COVID-19 to cost Egypt’s tourism $1 billion a month

Tourism generates $12 billion dollars in annual revenue for Egypt. And now, Egypt’s tourism industry is expected to sustain massive losses because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the lockdown and restrictions on travel, it is certain that losses will reach one billion dollars a month. The loss of 400,000 tourists, who, on average, would […]

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COVID-19 Coronavirus: Nature’s Wake-up Call to Mankind?

Today, mankind has enabled technological and scientific progress to eradicate diseases, helped increase life expectancy, reduced starvation and extreme poverty, revolutionized transport and communications, explored other worlds in the universe, and made this generation the most successful one in history. But at what cost to nature and the environment? Has nature had enough of the […]

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Emirates Airlines now operates flights to 9 cities in 4 continents to Dubai

Emirates will resume flights from Dubai to Jakarta, Manila Taipei, Chicago, Tunis, Algeria, and Kabul in addition to the already commenced operation to London and Frankfurt. These services will facilitate residents and visitors wishing to return home. With the increase of services and flights out of Dubai, Emirates has recommenced its operation at Dubai International […]

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Swedish-owned Stena Line makes a hard decision

Swedish-owned Stena Line recently announced that it plans to furlough 600 employees and make 150 redundancies across the UK and Ireland. This is a sign of things to come in the days ahead for the cruise industry, says a leading data, and analytics company. Ben Cordwell, Travel and Tourism Analyst comments: “Making redundancies are one […]

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Tokyo Narita Airport quarantines arriving passenger in a cardboard box

All passengers arriving in Japan at Tokyo Narita airport among others are tested for Coronavirus upon landing.  Tokyo Narita Airport baggage claim has become a cardboard box hotel for arriving international passengers, awaiting their coronavirus test result. The cost for travelers to stay in the boxes is 15,000 yen (US$140) Passengers arriving in Japan, from coronavirus-stricken […]

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