Global Travel News
WTTC Estimates Over 100 Million Jobs Lost in Travel & Tourism Sector
London, United Kingdom, April 30, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Number of jobs losses jumps by over 30% in the last month. The Travel & Tourism sector faces a staggering 100 million jobs los...
Best Western Hotels and Resorts Launched Support Campaign for Front Line Heroes
Bangkok, Thailand, April 29, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ – Best Western Hotels and Resorts (BWHR) has launched a “Front Line Heroes” campaign designed to offer a helping hand to front line worke...
UNWTO Underscores Tourism’s Importance for Covid-19 Recovery in Audience with King of Spain
Madrid, Spain, April 30, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) was received today by H.M. King Felipe VI of Spain to assess how the COVID-...
Turismo de Portugal Certifies Establishments with Clean & Safe Stamp
Lisbon, Portugal, April 29, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / At a time when the recovery of the sector is being prepared, tourism enterprises, tourist entertainment companies and travel agencies ha...
Five Countries on Path to Recovery from Covid-19
Copenhagen, Denmark, April 28, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / With over three million confirmed cases and upwards of 200,000 fatalities in the world, there are few signs of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
UNWTO: 100% of Global Destinations Now Have COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
Madrid, Spain, April 28, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted all destinations worldwide to introduce restrictions on travel, research by the World Tourism Organizati...
Seychelles First Country to Reopen Borders
Victoria, Mahé, Seychelles, April 28, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ All restrictions of movement of people will be removed from next Monday 4th May. That includes religious gatherings and funerals...
IATA Gets New Senior VP for Member and External Relations
Geneva, Switzerland, April 27, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Sebastian Mikosz will join IATA as the Association’s Senior Vice Pres...
Domestic Tourism Poised to Drive Vietnam Travel Industry Recovery
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, April 26, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ Vietnam’s tourism industry is set to lead Asia’s return to business as social distancing restrictions are lifted and domestic tra...
Minister of Tourism of Saudi Arabia Discusses Tourism Recovery with Global Private Sector
London, United Kingdom, April 27, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / WTTC Members’ high-profile CEOs discussed the impact of COVID-19 and the decisive action needed to protect over 75 million livelih...
