Goa
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 01 February, 2021
Goa is famed for its most idyllic and alluring beaches. It is one of the best destinations to enjoy beach break with practically states entire coastline dotted with stretch after stretch of long sandy beach. One can experience different vibes and aesthetics depending on which part of Goa you decide to settle view more +
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ARTICLE - Odisha – The Land of Unexplored Wonders
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 28 January, 2021
Odisha is a land of unexplored wonders. I feel the bliss that I made it there. Planning a trip to Odisha was difficult because I knew naught about it. People usually mention the Puri beaches, Konark temples, and other similar places, but I wanted to explore Odisha's unseen side view more +
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New COVID-19 guidelines from Dubai Government's Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing
  • 27 January, 2021
Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing has decided to put all entertainment activities on hold that include performances, live band and DJs at restaurants and beach clubs until further notice view more +
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What is Vaccine Tourism?
  • www.deseret.com
  • 24 January, 2021
Americans have been traveling in recent days to get the COVID-19 vaccine, an experience being called “vaccine tourism.” It’s pretty simple. Vaccine tourism is the idea of people visiting other states across the country in search of COVID-19 vaccines, according to Bloomberg view more +
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Vaccine passports 'essential' for resumption of international travel
  • www.theguardian.com
  • 22 January, 2021
Vaccine passports must become essential travel documents in order to restart international tourism. The recommendation comes from the Global Tourism Crisis Committee, which met in Madrid this week to discuss measures to ensure the safe resumption of international travel view more +
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WTTC Creates Mental Health Guidelines to Aid Travel & Tourism Recovery
  • www.hotelbusiness.com
  • 14 January, 2021
LONDON—The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has launched its new mental health guidelines for the travel and tourism sector, which have been compiled to support businesses of all sizes to support the mental health of their employees view more +
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ARTICLE - Bhangarh Asia's Most Haunted Place
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 11 January, 2021
I want to share my recent travel experience to Bhangarh – The Most Haunted Place in Asia. Bhangarh is a place that has its own Scary Tales and Stories. The Bhangarh Fort is located on the Sariska Tiger Reserve border in the Aravali Range of Hills in Alwar District, Rajasthan view more +
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WTTC supports new travel measures to curb COVID-19
  • www.bwhotelier.businessworld.in
  • 09 January, 2021
Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO, said, “WTTC supports measures designed to curb COVID-19 and protect public health but calls for the complete removal of unnecessary quarantines. Requiring inbound travellers and holidaymakers to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 view more +
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Covid restrictions relaxed, tourism industry on revival path
  • www.tribuneindia.com
  • 09 January, 2021
The tourism industry that struggled for survival due to the Covid-19 lockdown for nearly eight months is in the revival phase following lifting of curbs and night curfew in four districts. Hoteliers are upbeat after a surge in tourist inflow during Christmas and New Year view more +
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You may need vaccine passport for travel next year
  • www.hindustantimes.com
  • 28 December, 2020
As nations start rolling out the coronavirus vaccines, hopes are high for a return to normalcy by next year. Coronavirus disease (Covid-19), that has infected over 80 million people worldwide and killed 1.76 million, has changed the way of life across nations view more +
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ARTICLE - Mukteshwar - An Unexplored Gem in Uttarakhand
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 22 December, 2020
Travel is something we all love. So much to see and so much to learn. With this blog, I am sharing my experience of this beautiful small Mountain town known as Mukteshwar in Uttrakhand District. So, come and be a part of my journey to Mukteshwar view more +
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Travel and tourism: Disrupted, rebooted, and reorganised
  • www.thehindu.com
  • 21 December, 2020
Shutting shop hadn’t occurred to me even as a vague possibility in the three decades that I have spent in the travel industry. Driven by the government directive to lockdown the country, I had to take the tough call of closing my office down, temporarily, and asking the staff to go on indefinite view more +
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ARTICLE - Discover the unique winter wonders of Saudi Arabia
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 18 December, 2020
Winter in Saudi is a special time of year. This year Saudi has a new experience waiting for all, from the snow-top mountains of Tabuk to the lush green valleys of Al Baha and the pristine beaches of Umluj. Saudi Arabia has many natural and historical landmarks and has been a cradle view more +
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What the COVID-19 vaccine could mean for the future of travel
  • www.insider.com
  • 12 December, 2020
When news of successful COVID-19 vaccine trials hit, the world, ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, finally saw some light at the end of the tunnel. In fact, many travelers immediately started researching their next trips, as travel search engines like Skyscanner view more +
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Tourism ministry urges Covid-19 insurance cover for foreign tourists
  • www.business-standard.com
  • 8 December, 2020
Foreign tourists visiting India may be offered attractively priced Covid-19 insurance covers as a part of the tourism ministry's plans to revive the sector. Over 10.9 million foreign tourists visited India in 2019. Inbound tourism, however, came to a standstill in March when the government view more +
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ARTICLE - Eerie 18km Milestone At Manali
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 2 December, 2020
It was a cold, chilly evening as we made up our way towards Manali. The biting wind prevented us from opening our car windows. The winds passing through dense foliage sounded like sad wails. Conversation within the car had dried up, and an eerie silence took its place view more +
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Airlines set sights on digital passports for COVID-19 vaccine
  • www.thehill.com
  • 28 November, 2020
The travel industry is moving ahead with plans to ensure a coronavirus vaccine means tourism and travel, both domestically and internationally, can quickly be revived. Industry leaders are coordinating their efforts to create a digital passport view more +
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ARTICLE - Novara - My City
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 21 November, 2020
Novara is my city, second in size among the Piedmont capitals. Thanks to its position, well connected with the major communication routes, approximately halfway between Turin and Milan, and only 32km from Malpena Airport, it is ideal for commercial and industrial development view more +
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ARTICLE - Solace, Sand, and Sunset in Boracay
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 17 November, 2020
I still can’t help myself from missing Boracay, a place where I always find my solace. For the past few years, I’ve been going back and forth to this tiny paradise located in Aklan, together with my family and most of the time with my friends view more +
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ARTICLE - The Holy Haridwar and Rishikesh
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 12 November, 2020
I recently went to my grandma's house, and there I had a great time with my cousins. We planned to visit Haridwar and Rishikesh. We had hired a minibus and then the entire family left for Haridwar view more +
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ARTICLE - Placid Pangot
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 10 November, 2020
My recent trip was to Pangot, a charming hamlet in the Kumaon hills, Situated amid beautiful high-rise hills. Pangot is the right place for nature-lovers, birdwatchers, and people who appreciate a life of serenity! It’s 15 kilometers from Nainital at an altitude of 6500 feet view more +
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FICCI suggests measures for revival of tourism post COVID lockdown
  • www.newindianexpress.com
  • 21 November, 2020
BHUBANESWAR: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has recommended a slew of measures for revival of travel, tourism and hospitality industry post lockdown view more +
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Google adds COVID-related health and safety info to Google Travel
  • www.weforum.org
  • 12 November, 2020
Google announced it’s adding more COVID-related health and safety information to its Google Travel booking service. Starting this week, when users search for hotels and vacation rental properties through Google Travel, they may see new information about COVID-19 view more +
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Building safe travel bubbles
  • www.bangkokpost.com
  • 9 November, 2020
People will be eagerly following the expected launch of the world's first travel bubble later this month, which will enable people who test negative for Covid-19 to travel between Hong Kong and Singapore on designated flights without having to go through quarantine view more +
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Traveling to Italy during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go
  • www.edition.cnn.com
  • 6 November, 2020
(CNN) — If you're planning a trip to Italy, here's what you'll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the global coronavirus pandemic. Italy is currently in a state of emergency until January 2021 because of the pandemic view more +
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Creating the Post-Covid Travel Program
  • www.businesstravelnews.com
  • 5 November, 2020
For the travel that does return in 2021, programs are evolving, with a focus on communication, duty of care and a closer relationship with risk management partners. "Risk management is the most important topic right now because it’s the lever we can pull to make progress view more +
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“Travel agents are key for the restart of tourism”, says Italian National Tourism Board's chief marketer
  • www.travelweekly.com.au
  • 3 November, 2020
Among yesterday’s blockbuster sessions, we heard from the marketing and promotion director for the Italian National Tourism Board, Maria Elena Rossi, and boy did she have some nice things to say about travel agents view more +
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How Can Sailing Be Sustainable Travel?
