Opinion

Practical Solutions for Travel and Tourism in the Post COVID-19 Era

South Korea was the proud virtual venue for a high-level virtual event at the General Assembly of Amforth organized by Phillipe Francois, President of Amforht and Ambassador Yo-Shim DHO, Chairperson SDGs Advocate Alumni. Among the panelists are Sheika Mai-Bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, President of Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, and current candidate for UNWTO […]

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Italian Tourism: Christmas holidays frozen

Italian Tourism sector’s budget is in the “red”. Italy lost 49.5 million new arrivals and 153.5  million night stays in 5 months. 10.5 million fewer Italians traveled abroad. In August and September the sector did not fare much better, except for a very slight recovery of domestic travel, characterized however by short stays and decidedly reduced […]

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Caribbean Tourism Organization non-government members elect new board

A cadre of former Caribbean destination management officials has been elected to the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) allied member board of directors by the private sector members of the organization. At its recent election to select a team of five to represent their interests on the CTO board of directors and executive committee, the allied […]

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Air Canada launches transformed Aeroplan program

Air Canada said today that its transformed Aeroplan loyalty program is now live. Existing Aeroplan accounts and membership numbers have automatically moved to the new program. Aeroplan miles are now “Aeroplan points,” with prior balances honored on a one-to-one basis. Exciting welcome bonuses are also available for new Aeroplan credit card accounts from our card […]

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The biggest threat yet for European Tourism

A new surge in Covid-19 cases and the reintroduction of travel restrictions have halted European tourism recovery with international tourist arrivals to Europe down 68%[1] halfway through the year relative to 2019. That is according to the European Travel Commission’s (ETC) latest quarterly report “European Tourism: Trends & Prospects” for Q3 2020 which has been closely […]

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Grenada preparing for gradual reopening of cruise industry in 2021

The Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) is continuing to implement key strategic cruise business actions in preparation for the safe and gradual resumption of the industry. One of these actions is the completion of an Aquila Centre for Cruise Excellence destination readiness workshop for public and private sector cruise teams including the Grenada Ports Authority, Ministry […]

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Malta Traditions Preserved in Time and Ready to be Enjoyed

Located in the heart of the Mediterranean, Malta, has always been rich with traditional local crafts. These crafts are highly valued in the local culture of the Maltese Islands. Some crafts, such as lace making and basket ware, have been around in Malta for thousands of years.  Weaving, embroidery and lace-making were often encouraged by […]

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EU hits US with $4 billion in tariffs over illegal Boeing subsidies

“The US has imposed their tariffs following the WTO ruling in the Airbus case, now we have a WTO ruling also in Boeing, allowing us to impose our tariffs, and that’s what we are doing,” European Union Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis said today as the EU has agreed to impose tariffs and other penalties on […]

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