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The Canadian Government issued this public information release on the new string of the more transmissible COVID-19 variant. The Government of Canada has a monitoring program in place with the provinces and territories to identify new COVID-19 variants in Canada, such as the ones identified in the United Kingdom and South Africa. Continue reading How much more dangerous is the new COVID-19 string? at
Today, the future of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) looks a lot brighter. Zurab Pololikashvili from Georgia was reconfirmed as Secretary General in a secret election which no one will be able to question. This is a win/win for so many. Here is why. – eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News | Continue reading: https://eturbonews.com/3010456/this-new-day-at-unwto-is-a-giant-step-for-travel-tourism-and-the-world-economy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-new-day-at-unwto-is-a-giant-step-for-travel-tourism-and-the-world-economy
Omicron – the newest variant that has already spooked markets and caused travel bans from some southern Africa countries – could derail the hotel industry’s fledgling recovery, in particular if plans move forward to tighten testing policies, like in the US. – eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News | Continue reading: https://eturbonews.com/3010470/omicron-new-threat-or-nothing-significant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=omicron-new-threat-or-nothing-significant
These last two years have not been easy. Tourism professionals have seen tourism industries that just a few years ago were highly successful now needing to fight for their survival. Certainly, world pandemics play a major reason for this decline. It would be, however, a mistake to blame all of the industry’s problems solely on
Spanish Wine, delicious Spanish Food and a King was the fun part of the first day. Tomorrow the serious part of this General Assembly will begin. – eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News | Continue reading: https://eturbonews.com/3010279/unwto-general-assembly-madrid-in-full-swing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unwto-general-assembly-madrid-in-full-swing
The recent isolation of Southern African countries due to the newly-detected Omicron variant of the Coronavirus has members of the African Travel and Tourism Industry frustrated and angry. – eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News | Continue reading: https://eturbonews.com/3010177/wtn-urgent-call-for-oecd-states-to-compensate-the-african-tourism-industry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wtn-urgent-call-for-oecd-states-to-compensate-the-african-tourism-industry
How to tourists travel to Europe and the UK after Brexit? These are the questions many in Europe have today after Brexit will now happen by the end of January 2020. How do travel and tourism leaders feel? “Ugh” could be interpreted as disgusting. Ugh is the comment made to eTurboNews by the CEO of the
The Minister of Tourism for Jamaica, Hon Edmund Bartlett is taking an important step in saying there is a need for global oversight of travel advisories issued for destinations. The Minister made the call at the World Travel Market (WTM), which is being staged in London November 4 to 2019. Speaking on a WTM panel
Australia’s South West Sustainable Tourism Observatory, has officially become the latest member of the World Tourism Organization’s International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO). The Observatory will work to monitor tourism in the south-west region of Australia and help guide its sustainable development. The Australia’s South West Sustainable Tourism Observatory (ASWTO) is the first of its
A high-ranking official delegation from the US Department of State has met with head of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as the United States of America moves closer to rejoining the United Nations specialized agency for tourism. Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Kevin Moley and Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Manisha Singh
The Minister of Tourism of Kenya, The Hon. Minister Najib Balala was elected today to chair the UNWTO executive council. This election took place Friday during the UNWTO General Assembly in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Immediately after this important election the African Tourism Board chairman Cuthbert Ncube congratulated in saying: “The African Tourism Board congratulates the
A study analyzing passenger experiences conducted by Bounce for factors such as service, meals, comfort, and entertainment, as well as the number of complaints and maximum baggage allowance, reveals the best – and the worst – airlines in the USA and around the world. – eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News | Continue reading: https://eturbonews.com/3010184/airlines-the-best-and-the-worst/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=airlines-the-best-and-the-worst
Following a bizarre incident onboard Uganda Airlines flight UR 446 bound for Dubai on Friday, November 26, 2021, where one passenger among 446 was caught on camera hawking grasshoppers (referred to in Uganda as kavera) in polythene bags, the airline has been forced to make a statement on the incident. – eTurboNews | Trends |
While Africa is getting upset at the UK and Europe in general as well as the United States for closing their borders to Southern African countries, Israel and now Japan is going a step further and closing to all foreign countries. – eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News | Continue reading: https://eturbonews.com/3010168/japan-now-closed-to-all-except-citizens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japan-now-closed-to-all-except-citizens
Sandra Mason is the current governor-general of Barbados, a position she was appointed to in 2017 and has served for almost three years. She will be appointed as the first President President of Barbados after she launched a campaign in 2020 to make Barbados a Republic, declaring that “Barbadians want a Barbadian Head of State.” –
A group of official anonymous spies, including government, private industry and media officials are ready to leak information to eTurboNews from the upcoming General Assembly in Madrid. – eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News | Continue reading: https://eturbonews.com/3010013/spies-now-admitted-to-the-unwto-general-assembly-in-madrid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spies-now-admitted-to-the-unwto-general-assembly-in-madrid