  • www.luxurytravelmagazine.com
  • 2 November, 2020
It has been predicted that by the year 2036, there will be 7.8 billion air passenger journeys per year. This is highly concerning the climate change and environment protection groups, as it would account for around one quarter of the global carbon budget alone view more +
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Travel insurance options for digital nomads | Travel
  • www.nonpareilonline.com
  • 31 October, 2020
Travel insurance can safeguard your nonrefundable reservations and reimburse you for any unexpected emergency medical costs that you incur while traveling. However, the travel insurance needs of those taking several short vacations view more +
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Coronavirus: Is virtual reality tourism about to take off?
  • www.bbc.com
  • 31 October, 2020
Plans for these and other international trips in 2020 were brought to an abrupt halt by the Covid-19 pandemic. Around the world, once-crowded sights lay dormant, with hotels empty and not a tourist in sight view more +
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ARTICLE - Diu - A Surprise Package
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 26 September, 2020
Today, all we need is a break from the break. We are looking at destinations that are in India and safe to travel. Let's explore a unique destination, which will be a complete surprise package for you. Diu is a hidden treasure in terms of a tourist destination view more +
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ARTICLE - Chatbots - Adding Power to Customer Service with Artificial Intelligence
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 25 September, 2020
Chatbots are the instant messengers powered by AI-based technology to provide customer support through chat to your customers in real-time around the clock view more +
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ARTICLE - 5 Latest Marketing Trends for Travel and Tourism Industry
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 21 September, 2020
Due to the current situation, you must be keen to find out the biggest travel marketing trends you need to know? As we all know, the travel industry is wildly competitive. And if you want to stand above in the travel world, it is essential to keep aware of the most recent and relevant industry data and marketing trends view more +
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ARTICLE - Mask – “Something that hides but also communicates"
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 18 September, 2020
We expected 2020 to be filled with ideas from the aspiring minds, which includes reverberation in technology, flying cars, startling fashion, and so much more. But we got a pandemic that has changed our lifestyle and forced the people view more +
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ARTICLE - Virtual Shows and their Ever-Increasing Importance
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 15 September, 2020
As the world markets open and the wheels of the economy start to turn positively, all businesses are gearing up to start with renewed energy. Every company has been strategically planning the way forward from here, and critically needs each other’s support to thrive again view more +
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ARTICLE - Medical Tourism
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 08 September, 2020
In times of such a global crisis, you realize the importance of Medical Tourism and its benefits. Medical Tourism is when a patient travels to another country for better or cost-effective treatment view more +
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ARTICLE - Medical Tourism
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 08 September, 2020
In times of such a global crisis, you realize the importance of Medical Tourism and its benefits. Medical Tourism is when a patient travels to another country for better or cost-effective treatment view more +
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ARTICLE - Udaipur - City of Lakes
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 30 August, 2020
Today, we all need a break from this break, and what can be better than travel. The new normal is the way to live now, so we have to adapt to it and move forward. I believe we all are looking for a short holiday to nearby places view more +
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ARTICLE - How Digital Marketing Adds Value to your Business during COVID-19
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 29 August, 2020
Are you feeling as if you are standing behind the competition and looking for some actionable tips to grow your business during the current situation? If Yes, in this article, we will focus on the most popular digital marketing tips that will help you beat your competitors! view more +
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ARTICLE - Udaipur - City of Lakes
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 30 August, 2020
Today, we all need a break from this break, and what can be better than travel. The new normal is the way to live now, so we have to adapt to it and move forward. I believe we all are looking for a short holiday to nearby places view more +
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ARTICLE - How Digital Marketing Adds Value to your Business during COVID-19
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 29 August, 2020
Are you feeling as if you are standing behind the competition and looking for some actionable tips to grow your business during the current situation? If Yes, in this article, we will focus on the most popular digital marketing tips that will help you beat your competitors! view more +
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ARTICLE - Solo Trip - Little Courage and a Whole New Experience
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 28 August, 2020
For a person like me who is always surrounded by friends and families throughout life, the idea of going on a SOLO TRIP is a strange one. I always thought about how a person could go on a trip all by himself. With one to talk to and enjoy with, he must feel like a complete loner view more +
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ARTICLE - The Beautiful Country of Thailand
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 27 August, 2020
Finally, the Wait is over - the day has come when we all can travel again to the beautiful Country of Thailand. A short flight from India, Thailand, is one Country that caters to all age groups' needs. Pristine Beaches, Shopping, Clubs, Delicious food, and the list goes on view more +
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WTTC launches interactive COVID-19 Travel Demand Recovery Dashboard
  • www.hospitalitynet.org
  • 21 August, 2020
London, UK - A new in-depth data dashboard highlighting the recovery of travel demand across flights and hotels, as well as revealing the shifting intentions of travellers through online travel searches, has been launched by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) view more +
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How To Buy Travel Insurance Based On Your Destination Country
  • www.forbes.com
  • 21 August, 2020
When it comes to travel insurance, one size does not fit all. At least that’s what Hanna Thomas discovered when she planned a recent trip across Asia. It turns out that buying travel insurance based on your destination isn’t easy view more +
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Google Search to offer Covid-19 related safe travel plans, hotels stay and more features
  • www.deccanherald.com
  • 15 August, 2020
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ARTICLE - Hoysala Dynasty Architecture and Bahubali Jain Temple
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 13 August, 2020
India is a land of hidden treasures in terms of Architecture, and now is a good time to explore Indian history. Today I will be telling you all about my experience at the Hoysala dynasty temples, famous for its carving in Hassan view more +
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ARTICLE - Red Sea Cruises - New Tourism Development by Saudi Arabian Tourism
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 10 August, 2020
While everyone is still contemplating how travellers will vacation, Saudi Tourism has made the bold move to bring cruising to the Red Sea. The Saudi Summer Campaign welcomed by expats and Saudi nationals, as vacationing is prime during the summers view more +
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ARTICLE - Jammu and Kashmir, India - Blessing in Disguise
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 10 August, 2020
I would like to acknowledge that by the grace of God, I am born in a family who feels travel experiences are a perfect way to blend into the soul of knowledge and contentment. We had a planned family trip to this heaven on earth in May 2016 view more +
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What Travellers can Look Forward to in India
  • www.outlookindia.com
  • 10 August, 2020
Tourism is a powerful engine that drives most of how a country functions, be it in an economic, cultural, social or educational sense. It creates employment, it spearheads growth champions diverse cultural heritage, and overall, improves the quality of people’s lives view more +
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Travel plans coming soon? Make sure you pack these must-haves
  • www.hindustantimes.com
  • 09 August, 2020
We all have our fingers crossed for this pandemic to end so that we are able to travel again without the constant fear of contamination. Since March 2020, the country has been in lockdown and all flights have been grounded view more +
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STAYCATIONS and weekend getaways: Can domestic travel
  • www.channelnewsasia.com
  • 08 August, 2020
SINGAPORE: Mentari Primananti, 41, spent last week’s Idul Adha holiday at a resort in Bandung, Indonesia. The two nights of accommodation cost around 1 million rupiah (US$68.56), half of what it would usually cost view more +
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ARTICLE - Sustainable Tourism - The Only Way Forward
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 08 August, 2020
The 21st century has connected the world unlike ever before, making it a ‘Not So Lonely A Planet.’ However, this connectedness has brought about an over-exhaustion of the resources view more +
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WHO advises gradual easing of travel restrictions
  • www.schengenvisainfo.com
  • 04 August, 2020
In the last month, countries have started easing coronavirus travel restrictions, which has led to a spike in infections in several countries, as well as the reintroduction of border controls and entry restrictions view more +
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Travel Insurance - 10 things to look for in the era of Coronavirus
  • www.forbes.com
  • 05 August, 2020
With the coronavirus pandemic causing extreme uncertainty around foreign travel, 80% of people think that travel insurance has never seemed so important – that’s according to travel insurance provider Staysure view more +
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Travel Credit Cards : All you need to know
  • www.forbes.com
  • 04 August, 2020
Using a credit card when you’re abroad is a convenient way to pay for shopping and day trips, but if you choose the wrong one, you’ll be stung by an array of fees and charges. view more +
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Safe vacation : Travel tips during COVID-19
