New arrivals to UK now have to spend two weeks in mandatory quarantine

British government authorities announced that all new arrivals from abroad will be required to undergo a 14-day mandatory quarantine. New rule goes in effect on June 8. Any person caught violating the quarantine will be subject to a £1,000 ($1,217) fine or/and criminal prosecution. The measure will force passengers to fill in a form providing […]

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How Airbnb hosts and guests coping during COVID-19?

Airbnb and short-term rental property owners have felt the first-hand effects of Americans putting travel on hold due to COVID-19. In order to gain insight into how COVID-19 has affected short-term rentals, a survey of part-time and full-time Airbnb hosts, as well as guests, was conducted recently. Here’s what the survey found: • 47% of […]

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Air Canada announces new summer schedule, expands goodwill policy

Air Canada is offering customers a choice of nearly 100 destinations in Canada, the U.S. and around the world with an abridged schedule this summer. To ensure customers can book with confidence, the airline has implemented the Air Canada CleanCare+ biosecurity program and is introducing new cancellation options retroactive to March 1, 2020, to give customers […]

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Emirates Airline Flights Resume Today May 21

Emirates Airline flights resumed today, May 21, 2020. The airline announced it will resume scheduled passenger services to 9 destinations, with connections via Dubai offered only to passengers traveling between the UK and Australia. To get the latest flight schedules, visit emirates.com and remember to check travel eligibility updates as passengers will only be accepted […]

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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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LGBT Americans: Strong travel needs and definite travel plans despite COVID-19

Not surprising to observe, most American adults surveyed this month by The Harris Poll, express reservations and go-slow attitudes towards reviving their leisure and business travel habits. Acknowledging serious public health concerns as well as new limits promoting safe travel and accommodations practices, even the most frequent travelers cite caution in making their next plans […]

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