Africa Tourism Decline: Local Communities Suffer Most

Counting the losses from tourism during the COVID-19 pandemic in East Africa, local communities living in wildlife conservation areas and those depending on tourism for their daily livelihood are now facing dangers from starvation and lack of basic humanitarian services due to the Africa tourism decline. Lockdowns in Europe, the United States, and other key […]

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Big 6.7 earthquake off Japan

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has reported that there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii following a  big 6.7-magnitude earthquake near Japan early this morning. The quake occurred 84 miles from Amami, Kagoshima, Japan in the ocean area of Ryukyu Islands. The earthquake off Japan struck at 15:51:24 UTC at a depth of 164 kilometers […]

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Safest leisure travel destinations for Summer 2020 named

The World Tourism and Travel Council recognized Portugal, Turkey and Saudi Arabia as the safest destinations for leisure travel this summer. These countries have introduced special security protocols, the organization’s website says. In addition, among European destinations, Madrid, Seville and Barcelona were also recommended as safe destinations for tourists. Safety protocols approved by the UN […]

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China’s aviation authority: Chinese airline industry on the mend

The Civil Aviation Administration of China announced that the country’s civil aviation sector demonstrated some signs of recovery in May, with the decline in key indicators significantly narrowing from a month ago. China’s airlines flew a total of 25.83 million passengers last month, down 52.6 percent year on year. The decline narrowed 15.9 percentage points […]

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Trudeau: Mandatory temperature checks coming to all Canadian airports

Canada is planning to introduce a mandatory temperature screening for airline passengers and airport workers at all national airports. At the press conference in Ottawa today, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that his government’s plan will include screening measures through a phased approach, first for those traveling to Canada, then for those traveling from […]

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