  • www.woodwardnews.net
  • 04 August, 2020
Oklahoma has many fun options for individuals and families whether for a day, a weekend, or for several days. There can also be out-of-state and out-of-country vacation options. Each location has its own department of tourism that can give you the information you need in planning your vacation. view more +
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Workation : Working as a digital nomad in India
  • www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  • 04 August, 2020
As the world went into a shutdown mode, it saw a rise in the digital nomad community as professionals welcomed working from home. Keeping up with the pace the hospitality takes the leap to customise workations. view more +
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A guide to road trips during Coronavirus times
  • www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  • 03 August, 2020
While cities are unlocking around the world, travelling by air to another country for vacation still seems like a distant dream. In such a situation, a road trip would perhaps be the best thing to do. Travelling to safe zones within a country view more +
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WHO issues advice as international travel continues to ease
  • www.itij.com
  • 03 August, 2020
As new intelligence from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) reveals that 40 per cent of all worldwide destinations have now eased Covid-19 restrictions on international travel (as of 19 July view more +
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India needs to make working credit available for tourism industry: UNWTO Director
  • www.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 03 August, 2020
NEW DELHI: India should look at policy fixes which can help the tourism industry following the Covid-19 pandemic and the basic requirement is the centre should make working credit available to the industry, said Suman Billa, director at World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and former view more +
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Deep Seclusion Travel
  • www.outlookindia.com
  • 02 August, 2020
Over the past one month, Manav Mehra has been looking for a place high up in the hills where work calls cannot reach him. Peeyush Pal, who was dreaming of Valley of Flowers this year, is now considering hiring a campervan to do a Shah Rukh Khan view more +
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FOCUS : From travel pods to private jets, affluent travelers are eager to make vacations happen
  • www.cnbc.com
  • 02 August, 2020
Well-heeled travelers seem to be more optimistic about when they’ll be able to fly and cruise than the average vacationer, industry observers say. Cruise lines, hotels and guided vacation companies are pivoting to court view more +
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Mask wearing could boost tourism
  • www.apg-wi.com
  • 31 July, 2020
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Untouched Rajasthan
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 30 July, 2020
The untouched lands of Rajasthan tell the great tales of the yesteryears and are the true representation of India’s glorious past. The magical sand dunes of Rajasthan view more +
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WHO : Public Health considerations while resuming international travel
  • www.who.int
  • 30 July, 2020
Many countries have halted some or all international travel since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic but now have plans to re-open travel. This document outlines key considerations view more +
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Less fear, more safety the key to tourism restart
  • www.bangkokpost.com
  • 30 July, 2020
It's becoming apparent that if Thailand relies on fear to help us overcome Covid-19, it will ultimately be at the expense of our travel industry view more +
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UNWTO launches Tourism of Tomorrow Challenge
  • www.travelpulse.com
  • 29 July, 2020
United Nations’ World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Sommet Education, the group encompassing Ecole Ducasse, Glion, and Les Roches have put forth a challenge to help view more +
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WTTC launches insurance guidelines for the Travel and Tourism Sector
  • www.breakingtravelnews.com
  • 29 July, 2020
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has unveiled new insurance guidelines to rebuild global consumer confidence to help encourage the return of travelling view more +
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UNWTO marks the importance of restarting Global Tourism
  • www.bwhotelier.businessworld.in
  • 29 July, 2020
As the situation continues to evolve, the United Nations specialized agency has provided the first comprehensive insight into the impact of the pandemic, both in tourist numbers view more +
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ARTICLE : Perfect Guide for planning your Dream Trip to Thailand!
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 28 July, 2020
Hey!! Have you been planning a trip to Thailand lately? But unsure of how to go about it? Let go of all your worries!! Read this perfect guide to planning your dream trip to Thailand now view more +
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The crucial role of technology in reimagining our business!
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 28 July, 2020
Are you worried about tomorrow? The answer is yes because the situation itself is so challenging that everyone is uncertain about their health, job, business, family, and friends view more +
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Summer vacation, easing of travel rules instil hope towards business jet rebound
  • www.hindustantimes.com
  • 28 July, 2020
Commercial and business aviation are both seeing improved domestic traffic this summer. But private flights, which carry smaller groups and promise wealthy passengers less risk view more +
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Wellness Tourism Market Key Business Strategies,Challenges and Opportunities
  • www.eturbonews.com
  • 27 July, 2020
Pune, Maharashtra, India, July 27 2020 (Wiredrelease) MarketResearch.Biz –: The recent report posted via MarketResearch.Biz on Wellness Tourism market offers critical market view more +
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UNWTO,WTTC & WTM Ministers SUMMIT: Safer, greener, smarter travel & tourism
  • www.gulfnews.com
  • 27 July, 2020
Dubai: The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority has launched the ‘Sharjah Safe for Tourism’ stamp, a mark of assurance given to establishments view more +
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Strict mask usage, consistent safety measures paramount to travel’s recovery
  • www.readingeagle.com
  • 26 July, 2020
The U.S. Travel Association is confident that the industry can launch a safe and successful recovery this summer so long as travelers continue to wear masks and adhere to common-sense view more +
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WTTC : More countries achieve WTTC Safe Travels Stamp
  • www.travelpulse.com
  • 24 July, 2020
The new health and safety certification has been developed by the WTTC to help travelers identify destinations and businesses around the world that have adopted global standardized health and hygiene protocols. view more +
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UK AGENTS : Travel agent jobs you can do from home and earn £100,000
  • www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
  • 24 July, 2020
One of the UK's biggest travel agents is looking for staff to work from the comfort of their own home. view more +
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5 Travel Companies You need to know in the Asian Market
  • www.hotelmize.com
  • 24 July, 2020
The Asian market has been known for dominating the travel industry, and this reputation is not changing any time soon. Travel in Asia is only expected to grow view more +
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Continuity of Tourist Conquering the Digital Chaos
  • www.businessworld.in
  • 23 July, 2020
Travel is never at a standstill: every move we make physically contributes. Tourism provides humanity a hope. The present circumstances endure a wide range of impact on travel-related view more +
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Regional collaborations can help South Asian nations rebuild and strengthen tourism industry
  • www.blogs.worldbank.org
  • 23 July, 2020
After months of empty beaches and deserted hotels in Maldives, tourism operator Ahmed Waheed says he is eager to help affluent travelers trade their COVID-19 masks for snorkeling or scuba gear view more +
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Reinventing travel and hospitality with revival in consumer confidence
  • www.bwhotelier.businessworld.in
  • 23 July, 2020
With nationwide lockdown restrictions eased over the past few weeks, early demand signals can be witnessed across the travel, tourism and hospitality industry view more +
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Super Secret Guide- Decoding all Hacks behind Instagram Hashtags
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 22 July, 2020
Hello Instagrammers, and future influencers! We are here to rescue your Instagram profiles and those hanging desires to maintain your social presence view more +
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Will workations open up tourism?
  • www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  • 22 July, 2020
In May this year, the Japanese government installed high-speed Internet and bolstered other infrastructure at certain tourist areas to make them into 'work-cation' destinations view more +
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Travel the world from your Armchair
  • www.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 21 July, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic forced a new normal as people, particularly in urban India, went about their jobs and academics from the confines of their homes view more +
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ARTICLE: Art of Leading
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 21 July, 2020
People are unique, and so are situations, thus creating the need to be fluid in their leadership approach. There are many styles of leadership; however, there is no one style that can view more +
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How to Pack For Your Trip : Essential Travel Checklist
  • www.gearjunkie.com
  • 20 July, 2020
Arguably one of the most stressful parts of any trip is making a packing list and deciding what to bring. Each packing checklist you create will vary depending on location view more +
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Travel Agents’ Current Requirements and Getting Prepared
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 20 July, 2020
As predicted four months before, Domestic Business has started in many Middle Eastern Countries, and this will go on till regional & International borders are lifted view more +
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Quick trips could be key to Summertime Travel
  • www.bostonherald.com
  • 19 July, 2020
Results of a new Hotwire survey offer a glimpse inside the collective psyche of the American public as summer wears on amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic view more +
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How to use ‘Air Bubbles’ to Travel Abroad?
