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Etihad Airways: Strong start to 2020 despite COVID-19

Etihad Airways, has provided details of its half-year (H1: January-June) 2020 performance, which saw a strong start to the year, with the airline progressing well ahead of its transformation plan targets. This included its best monthly results to date for February, prior to the impact of COVID-19, the subsequent closure of international borders, and the […]

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Australia’s second largest city goes on a new total COVID-19 lockdown

Melbourne, the city of about five million people and the capital of Australia’s Victoria state, which reported 471 new coronavirus cases and eight deaths in just one 24 hour period, has started its new six-week total COVID-19 lockdown today. Most shops were shut down and streets were deserted in Aistralia’s second-biggest city on Thursday. Australia […]

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Switzerland declares all non-Schengen countries ‘high COVID-19 risk’ states

Swiss government officials announced today that Switzerland’s  list of states with a risk from high rates of COVID-19 new cases has been revised and now includes all countries outside Europe’s passport-free Schengen zone. There are some notable exceptions though, including Australia, Ireland, Japan, Canada, South Korea and New Zealand, the Swiss officials said on Thursday. […]

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Sandals Foundation Gifts Princess Margaret Hospital Pediatric Ward

Patients of the Pediatric Department at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Nassau, Bahamas, will now be examined by and treated with state-of-the-art equipment thanks to a sizable donation from the Sandals Foundation. The equipment, which is valued at US$13,000 will serve approximately one thousand (1,000) children who use the medical facility on an annual basis. […]

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Mainland Spain added to Swiss COVID-19 quarantine list

Health officials in Bern announced that all new arrivals to Switzerland from Spain are now subject to a mandatory 10-day COVID-19 quarantine. Patrick Mathys, head of crisis management for the federal public health office, told reporters in Bern the move would take effect from Saturday. The measure excludes Spain’s Balearic and Canary Islands. “For the […]

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Budapest Airport announces first Mykonos link

Budapest Airport celebrated its first link to Mykonos yesterday, as Wizz Air launched its twice-weekly service to the popular resort in Greece. The home-based airline’s new operation will be the airport’s tenth connection to the Greek islands, offering close to 100,000 seats between Hungary and Greece this summer season. Wizz Air faces no competition on […]

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Global tourism industry merger and acquisition deals total $3.64 billion in Q2 2020

Total tourism & leisure industry merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in Q2 2020 worth $3.64 billion were announced globally. The value marked a decrease of 71.8% over the previous quarter and a drop of 80.4% when compared with the last four-quarter average, which stood at $18.59 billion. Comparing deals value in different regions of the […]

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Strong earthquake strikes Vanuatu

Strong Magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Vanuatu today. Vanuatu is a South Pacific Ocean nation made up of roughly 80 islands that stretch 1,300 kilometers. Preliminary Earthquake Report Magnitude 6.4 Date-Time ·         5 Aug 2020 12:05:36 UTC ·         5 Aug 2020 23:05:36 near epicenter Location 16.112S 168.082E Depth 174 km Distances ·         71.2 km (44.1 mi) […]

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Etihad Airways introduces new face mask for premium passengers

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE has launched innovative new protective wear for First and Business class guests. As part of its new health and hygiene program, Etihad Wellness, premium passengers will receive a snood style facemask for use throughout their journey and beyond. The soft reusable snood has been treated with MicrobeBARRIER […]

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