Global Travel News
Copa Airlines and Government of Panama to Trial IATA Travel Pass
Panama, Panama City, February 5, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is partnering with the government of the Republic of Panama and Copa Airlines to...
WEF: 10,000 Innovators Answered the Call to Build a Greener World
Geneva, Switzerland, February 1, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / As nations around the globe struggle to cope with the manifold disruptions of the COVID-19 crisis, innovators have stepped up and o...
WTTC on UK Government Quarantines for Travellers from High Risk Countries
London, United Kingdom, January 30, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO, said: “WTTC is implacably opposed to quarantines as while protecting the public is par...
Anantara Resorts Join Sri Lanka’s International Tourism Drive
Galle, Sri Lanka, February 2, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / If like us you’ve been pining for a dose of tropical island life, you’ll welcome the news of Sri Lanka’s reopening with open arms. ...
S Hotels Launches Two Beachfront Resorts in Thailand
Phuket, Thailand, January 2, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / SAii, the fun and free-spirited upper-upscale lifestyle brand from S Hotels and Resorts PCL, Thailand’s homegrown hotel group, has arri...
WEF: Klaus Schwab Releases His New Book “Stakeholder Capitalism”
Geneva, Switzerland, February 3, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, and author of the best-selling books “The Fourth Industri...
UK Government Must Provide More Support to Embattled Tourism Sector
London, United Kingdom, January 27, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO, said: “WTTC urgently calls upon the UK government to extend the furlough scheme for th...
Collaboration and Environmental Protection Dominate Addresses at Davos Agenda
Geneva, Switzerland, January 28, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / On a day where 61 senior business leaders announced their commitment to the Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics – a set of environmental...
UNWTO: 2020 is Worst Year in Tourism History
Madrid, Spain, January 28, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Global tourism suffered its worst year on record in 2020, with international arrivals dropping by 74% according to the latest data from ...
Study Finds Ways to Boost Intra-African Trade and Build Resilience
Geneva, Switzerland, January 27, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / On 1 January 2021, the African Union launched the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the world’s biggest free trade area ...
