Rwanda commits to supporting local tourism in post-COVID-19 recovery

Rwanda’s local tourism sector will be one of the beneficiaries of the soon to be launched COVID-19 recovery fund, that aims to foster economic recovery of various economic sectors. Rwandan media has reported this week that tourist sector is among the worst affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with a lot of uncertainty about how soon […]

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Bangkok Airways enhances anti-COVID-19 measures

Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited enhances precautionary measures and social distancing practices on passenger service during COVID-19 pandemic to ensure safe travel and to help prevent the spread of the virus as well as to provide travel confidence to airline and airport customers for their health and wellbeing. The measures are in compliance with the […]

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Nevis Tourism Authority: Nevis is COVID-19 free

The island of Nevis, one of the Caribbean’s best kept secrets has announced it is now COVID free after launching a series of measures to prevent the spread of the virus. The island of Nevis, part of the federation of St Kitts and Nevis has been aggressive in the measures taken to safeguard citizens, residents […]

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Deutsche Lufthansa AG seeks €9 billion ‘stabilization package’

Deutsche Lufthansa is negotiating a stabilization package for 9 billion euros with the Federal Economic Stabilization Fund (Wirtschaftsstabilisierungsfonds – WSF) to finance the Lufthansa Group. The negotiations and the process of political decision-making are still ongoing. The negotiations on financing measures include a silent participation and a secured loan. The conditions are currently being discussed. […]

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Airbnb occupancy rates rebound in states where lockdowns are ending

Airbnb booking levels are rebounding from COVID-19 lows in a number of states that ended their lockdowns, according to new data. States Ending Lockdowns See Rebound Texas, Colorado, Tennessee, and Alabama all ended lockdown policies in late April and have seen significant increases in 30-day occupancy rates, a measure of the percentage of properties listed […]

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Royal Caribbean extends ‘Cruise with Confidence’ policy

To provide peace of mind in vacation planning, Royal Caribbean Group is extending its “Cruise with Confidence” cancellation policy to sailings through April 2022. For new and existing bookings created by August 1, 2020, guests have the flexibility to cancel their cruise up to 48 hours prior to sailing and receive a full credit of the cruise […]

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Baltic travel bubble: Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia re-open internal borders

Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins announced today that Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have agreed to re-open their internal borders, so the citizens of the three Baltic states would be able to move freely between three countries. “Agreed on opening of internal Baltic borders from May 15 and free movement of our citizens,” Prime Minister tweeted. […]

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London Heathrow: New passenger safety procedure include three tests

London Heathrow CEO, John Holland-Kaye informed the House of Commons Transport Committee today (6 May) that the airport is to trial technologies and processes which could form the basis of a Common International Standard for health screening at all global airports. The aim of the collective measures being trialed is to reduce the risk of […]

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FRAPORT Revenue and Net Profit Heavily Impacted by COVID-19 Pandemic

In the first three months of 2020, the business of airport operator Fraport was heavily impacted by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic Revenue significantly declines – Group result dips into negative territory – Outlook remains uncertain For the first time since the Group’s IPO in 2001, its net profit (Group result) was in negative […]

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The Future of Thailand Sustainable Tourism

Wolfgang Grimm President of Skål International Thailand and owner of the Anana Ecological Resort in Krabi, Thailand, is passionate about the environment and how we as humans interact with mother nature. He shares his thoughts below as he contemplates the future of Thailand sustainable tourism in a post COVID-19 world and invites dialogue to consider […]

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