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Saturday, Jan 22, 2022

Malta drops down the ECDC concern list, as COVID-19 cases decline

Omicron cases have dropped substantially since mid-December peak *Malta has moved from having the most concerning COVID situation in Europe towards the end of the year to being rated second lowest a m...

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Friday, Jan 21, 2022

Malta Airport wants to attract at least 2 million tourists this Year

*The Malta International Airport plc wants to attract 2 million tourists to Malta this year.* This will mean twice the number of tourists who visited Malta during the last year. Michela Catania, Commu...

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Friday, Jan 21, 2022

'Turkey could get 10% share of global revenues from bicycle tourism'

*Turkey has a chance to get a 10% share of global revenues from bicycle tourism, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said late Thursday in a televised interview.* "The income from bicycle t...

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Friday, Jan 21, 2022

World in deeper crisis due to COVID-19, climate change: UN's Guterres

*As he starts his second term as U.N. secretary-general, Antonio Guterres said Thursday the world is worse in many ways than it was five years ago because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis ...

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Friday, Jan 21, 2022

France to ease COVID-19 restrictions except for unvaccinated

*France will begin a gradual lifting of COVID-19 restrictions from Feb. 2 amid "encouraging signs" that the wave of infections due to the omicron variant is ebbing, Prime Minister Jean Castex said Thu...

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Thursday, Jan 20, 2022

African Tourism Sees 12% Jump In 2021 But Remains Well Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

*GLOBAL tourism experienced a 4 percent increase in 2021, compared to 2020. However, the United Nations World Trade Organisation (UNWTO) says in a report released on Tuesday that international tourist...

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Thursday, Jan 20, 2022

Full recovery in World Tourism not likely before 2024: UN

*While the omicron variant, which continues to spread around the world, harms economic recovery, global tourism arrivals are not expected to return to their pre-pandemic levels until 2024 at the earli...

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Thursday, Jan 20, 2022

World Health Organization calls for lifting of International Travel Bans

*International travel bans should be lifted or eased, the World Health Organization has urged.* Restrictions on travel “do not provide added value” and continue to contribute to “economic and social s...

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Thursday, Jan 20, 2022

TUI bids to Double Tourist arrivals to Greece

*Tui Group aims to double the number of clients taking holidays in Greece in 2022 over last year.* The projection, exceeding 2019 pre-pandemic numbers, came from chief executive Fritz Joussen during ...

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Sunday, Jun 13, 2021

MHRA REPORTS interviews Alison Mizzi and Simon De Cesare

*The tourism, travel, and hospitality online talk show, MHRA REPORTS will have as next guest speaker, Alison Mizzi President and Simon De Cesare Vice President of the Malta Business Bureau (MBB).* Th...

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Monday, May 24, 2021

MHRA REPORTS interviews Albert Frendo, Bank of Valletta

The tourism, travel, and hospitality online talk show, *MHRA REPORTS* will have as next guest speaker, *Albert Frendo, Chief Business Banking Officer, Bank of Valletta.* The host of the programme, *MH...

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Hospitality Insights Webinar | How to Create Memorable Experiences that Matter & Connect with Customers

Restaurant owners have been forced to quickly come up with new adaptations on menus, points of service, hours, delivery and takeout models that better serve their local communities just to keep the li...

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