  • www.thebetterindia.com
  • 18 July, 2020
An air bubble is a bilateral agreement between two countries wherein a travel corridor is re-established. As of now, India has signed agreements with the US, France, UAE, and Germany view more +
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Bubble Charter - All-in-One Package that Makes Luxury Travel more Streamlined
  • www.robbreport.com
  • 18 July, 2020
As the Covid-19 pandemic took hold this spring, the number of travelers Stateside plummeted almost 90 percent compared to the same time last year, slumping to levels not seen since the pre-jet view more +
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Travel the world with your ears
  • www.technocodex.com
  • 18 July, 2020
At this point in the summer — and the pandemic — the desire to escape to a place far away might be overwhelming. Even with so many borders closed, podcasts can transport you elsewhere view more +
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Hola! Barcelona!!!!
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 17 July, 2020
In my wildest dreams, also, never had I thought that I would get an opportunity to visit and experience the Spanish city of Barcelona. However, as the saying goes view more +
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Crisis Management
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 17 July, 2020
During these challenging times, it becomes particularly important for leaders to stay laser-focused on the vision of the company and move forward with Company values as well, providing direction view more +
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This world is a more beautiful place than we would have ever imagined
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 16 July, 2020
Currently, people are being crammed with a lot of negative thoughts, especially due to the prevailing situation of this Covid-19 pandemic. People are forced to stay inside their homes view more +
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Private Air Travel On the Rise
  • www.travelpulse.com
  • 16 July, 2020
As many commercial carriers continue to struggle to survive during the COVID-19 pandemic, it would appear that increasing numbers of affluent travelers are turning their sights to private view more +
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Find Your ‘Happy’!
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 15 July, 2020
You can be happy anywhere you are, you don't need anyone's approval, you are enough, you are strong, other people can be part of your journey, but they can't and never will be the destination view more +
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‘Private Journeys’ - New Trend in Travel
  • www.telanganatoday.com
  • 15 July, 2020
New Delhi: Private trips are an emerging trend, which allows families and friends to enjoy and explore a destination in privacy and safety in a COVID era view more +
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DUBAI - A Complete Destination
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 15 July, 2020
COVID 19, has completely shaken the World, after all these months, where some countries are still not able to decide if travel can resume, Dubai is the First City to Welcome Guests from all over the World view more +
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Journey on the Road Less Traveled
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 14 July, 2020
Traveling means many things to people from across the world. From ticking off a bucket list to finding solitude, reconnecting with nature, or going on a shopping spree, traveling has added so much perspective, thought, and learning to our lives view more +
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UNWTO seeks to further tourism’s contribution to sustainable development
  • www.eturbonews.com
  • 14 July, 2020
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced the launch of a new Startup Competition as it looks to identify innovators with the power to further tourism’s contribution to sustainable development view more +
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Workation - From a Myth to Reality
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 14 July, 2020
We had been on the road for 3 months, riding across Northern-India, and had made a pit-stop in this remote village of Losar on the way to Kaza. It had been a grueling day of riding from Pang to here, and the weather had not been kind view more +
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Pandemic - Fear Factor
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 14 July, 2020
Each one of us has gone through negative experiences in life, experiences that may have left a huge deposit of negative memories in our mind. For the last three months, we have been subjected to fear of the Virus despite view more +
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Learn the Art of Leading and get Certified
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 14 July, 2020
People are unique, and so are situations, thus creating the need to be fluid in their leadership approach. There are many styles of leadership; however, there is no one style that view more +
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ARTICLE : Understanding Indian Temples (Part 1)
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 13 July, 2020
India has a history of thousands of years old. For centuries, the architecture of India has marveled not only domestic tourism but also international view more +
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ARTICLE : This Too Shall Pass
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 13 July, 2020
The occurrence of pandemic situations all over the world has made our lives tremendously difficult. The year 2020 will be remembered as a devil who came along & destroyed many lives in a blink view more +
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Reinventing Tourism - Travel industry gets green signal from major governments across the globe to
  • www.traveltrendstoday.in
  • 13 July, 2020
Starting on a positive note, tourism gets green signal from major governments across the globe and in India as well. Under the phased resumption of businesses across the nation view more +
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Mental Health and Tourism
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 13 July, 2020
In order to stay safe from the pandemic – COVID-19, mankind has to adapt to an altogether new lifestyle, which dominantly requires us to stay at home as much as possible. Despite all the efforts to stay productive at home view more +
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7 Things to Consider before you Travel
  • www.thenational.ae
  • 12 July, 2020
With travel restrictions in the UAE easing and the Eid Al Adha holidays around the corner, taking a holiday is on a lot of people’s minds view more +
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Holidaymakers urged to take out extra travel insurance post-Brexit
  • www.theguardian.com
  • 12 July, 2020
Ministers are urging people to take out comprehensive travel insurance if they are heading abroad from January as they announce plans to plough £700m into a new border strategy view more +
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Travel is a Habit which will never stop!
All of us, sitting inside our houses, scrolling through picture galleries, think of those memorable moments we spent during our travels and relive them again. view more +
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WTTC pushing for mandatory masks in all Tourism Sectors
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is asking people once again hitting the road as coronavirus restrictions are lifted to protect themselves and others by wearing masks. view more +
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VIRTUAL RENAISSANCE : Online Tourism breathes new life
As museums and historical sites in Italy slowly begin opening their doors after several months of lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, technology may prove to be the "renaissance" the country's tourism industry desperately needs. view more +
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TRAVEL INSURANCE : Insurers start to offer Covid offer
Keep abreast of significant corporate, financial and political developments around the world. Stay informed and spot emerging risks and opportunities with independent global reporting view more +
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Macao’s measures against COVID-19
Macao has proven itself capable of battling the spread of COVID-19 and has taken all precautions to make Macao a safe destination. Here are the measures taken against COVID-19. Watch Video +
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Sustainable Tourism and fisheries key to growth in post COVID-19 Pacific
  • www.moderndiplomacy.eu
  • 9 July, 2020
Developing countries of Asia and the Pacific are experiencing unbalanced tolls of the COVID-19 pandemic. Grim milestones in infections and deaths have left countless devastated view more +
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SUSTAINABLE TOURISM : A Positive Outcome of the COVID-19 Crisis
  • www.bwhotelier.businessworld.in
  • 7 July, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to an unprecedented standstill redefining our daily lives to what we now call as the ‘new normal’. This global health crisis not only affected the lives but also the livelihood view more +
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Global Travel and Tourism Resilience Council announces second virtual destination summit
  • www.traveldailynews.com
  • 6 July, 2020
Following the success of the first virtual Resilience Council summit, it has been announced that a second summit will take place on 8th July 2020. In partnership with Jacobs Media Group and FINN Partners, the Global Travel & Tourism Resilience Council virtual destination view more +
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Norwegian Airports take the lead on touchless travel with Amadeus technology
  • www.traveldailynews.com
  • 6 July, 2020
