Latest Travel News
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2020 Worst Year in History for Air Travel Demand
Geneva, Switzerland, February 5, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2020 showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs)…
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WEF: Cooperation Vital to Uphold as Pandemic Challenges Continue
Geneva, Switzerland, February 4, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Underlining the day’s theme, Advancing Global and Regional Cooperation, two prime ministers and more than a dozen other ministers tackled subjects ranging…
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WTTC Praises UK Government Progress to Stop COVID-19 in Tracks
London, United Kingdom, February 4, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO, said: “The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) recognises the tremendous progress made by the…
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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 Industrial Revolution” and…
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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 arrived in its…
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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…
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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 offered…
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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 paramount, there…
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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 and…
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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 those…