Opening Seychelles Tourism to Israeli Visitors First

Seychelles has no active cases of coronavirus, and no one died in this Indian Ocean island republic, often seen as a tourism paradise. Seychelles at one-time had 11 cases of COVID-19. All cases recovered, and no one died. Seychelles was quick to put tourism to a pause in isolating the country. Like anywhere in the […]

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Qatar sends message of hope and solidarity to the world

Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) has launched a global social media campaign under the hashtag #LoveQatar in order to promote solidarity and connect the international community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The series of videos send out a message of hope, togetherness and renewed spirit from Qatar and its people. Centered around the concept of ‘love […]

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Temperature screening equipment tested at Heathrow Airport

Starting today, thermal screening technology is being trialed in Heathrow Terminal 2’s immigration hall to detect elevated temperatures of arriving passengers. Learnings from these trials will be shared with the UK Government, to aid the rapid creation of a Common International Standard for health screening, needed to unlock global trade and travel.   The technology under […]

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Four BestCities destinations placed in top ten ICCA worldwide rankings

BestCities recognized four of their partner destinations – Berlin (3rd), Madrid (5th), Singapore (7th) and Tokyo (10th) – for ranking in the top 10 meeting destinations in the world in this year’s International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) report. Berlin, Madrid and Singapore have managed to hold onto their positions in the worldwide top 10 […]

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ATM Virtual Presents Impact of COVID-19 on Middle East Tourism

Arabian Travel Market, organizers of ATM Virtual, will address the changes to the tourism industry amid the rise of online travel agencies (OTAs), the re-opening of operations post COVID-19, and its impact on tour and attraction operators across the Middle East. The session, OTAs and Distribution for Tours and Attractions Post-COVID, which will take place […]

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