OSLO and MADRID - Avinor, the firm operating Norway’s 44 state-owned airports, is rolling out an ambitious end-to-end touchless travel programme to tackle the impact of COVID-19 and help restore traveler confidence ahead of Norway’s summer season view more +
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Google Maps features allow commuters to travel safely amid COVID-19 pandemic
  • www.fox29.com
  • 5 July, 2020
Google has created a way for consumers to travel safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic by showing them relevant information concerning the virus along their designated routes view more +
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How to rescue GLOBAL TOURISM from the coronavirus pandemic
  • www.unwto.org
  • 4 July, 2020
Some fear that COVID-19 has halted globalization's progress, eroding international cooperation, and decimating a primary driver of our interconnectedness: tourism view more +
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Rethinking fitness, food, fresh air and floor plans for the post-pandemic guest
  • www.traveldailynews.com
  • 3 July, 2020
While would-be travelers have sheltered at home, hotels and resorts have been putting protocols in place to keep guests safe when travel resumes view more +
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ARTICLE : Painting a Rainbow in the Land of Laskar Pelangi
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 2 July, 2020
This story starts with my dream to get to know more about Laskar Pelangi, Belitung. At first, I didn't think I could go on vacation here, because of the tight schedule of activities and the difficulty of matching the schedule with my friends view more +
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INDIA's wealthy are still planning their travel, taking to PRIVATE JETS
  • www-cntraveller-in.cdn.ampproject.org/
  • 1 July, 2020
As India slowly and shakily emerges from one of the strictest lockdowns in the world, travel as we have known it is still a way off. And while flying has resumed, its severely restricted—and stressful. view more +
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Must have gear, gadgets and accessories for safer summer travel
  • www.fortune.com
  • 3 July, 2020
Even though the pandemic is still ongoing—and will be for the foreseeable future—some travel restrictions are being lifted here and there. And after months inside, many people are antsy to get out and on the road (or in the air) for any kind of vacation. view more +
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UNWTO and TELEFONICA partner to help destinations use data and AI to drive tourism’s sustainable recovery
  • www.traveldailynews.com
  • 3 July, 2020
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has strengthened its partnership with Telefonica, the Spanish multinational telecommunications company... view more +
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Five ways the pandemic will change travel for the better
  • www.globetrender.com
  • 3 July, 2020
Now that global lockdowns are beginning to lift, we’re tentatively thinking of future adventures, where we’ll go, and how we’ll get there... view more +
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How staycations are becoming the most popular tourism trend
  • www.thehindu.com
  • 2 July, 2020
Surf Turf — the surf school in Covelong — is currently closed. Normally bustling with surfers at this time, the airy property, facing the Bay of Bengal, is awaiting the Government’s orders to soon reopen... view more +
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SIMPLIFY How You Travel: Tips For Your Next Business Trip
  • www.news.clearancejobs.com
  • 1 July, 2020
With planes less comfortable and flying less glamorous, you need to simplify your travel plans. With the onslaught of COVID-19’s quarantine life, regular travel is no longer the norm... view more +
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How One Travel Business Is Diversifying To SURVIVE COVID-19
  • www.forbes.com
  • 2 July, 2020
The travel industry has been devastated by COVID-19, but forward-looking businesses are implementing survival strategies. One such company is Parking Spot, the near-airport parking company with 37 locations at 22 major airports... view more +
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Travel will become more LUXURIOUS after the coronavirus pandemic, hotel and aviation experts predict
  • www.insider.com
  • 2 July, 2020
The future of travel is likely to be more luxurious and romantic post-coronavirus, according to hotel and aviation experts... view more +
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Bring conservation messaging into WILDLIFE-BASED TOURISM
  • www.newswise.com
  • 1 July, 2020
Newswise — The study states that failing to encourage tourists to do more on behalf of wildlife represents a missed opportunity for conservation... view more +
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Leaders of Tomorrow Exclusive with Minister of Tourism, India
  • www.timesnownews.com
  • 1 July, 2020
The Tourism sector, and its contribution to India’s economy, is a subject many policymakers have shied away from discussing, given the present scenario... view more +
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Virtual Travel is now the new normal
  • www.outlookindia.com
  • 1 July, 2020
New Delhi, July 1 (IANSlife) Travel is one of the most rewarding and enriching adventures one can indulge in. Every year, travel enthusiasts from across the world plan their trips well in advance... view more +
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WILDLIFE TOURISM : surprising benefits
  • www.redgreenandblue.org
  • 30 June, 2020
Wildlife tourism is a major business, accounting for 20% to 40% of the entire tourism industry’s net value. However, this kind of tourism can also have a detrimental impact... view more +
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LESS VISITED DESTINATIONS Have a Chance to Be on Travel's Larger Map: Top Expedia Group Exec
  • www.skift.com
  • 30 June, 2020
All the recent search-and-booking activity for historically less-visited destinations will make it easier for them to justify marketing expenditures even after the pandemic wanes, says Expedia’s Cyril Ranque... view more +
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AUSTRALIA TO SRI LANKA : Exchange of knowledge in sustainable tourism
  • www.news.griffith.edu.au
  • 30 June, 2020
The Australia Awards ‘Sustainable Tourism Development’ Short Course draws to a close with an online workshop in June 2020 and participants say they are motivated to further enhance sustainable practices in the Sri Lanka... view more +
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CORONAVIRUS has forever transformed travel industry, Airbnb CEO says
  • www.foxbusiness.com
  • 29 June, 2020
The worldwide outbreak of the novel coronavirus has forever transformed the travel industry, the CEO of Airbnb has speculated... view more +
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US Travel Association critical of European ban
  • www.breakingtravelnews.com
  • 29 June, 2020
The United States Travel Association has reacted angrily to suggestions American holidaymakers will be barred from Europe as the region reopens to tourism... view more +
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Video JAPAN’s TOURISM LINKED BUSINESSES explore new ideas to survive COVID-19 travel restrictions
  • www.channelnewsasia.com
  • 28 June, 2020
Japan's tourism-related businesses are reinventing themselves to survive the impact of COVID-19 travel restrictions. CNA's Senior Correspondent Michiyo Ishida reports... view more +
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TRAVEL INSURANCE: Is it worth it?
  • www.mcall.com
  • 28 June, 2020
Through the travel insurance broker InsureMyTrip.com, Suzanne Tow of New York City paid $270 to cover a $5,000 trip in May to Yosemite National Park... view more +
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Immigration bans will lead to dumbing down of the world
  • www.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • 28 June, 2020
Among the attributes that have made the United States a superpower is the brainpower that helped build it. The US produces more college degrees than any other nation, graduating around a million masters’ and conferring more than 200,000 doctorates every year. According to the US Census Bureau, since 2000, the number of people aged 25 and over whose highest degree was a master has doubled to 21 million... view more +
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IS IT WORTH it to bundle flights and hotels?
  • www.usatoday.com
  • 28 June, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic caused an unprecedented need for consumers to cancel travel plans. Many travelers have encountered frustration changing arrangements, canceling trips and obtaining refunds... view more +
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Traveling for business?
  • www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com
  • 28 June, 2020
As the economy gradually begins to function in this new normal, some workers who traveled for business before the COVID-19 pandemic may be returning to that lifestyle. If this includes you, traveling by plane, bus or train means you’ll be in close contact with other passengers, increasing your risk of exposure... view more +
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HOLIDAY bookings 'explode' as travel restrictions ease
  • www.bbc.com
  • 27 June, 2020
Ministers said from 6 July, blanket restrictions on non-essential overseas travel will be relaxed in the UK. Holidaymakers will be allowed to travel to certain European countries without having to spend 14 days in quarantine upon their return... view more +
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Tunisia's tourism sector hopes for a quick recovery as borders reopen
  • www.aljazeera.com
  • 27 June, 2020
In the historic heart of Tunisia's capital, Tunis, coppersmith Mohamed Chawchi is putting his skills to work. He hammers away at plates he plans to sell, hoping the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is over... view more +
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ARE WE ready to travel?
