The Red Sea Development Company has shared details of an activity to identify the location of its overwater assets around four key islands at the destination.This activity informs the positioning of o…
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Reed reschedules World Travel Market portfolio
Reed Travel Exhibitions has announced dates for the three spring global trade shows in its World Travel Market portfolio after a wave of cancellations in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.World Tra…
Argentina seeks to ban all flights until September
Argentina has banned all internal and international commercial flights until September 1st as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic.A decree from National Civil Aviation Administration asked ai…
ForwardKeys: No new airline bookings in early April
Research released by ForwardKeys has revealed the extent of the collapse in aviation in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.In the year to April 19th, air travel fell to exactly half of what it was in t…
Boeing scraps Embraer deal as manufacturers enter new commercial reality
Boeing has scrapped a proposed deal with Embraer to create a joint commercial aviation business.The agreement, valued at $4.2 billion, had been under discussion for two-years, and aimed to boost Boein…
World Travel Market launches new global hub
World Travel Market has launched a new online portal, WTM Global Hub, to connect and support travel industry professionals around the world.The resource offers the latest guidance and knowledge to hel…
COVID-19 K.O. for travel and tourism industry: 100 million jobs on the line
The Travel & Tourism sector faces a staggering 100 million jobs losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council, WTTC. The startling figure, based on resea…
Brazilian tourism lost US$ 2.7 billion in march
According to the National Confederation of Commerce’s estimate, revenues of the Brazilian tourism industry fell 84% compared to the same period last year.Faced with the new coronavirus pandemic,…
South Georgia remains free of COVID-19; Grytviken closed to visitors until next August
South Georgia remains free from COVID-19. The government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, GSGSSI, have implemented strict procedures to minimize the risk of exposure to the staff at So…
7 Incredible Facts About Easter Island’s Moai
This tiny island thousands of kilometers off mainland Chile is one of the world’s most interesting and important archeological sites. Easter Island has amazed and captivated historians, geologis…