Two passenger planes collide in Russia
Two passenger planes collide in Russia
Two Russian passenger planes collided today while taxiing at Pulkovo Airport, an international airport serving St. Petersburg, Russia. According to the reports, the aircraft involved in the collision, belong to S7 and Ural Airlines. “On June 14, a grazing collision occurred between flights St. Petersburg-Irkutsk and St. Petersburg-Kaliningrad during the taxiing on the runway,”Russian emergency services […]
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Africa Tourism Decline: Local Communities Suffer Most
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
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
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
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
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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Bahamas Ministry of Tourism Set for Phase 1 Reopening on June 15
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism Set for Phase 1 Reopening on June 15
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation has announced the destination will begin Phase 1 of the Tourism Readiness and Recovery Plan on Monday, June 15, which welcomes international boaters, yachters and private aviation back to Bahamian shores, across all The Islands Of The Bahamas. During Phase 1, hotels will also reopen for staff to […]
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Uganda Wildlife Authority arrests four poachers in silverback gorilla death
Uganda Wildlife Authority arrests four poachers in silverback gorilla death
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) this week arrested four poachers in the southern sector of Bwindi impenetrable Forest National Park, following the death of Rafiki the alpha male gorilla from Nkuringo family. The arrests follow the investigation into the Silver backs death, after a postmortem report that revealed that the Silver back was pierced in the […]
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Prime Minister’s support for UK cruise industry is only short-term solution
Prime Minister’s support for UK cruise industry is only short-term solution
Following the news that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the UK Government will support cruise companies in any way they can, cruise industry experts commended that Prime Minister’s support for the British cruise industry will be welcomed news for cruise liners around the UK. However, the industry still faces a number of difficult […]
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Egypt re-opens Sinai Peninsula & Red Sea resorts to foreign tourists on July 1
Egypt re-opens Sinai Peninsula & Red Sea resorts to foreign tourists on July 1
Egyptian authorities announced that July 1, international travelers will be allowed to visit country’s popular but more remote sites in the areas less hit by the COVID-19 outbreak, such as the southern part of the Sinai Peninsula with the major resorts of Sharm el Sheikh, the Red Sea resorts of Hurghada and Marsa Alam, along […]
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