  • www.thehindu.com
  • 27 June, 2020
Earlier this week, for the first time since the arrival of the pandemic, I decided to sit with someone (other than family), relax and have a drink. She came over and, at first, we lingered by the door. Where earlier we would’ve hugged, now we were maintaining a physical distance. There was the joy of finally being able to meet, but also the realisation that Covid-19 had affected the way we were behaving around each other... view more +
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BUY NOW FLY LATER? What travel experts say about today's low prices for future flights
  • www.foxnews.com
  • 27 June, 2020
There’s never been a worse time to fly. With coronavirus cases surging in some states and more international borders closed than open, the friendly skies aren’t so friendly. But there is a silver lining. Many fares have never been better. Considering airlines are waiving sky-high change fees and dropping prices to fill empty seats, buying that $275 roundtrip ticket from San Francisco to Costa Rica in September is awfully tempting, even in the midst of a global pandemic... view more +
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EBRD and UNWTO Partner to Boost Tourism Recovery
  • www.unwto.org
  • 26 June, 2020
The rapid spread of coronavirus has had a massive impact on many sectors of the global economy, with tourism being among the hardest hit. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)... view more +
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UZBEKISTAN’S OFFER: Visitors will receive $3000 if they get Coronavirus while visiting the country
  • www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  • 26 June, 2020
As the world is opening for tourism after a long lockdown, every country is trying to lure tourists with different kinds of offers and deals. However, Uzbekistan, in a bid to attract tourists, has introduced quite an unique offer wherein if a visitor gets Coronavirus... view more +
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EXPERTS give tips on post-pandemic travel
  • www.wrex.com
  • 26 June, 2020
ROCKFORD (WREX) — Travel experts say there are safe ways for brief getaways during the pandemic. These getaways largely focus on road trips that last less than four days with limited stops to limit exposure. Additionally, travelers should pack extra snacks and water to help cut out unnecessary stops... view more +
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4 LATEST Summer Travel Trends : public charters, private home rentals and more
  • www.businessinsider.in
  • 26 June, 2020
Table of Contents As lockdowns ease — and lockdown fatigue peaks — travelers are eager to salvage some form of vacation despite the ongoing pandemic, and many are asking, 'Will it be safe to travel this summer?'... view more +
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REOPENING : 13 tourist hot spots planning to reopen this July
  • www.insider.com
  • 26 June, 2020
Destinations like Italy, Iceland, Spain, the Florida Keys, and Jamaica rolled out the welcome mat once again to tourists in June. Other destinations decided to wait a little longer to put ample health measures and precautions in place amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic... view more +
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WTTC : Global Protocols for Short Term Rental
  • 26 June, 2020
The below suggested protocols for short-term rentals were compiled based on input from leading companies and associations in the Short-Term Rental industry, many of which have partnered with trusted experts in public health and governments to support the safe, healthy, and responsible reopening of this type of accommodation to the public. The objective of these protocols is to promote consistent standards across all relevant functions with an increased focus on health, safety, and physical distancing in line with what travellers need and expect... view more +
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A 'SAFECATION' is the best way to travel this summer. Here's how to do it
  • www.news.yahoo.com
  • 25 June, 2020
As summer revs up, many families who've planned vacations and long-anticipated reunions are left wondering whether it's safe to travel during the coronavirus outbreak... view more +
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TRAVEL in Times of COVID-19
  • www.emarketer.com
  • 25 June, 2020
Few industries have been hit as hard by the coronavirus as travel. Recovery will be slow, with many sectors not returning to pre-pandemic levels until at least 2022. Some pandemic-related trends, like increased local “staycations,” may persist... view more +
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GLAMPING Is Growing Travel Trend - From New York City To The Rockies
  • www.forbes.com
  • 25 June, 2020
In my previous article I explained why glamping is surging in popularity, and the perfect form of travel for these confusing, stressful, pandemic times. In short, it combines many of the top travel trends and things people are now looking for in a vacation into one neat and typically affordable package: private lodging with no lobby or elevator or shared hallway; the great outdoors, fresh air and lots of personal space; resort-like amenities and activities; an experience that lends itself to a flight-free driving road trip; all in a turnkey and romantic way that requires no camping gear or experience... view more +
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WHICH international destinations are reopening to tourists?
  • www.edition.cnn.com
  • 25 June, 2020
Although most governments are still advising against "nonessential" international travel, a host of popular destinations are beginning to ease their Covid-19 lockdown measures and border restrictions and are moving toward welcoming tourists back... view more +
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IATA Proposes Alternatives to Quarantine
  • www.iata.org
  • 24 June, 2020
Geneva The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to avoid quarantine measures when re-opening their economies... view more +
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7 TIPS for Creating a COVID-19 Essential Business Travel Policy
  • www.jdsupra.com
  • 24 June, 2020
As states are relaxing COVID-19-related restrictions, employers should remain cautious about business travel. California’s public health orders still limit travel to an “urgent matter” or that which is “essential to your permitted work.” Given the increased risk of exposure inherent in traveling, employers should continue discouraging any business travel... view more +
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Travel is making a comeback–just not by plane
  • www.techrepublic.com
  • 24 June, 2020
Americans' appetite for travel is starting to return, although not surprisingly, they are taking road trips instead of getting on a plane. Mobility data from Descartes Labs' has found that in many states, residents have begun traveling at nearly the same rate they were traveling before COVID-19–just by car... view more +
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ATTRACTIONS kick-start tourism with social distancing innovations
  • www.globetrender.com
  • 24 June, 2020
From vicinity alarms in museums to al fresco drive-in cinemas, countries around the world are looking at new and creative ways to welcome tourists in the safest way possible. Erica Jamieson reports... view more +
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The Travel Credit Stimulus - everything You Need To Know
  • www.forbes.com
  • 23 June, 2020
Federal and state governments are looking for creative ways to keep the economy moving this summer. You likely received a $1,200 stimulus check to offset lost wages from the CARES Act earlier this year. Now Congress is scheduling talks next month for a new stimulus package. One of the most interesting proposals is a travel credit stimulus... view more +
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GLAMPING Is 2020's Hottest Travel Trend - Here Are The Best Places For Your Trip
  • www.forbes.com
  • 23 June, 2020
With warm weather across the entire nation, and months into the global coronavirus pandemic, just about everyone is itching to get out of the house and do something different. But travel is still a long way from “normal,” and polls, travel experts and common sense all point in the same directions: driving road trips, separated lodging (no crowded elevators or lobbies), and time spent outdoors - active or not - are the biggest trends right now... view more +
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TRIP.COM Group joins Google to launch Travel Trends Report
  • www.finance.yahoo.com
  • 23 June, 2020
SINGAPORE, June 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its recently announced "Travel On" campaign, leading international online travel services provider Trip.com Group has joined Google to launch the Trip.com Group x Google Travel Trends Report... view more +
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6 TRAVEL SHOWS to Help Keep Your Wanderlust Alive
  • www.lifehacker.com
  • 23 June, 2020
Are you an adventure traveler or foodie traveler or even a bucket-list traveler sitting around thinking, “Well, I’ll never travel again”? With travel restrictions still in place, it seems like it’ll take months before travel will resume back to its regularly scheduled programming... view more +
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Reopening guide for tourism and hospitality sector
  • www.bbc.com
  • 23 June, 2020
Northern Ireland Economy Minister Diane Dodds and Tourism NI have published new guidance on how the tourism and hospitality sectors can reopen safely... view more +
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Is it safe to stay in a hotel, cabin or rental home yet?
  • www.edition.cnn.com
  • 22 June, 2020
After nearly three months of quarantine, millions of Americans are ready to travel -- an overnight trip, a weekend getaway, a summer sojourn. With states reopening, that's now possible, with a caveat. Before coronavirus, few people likely thought twice about staying in a hotel room, rental home or cabin in the woods... view more +
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SUNSET AT THE BEACH
  • www.tboacademy.com
  • 22 June, 2020
A situation we never thought of, has impacted the most thought of plans of our lives. I think all of us, who are reading this, have at least once revisited their social media accounts or cloud repositories to see places we visited when the pandemic had not hit the globe... view more +
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How SOUTH KOREA Became a Medical Tourism Powerhouse?
