How Excellence and Happiness are coming together during COVID-19

Planet Happiness and the World Center for Excellence for Destinations (CED) have signed a partnership agreement focused on strengthening excellence in destination management and the necessity of the sector to deliver destination well-being. In this extraordinary period of tourism collapse, marked by job- and income-loss and realignment to the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, the partnership recognizes that […]

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Ryanair CEO: UK response to COVID-19 is ‘idiotic’

The chief of Europe’s largest low cost airline has criticized UK government for its inept response to COVID-19 crisis. Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O’Leary also called newly introduced government quarantine rules for travelers coming from abroad ‘idiotic’. “It’s idiotic and it’s unimplementable. You don’t have enough police in the UK,” Ryanair CEO said in an […]

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Florida Keys to begin reopening to visitors on June 1

Florida Keys officials Sunday night announced they are targeting Monday, June 1, to reopen the Keys to visitors following the island chain’s closure to tourists March 22 to minimize the potential spread of COVID-19.   The easing of visitor restrictions is to coincide with the planned June 1 suspension of checkpoints on two roads leading […]

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Tanzania First Country to Welcome all Tourists again with open arms

Enjoy a normal holiday or vacation in Tanzania is now a presidential message and the message the Tanzania Tourism Board made their policy. Warnings and information about COVID-19 vanished from the official travel and tourism portal for Tanzania. Is Tanzania ready to welcome tourists from all over the world with open arms, or is this […]

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Pompeo left and the Chinese Ambassador is dead: Pure coincidence?

The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo got on a plane last week and in the midst of travel, bans flew halfway across the globe to spend 8 hours in Israel. The official reason was to pursue the Israelis not to trade or invest with China. Pompeo wanted the Israelis to limit their consumption of […]

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Zimbabwe Government provides alternative on the impact of COVID -19

We have positive and negative connotations on the impact of COVID – 19 on our economy. I will provide a comprehensive analysis of how the Government can tackle this pandemic and re-build the economy. We have a few lessons to learn from this experience and at the same time, we have to come up with […]

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Thailand is Welcoming Visitors with an amazing smile behind a face-mask

eTurboNews sources say Thai International Airways despite its difficult situation is planning to re-open all their European routes except for Italy soon. Travel to the Land of Smiles and the City of Angeles is becoming a reality again soon. Whilst no dates have been given it is imperative that Thailand looks to re-start its tourism […]

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Nepal Tourism Board Government plan to survive COVID-19

Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has made three major recommendations to the Government of Nepal for the survival of Nepal’s Tourism Industry during and post COVID 19. These major recommendations highlight: 1) Rs. 20 billion Job Retention Fund for Tourism Workforce, 2) Financial Support to the tourism enterprises 3) Policy Intervention. As per the first recommendation, […]

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Prime Minister Conte: Italy will lift travel restrictions on June 3

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced today, that starting on June 3, the country will allow international and domestic travel. Italy, one of the hardest-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic countries, has started to gradually ease constrains that were put in place to stop the spread of the virus following a steady decline in the number […]

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“Restore Honolulu” order: Waikiki and other Oahu beaches re-open today

Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced that starting today, Saturday, May 16, Hawaii Governor David Ige allowed beaches on Oahu to be opened for activities based on approved guidelines issued by the City and County of Honolulu. Starting May 16, the beach closures in Governor Ige’s Seventh Supplemental Proclamation, and any subsequent proclamation, are not applicable […]

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