Classic Portfolio has launched Marataba Conservation Camps, which is due to open in September with two camps – Founders Camp and Explorers Camp.The 21 000-hectare privately managed section of th…
Falklands’ next tourist season “very tough, very late, if there is one at all”
Falkland Islands lawmaker MLA Mark Pollard this week said that the coming tourist season is likely to be, “very tough, and a very late one if there is one at all.” However MLA Pollard emph…
Qantas CEO says you ‘probably’ can’t get Covid 19 coronavirus on a plane
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says there is a near negligible risk of getting Covid-19 on a plane.Asked how people can fly while social distancing, he said: “Because the cabin’s pressurised, 99.9 …
U.S. Travel Association backs pandemic insurance bill
The U.S. Travel Association said that legislation to provide compensation for business-interruption losses would be critical to helping the travel industry weather future pandemics.Rep. Carolyn Malone…
Jet2.com delays return until July
Jet2.com has delayed the return of its holiday programme until July 1st.The company had hoped to begin taking passengers on trips from June 17th, but the ongoing travel restrictions in place to combat…
How to experience Pompeii, Italy, right now
The Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition was a blockbuster when it opened at the British Museum in the summer of 2013. Now Pompeii Live (britishmuseum.org/pompeii-live) offers a privat…
Dubai, Galapagos and beyond as cruisers think long-haul for ’21
For the travel industry, it was undoubtedly a welcome surprise to hear Frank Del Rio’s comments about consumers booking cruises to far-flung destinations in 2021.The Norwegian Cruise Line Holdin…
Inter-governmental dispute launched against Tourism Minister
Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Dan Plato, has declared an intergovernmental dispute with the Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, on the application of racial criteria for tourism businesses …
Brazil: the carnival holiday was the turning point of the pandemic
A study by the administrator of the Hospital Brsurgery, Roberto Carvalho Dias, concluded that COVID-19 spread in Brazil during the carnival holiday. The investigation was based on information that the…
Thomas Cook India and SOTC Travel jointly release report for travel post COVID-19
Thomas Cook (India) Ltd., India’s leading integrated travel services company, along with its Group company SOTC Travel Ltd. surveyed over 2500 consumers across India’s metros and Tier 1 &a…