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  • www.news.yahoo.com
  • 22 June, 2020
Medical tourism, or the practice of traveling abroad to receive medical treatment, has become a prominent global phenomenon over the past several decades. The potential reasons for medical tourism are manifold: lower-cost care, superior care, circumventing waitlists at home, access to experimental treatments that are banned in your country, and the opportunity to combine treatment with vacation... view more +
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COLUMBIANA Area Tourism Bureau moves forward with 2020 events
  • www.wfmj.com
  • 22 June, 2020
The Columbiana Area Tourism Bureau (CATB) announced that the Columbiana Wine Festival 2020 and 2020 Joy of Christmas Light Show will proceed as scheduled, CDC guidelines and state regulations permitting... view more +
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TRAVEL TIPS For A Pandemic
  • www.vpr.org
  • 22 June, 2020
Traveling safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus: Rutland’s summer set-up, coronavirus numbers, and a meadow... view more +
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ROBOTS Play Pivotal Role In Keeping Travel Safe During Covid-19 Era
  • www.fobes.com
  • 21 June, 2020
Robots are changing the way the travel industry approaches cleaning as it grapples with how to restore confidence amid the Coronavirus pandemic... view more +
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NEW TOURISM TRENDS : A charter flight to Rwanda to party with Mountain Gorillas
  • www.eturbonews.com
  • 21 June, 2020
Rwanda has opened its tourism after few months of closure, targeting mountain gorilla tracking tourists with a cut in the price of permits for tracking endangered mountain gorillas... view more +
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SAUDI ARABIA Starts $4 Billion Tourism Development Fund
  • www.bloomberg.com
  • 21 June, 2020
Saudi Arabia started a fund with an initial capital of $4 billion to develop its tourism industry as the oil-rich kingdom seeks to diversify its economy and attract more foreign travelers... view more +
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SPACE TOURISM This startup will send you to space in a balloon, for a price
  • www.bgr.com
  • 20 June, 2020
Ever wanted to travel to the edge of space but don’t trust explosive rocket technology? Well, you’re in luck! A new startup called Space Perspective wants to take (a lot) your money... view more +
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RV/ MOBILE VANS : Now, you can hire a mobile-van and travel around Karnataka's tourist hotspots
  • www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  • 19 June, 2020
The Karnataka government has launched Caravan Tourism in a bid to boost the tourism sector that has been badly hit by the COVID-19. As per this initiative, tourists will now be able to book caravans and visit their favourite tourist hotspots... view more +
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BUSINESS TRAVEL: European Countries Making Special Arrangements for Business Travelers
  • www.businesstravelnews.com
  • 19 June, 2020
If you're a travel manager hoping for special treatment from European governments to get business travel moving again, keep hoping... view more +
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UNWTO : Governments responded swiftly and strongly to COVID-19 threat to tourism
  • www.eturbonews.com
  • 19 June, 2020
Governments around the world have responded quickly and strongly to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on their tourism sectors, new research from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has found... view more +
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INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS that are reopening to tourists
  • www.edition.cnn.com
  • 19 June, 2020
Although most governments are still advising against "nonessential" international travel, a host of popular destinations are beginning to ease their Covid-19 lockdown measures and border restrictions and are moving toward welcoming tourists back... view more +
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ROAD TRIPS go luxe with caravan tourism, a new way to travel - Bangalore
  • www.bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com
  • 18 June, 2020
A road trip with friends on a car sounds like a fun plan, but what if you get all facilities of a hotel while driving? A make-believe family of four in the Hollywood film, We’re the Millers (2013), showed us how a recreational vehicle (RV) can become your on-road partner for days at a stretch. Not only is it a smooth drive -- complete with a kitchen setup, incinerator toilet and lounge with TV sets -- but also the perfect vehicle to hide, chase your enemies or run from them on the highway, as shown in the movie... view more +
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ROAD TRIPS go luxe with caravan tourism, a new way to travel
  • www.bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/
  • 18 June, 2020
A road trip with friends on a car sounds like a fun plan, but what if you get all facilities of a hotel while driving? A make-believe family of four in the Hollywood film, We’re the Millers (2013), showed us how a recreational vehicle (RV) can become your on-road partner for days at a stretch. Not only is it a smooth drive -- complete with a kitchen setup, incinerator toilet and lounge with TV sets -- but also the perfect vehicle to hide, chase your enemies or run from them on the highway, as shown in the movie... view more +
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TRAVEL INSURANCE Policies Anticipate Return Of Summer Holidays
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  • www.forbes.com
  • 18 June, 2020
Travel insurance providers are marketing policies again after several months when sales were either suspended or the cover provided was severely restricted due to the coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic... view more +
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REPORT : Travel bookings by young people increased by 29% since March
  • www.dailyhive.com/
  • 17 June, 2020
While the world is still adjusting to the new normal brought on by the pandemic, several consumer trends surrounding travel have begun... view more +
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IATA issues criteria for COVID-19 testing in air travel process
  • www.deccanchronicle.com/
  • 17 June, 2020
Geneva: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released criteria for the use of COVID-19 testing in the travel process... view more +
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STUDY shows that virus hasn't put a stop to tourism opportunities
  • www.observer-reporter.com/
  • 17 June, 2020
Tourism is a big deal in Washington County – a $700-million-a-year endeavor. That’s why Washington County Tourism Promotion Agency commissioned a Pittsburgh marketing consultant to gauge how safe consumers believe they will be while engaging in tourist activities countywide – during the pandemic and, perhaps, afterward... view more +
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WTTC welcomes the reopening of borders and the easing of Travel Restrictions across Europe
  • www.hotelierindia.com/
  • 16 June, 2020
The council has also applauded the European Commission (EC) recommendation to Schengen member states to lift all internal border controls by June 15 and international travellers from July 1... view more +
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TRAVEL SURVEY : Vacationers Booking Flights to Uncrowded Destinations
  • www.businesstravelerusa.com/
  • 15 June, 2020
A Travel Leaders Network survey of nearly 2,700 frequent travelers found that Americans are making plans again and finding ways to confidently skirt their Covid concerns. The survey found that half are starting to make finite plans for their next vacation or have already made plans, while the other half continues to dream about it. Fifty percent of those surveyed said they plan to take their next vacation in 2020... view more +
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ONLINE TRAVEL aggregators see 40% demand revival in air travel
  • www.livemint.com/
  • 14 June, 2020
OTAs are betting on reopening of domestic tourism and intra-state leisure travel to increase sales on their platforms... view more +
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HOW TO TRAVEL SAFELY during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • www.nny360.com/
  • 14 June, 2020
Are you considering rescheduling travel that you put off because of coronavirus disease? Maybe you have work or family obligations that require you to travel. Yet worries about safe travel and lodging are holding you back... view more +
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Travel industry counting on staycations to drive early business
  • www.moneycontrol.com/
  • 14 June, 2020
The hotel industry is betting heavily on local stays and weekend getaways with young travellers searching for trips to nearby destinations after being locked down in their houses for over two months... view more +
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Accelerating demand for private jet travel
  • www.globetrender.com
  • 13 June, 2020
Jet charter company PrivateFly says that compared to 2019, it has seen an 85 per cent rise in inquiries over the past two weeks, as “Germaphobia” (a trend identified by Globetrender in its recent report) grips the travelling public... view more +
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You Need To Know About Traveling during pregnancy
  • www.www.forbes.com
  • 12 June, 2020
During COVID-19 (and even before the pandemic), its expected for women to have questions and concerns about traveling while pregnant... view more +
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Americans plan to buy travel insurance for future trips: Survey
  • www.foxbusiness.com
  • 11 June, 2020
When it comes to booking future tips, 45 percent of respondents agreed that they are more inclined to buy travel insurance for future leisure trips following the COVID-19 pandemic, which has greatly upended the travel industry as a whole. view more +
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WTTC: #SafeTravels - Global Protocols & Stamp for the New Normal
  • www.wttc.com
  • 12 June, 2020
WTTC alongside our Members, governments, health experts and other industry associations are working together to achieve effective recovery protocols by developing meaningful action plans that optimise sector-wide recovery efforts... view more +
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COVID-19 Inspired Travel Choices Based On Cleanliness As Much As Price
  • www.forbes.com
  • 11 June, 2020
Bruce, Jessica, and Anne are partners in Oliver Wyman’s transportation and services practice. Bruce is based in New York, Jessica works out of Washington DC, and Anne is in the Paris office... view more +
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Digital booking, fitness certificate a new norm as travel bodies issue SOPs
  • www.business-standard.com
  • 10 June, 2020
Masks and medical certificates will become must-carry items for travellers as tour operators and tourism boards devise protocols to resume business in post Covid-19 environment... view more +
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DELTA AIRLINES CEO Explains Why Travelers Can Fly With Confidence
  • www.pressfrom.info
  • 10 June, 2020
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian believes travelers can "fly with confidence" right now. In a recent appearance on the "Conversations with Mike Milken" podcast, Bastian outlined all of the ways that the airline is working to ensure passenger safety amid the coronavirus pandemic... view more +
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‘ROLE OF ADVISOR is Even Greater than Just Planning Travel'
  • www.travelmarketreport.com
  • 9 June, 2020
It’s been 110 days since Seabourn initiated its voluntary pause in operations due to the spread of COVID-19 worldwide, but work hasn’t stopped for the luxury cruise company as the team continues to repatriate crew members and talk every day about how it will return to service in the new normal... view more +
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THREE TYPES of travelers will probably book international trips before everybody else
  • www.cnbc.com
  • 9 June, 2020
Who are the three types of travelers most likely to travel internationally this summer?... view more +
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GOOGLE MAPS to alert users about COVID-19-related travel restrictions
  • www.youtube.com
  • 8 June, 2020
Google is adding features on its Maps service to alert users about COVID-19-related travel restrictions to help them plan their trips better, the Alphabet Inc unit said on Monday... view more +
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LOOKING to the Recovery of Leisure Travel Demand - Deloitte
  • www.hotelnewsresource.com
  • 8 June, 2020
What do consumer’s evolving safety and economic concerns, future travel intentions, current travel spending, and online travel shopping behavior tell us about the recovery of leisure travel demand? Our global survey findings offer some insights... view more +
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SAFECATIONS Are This Summer's Smartest Travel Trend—Here's How to Plan Yours
  • www.realsimple.com
  • 8 June, 2020
It’s almost summer. We’ve almost made it. Obviously 2020 summer travel plans and expectations have had to change dramatically for everyone since the coronavirus outbreak—canceled or postponed trips, closed hotels, and halted flight routes. But as the weather warms up and parts of the country slowly begin to reopen, travel still seems to be very much on the table in the coming months. Travelers will just need to be extra cautious... view more +
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‘People Are Getting in Planes': The Travel Business Is Picking Up
  • www.nytimes.com
  • 8 June, 2020
After months of staying at home during the pandemic, Americans are heading to vacation destinations like Florida and national parks... view more +
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PACIFIC ISLANDS plead to join Australia-New Zealand travel bubble
  • www.ft.com
  • 8 June, 2020
Keep abreast of significant corporate, financial and political developments around the world. Stay informed and spot emerging risks and opportunities with independent global reporting, expert commentary and analysis you can trust... view more +
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NEW TOOL employs air travel data to predict global spread of covid-19
  • www.globalhealthnewswire.com
  • 8 June, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic enters a new phase, punctuated by emerging hot spots and continuing global spread, a new analytical tool developed by RAND Corporation researchers allows policymakers to predict regional risks of importing cases of COVID-19. The tool, which melds information on infection rates with global air traffic data, has already produced a number of insights... view more +
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IATA Launches Travel Regulations Map
  • www.iatatravelcentre.com
  • 7 June, 2020
The information is correct to the best of IATA's knowledge at the time of publication and is being reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis by IATA staff, given the rapidly evolving nature of the international response to the COVID-19 outbreak... view more +
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Optimism Persists For Corporate Travel Industry Stakeholders
  • www.pymnts.com
  • 4 June, 2020
With business trips all but wiped from corporate expense reports, corporate business travel industry stakeholders have been thrust into an unprecedented scenario. Uncertainty is at an all-time high, but what is clear is that business travel management FinTechs aren’t sitting idly... view more +
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CONTACTLESS TECH Promises to Be Travel's Next Big Thing: What's Real and What's Hype?
  • www.skift.com
  • 4 June, 2020
Several tech firms are hoping the travel industry will rush to buy digital tools designed to reduce how much contact travelers have with surfaces touched by strangers and how often they interact face-to-face with staff. Yet it remains unclear what’s actually happening and what’s hype from vendors... view more +
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The Bahamas Will Start Welcoming International Travel on July 1
  • www.travelmarketreport.com
  • 3 June, 2020
The Bahamas will reopen its borders to international travel starting July 1, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation announced on Wednesday. The country, which has been essentially locked down since March 24, will reopen in a few phases... view more +
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Who is allowed to travel to Italy from June 3rd?
  • www.thelocal.it
  • 3 June, 2020
As Italy seeks to restart its tourism industry, the country has reopened to some international visitors from Wednesday June 3rd – but not to everyone. Here are the new rules, explained... view more +
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ICAO Council adopts new COVID-19 guidelines for aviation recovery
  • www.internationalairportreview.com
  • 3 June, 2020
The new ICAO report aims to support the aviation industry in restarting the international air transport system and aligning its global COVID-19 recovery... view more +
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Survey: TOURISM INDUSTRY gearing up for return of group travel
  • www.busandmotorcoachnews.com
  • 2 June, 2020
There are signs that group travel will resume before the end of the year — and as early as next month.... view more +
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WTTC : 'Safe Travels': Global Protocols
  • www.wttc.org
  • 2 June, 2020
WTTC alongside our Members, governments, health experts and other industry associations are working together to achieve effective recovery protocols by developing meaningful action plans that optimise sector-wide recovery efforts... view more +
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Countries offering incentives to tourists post-coronavirus, from free hotel stays to spa vouchers
  • www.msn.com
  • 1 June, 2020
Sicily, Italy: Accommodation and flight costs up to 50% covered, and free tickets to attractions... view more +
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Explained: Restarting international air travel; the concept of 'air bridges' and 'bubbles'
  • www.indianexpress.com
  • 1 June, 2020
A decision on restarting international flights might not entirely be India's call, given that this depends mostly on the destination country’s assessment of India being safe and consequent permissions that need to be issued to Indian carriers to fly to their airports... view more +
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On travel, health insurances and COVID-19
  • www.businessamlive.com
  • 1 June, 2020
The federal government ordered the decontamination of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, and The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, over two weeks ago. Even though there is still a ban on international flights and travels, and interstate travels as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, it is just a matter of time before the ban will be lifted. But COVID-19 is still very much with us. It is a visitor that has taken up residence on mother earth and it is not going to go away anytime soon, so we have to learn to live with it... view more +
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Americans desperate to travel are buying up 'COVID campers'
  • www.dailyherald.com
  • 31 May, 2020
Floor traffic at Mike Regan's two RV dealerships outside Austin, Texas, is up 30% compared with last May. And the reason is fear... view more +
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These 7 Countries Have Potential To Become Major Tourist Destinations In A Post-Covid World
  • www.forbes.com
  • May 31, 2020
As the global tourism industry struggles in the midst of this unprecedented downturn, many nations around the world are preparing for a boom in international visitors once travel is more feasible... view more +
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How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect the way we travel?
  • www.architecturaldigest.in
  • May 31, 2020
With the entire travel industry essentially on pause and no clear answer about when things will return to normal, one thing is certain: Travelling in a post-COVID-19 world will not be the same as before... view more +
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WTTC launches safety stamp for tourism
  • travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  • May 28, 2020
WTTC has come out with the world's first global safety stamp to recognise ‘Safe Travels’ protocols around the world. Saudi Arabia, Barcelona, Portugal, Cancun and Seville are the first to adopt these private sector protocols and stamps... view more +
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What will staying in a hotel look like in the near future?
  • edition.cnn
  • May 27, 2020
While pandemic-era policies are still being developed at hotels around the globe and will no doubt vary widely, it's safe to say that guests will see big changes the next time they check in anywhere... view more +
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TRAVEL INSURANCE : Personal Travel Insurance Market 2020 Covid-19 Impact on Global Status, By Players, Types, Applications and Forecast To 2025
  • marketwatch.com
  • May 26, 2020
New Study on “Personal Travel Insurance Market: Covering Covid-19 Impact on Global Industry 2020 Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies and Forecasts 2026” Added to Wise Guy Reports Database... view more +
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TRAVEL BUBBLE : Countries try 'travel bubbles' to save post-lockdown tourist season
  • nbcnews.com
  • May 25, 2020
LONDON — Never heard of "travel bubbles" or "air bridges"? Read on because what you learn just might save your summer vacation now that we are in the coronavirus era... view more +
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Predictions for cruises, international destinations, tours and more
  • usatoday.com
  • May 24, 2020
Covid-19 has put the travel to a halt. While experts agree the tourism industry remains in flux, there are early signs of adaptation and resilience that are fueling consumer confidence... view more +
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Travellers will have to adapt to new realities post Covid-19 outbreak
  • financialexpress.com
  • May 24, 2020
Air travel is set to undergo massive changes in the near future. From thermal scans and sealed meals to immunity certificates, the new age of sanitised travel will be unlike anything we have seen before... view more +
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Camping, RVing a popular option as the summer of COVID-19 approaches
  • ca.news.yahoo.com
  • May 22, 2020
EDMONTON — Sandy Grunleitner and her family love camping, hiking and being in the outdoors... view more +