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Tuesday, Mar 23, 2021

Big two tour operators still planning for May 17 restart

The UK’s two largest tour operators confirmed they are still planning to resume holidays on May 17 as they await confirmation on travel’s restart. Both *Tui *and *Jet2holidays* responded to reports s...

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Monday, Mar 22, 2021

MEPs want safer and more sustainable tourism after COVID

* Tourism will need help to become cleaner, safer and more sustainable after the pandemic, according to MEPs. They will vote on a report on this on 25 March. Society  * *Tourism and COVID-19* Tourism ...

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Monday, Mar 22, 2021

Web-Series promoting Financial Literacy launched by Malta Business Bureau and HSBC Malta Foundation

The *Malta Business Bureau (MBB)*, in collaboration with the *HSBC Malta Foundation*, is launching a mini web-series which seeks to increase levels of financial literacy in Malta. The production of th...

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Sunday, Mar 21, 2021

European Vaccination Certificate: Between Ethics and Economics

The president of the EC, Ursula von der Leyen, last week proposed a digital certificate that will serve to reactivate travel among European countries this summer, in order to save tourism in its most ...

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Friday, Mar 19, 2021

British Airways to continue work-from-home plan after Covid

*British Airways will let staff split their working lives between the head office and home in another example of big firms offering flexible employment.* The airline is also exploring the sale of its ...

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Thursday, Mar 18, 2021

A New look for the Foundation for Tourism Zones

The *Tourism Zones Foundation* is launching a new corporate identity. The new identity reflects the ongoing changes within the Foundation in order to meet industry demands and ties with efforts by oth...

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Wednesday, Mar 17, 2021

Europe’s travel & tourism sector welcomes Digital Green Certificate proposal and urges parallel effort on wider restart plan to maximise benefit

*Over 60 travel and tourism organisations express their support for the European Commission’s initiative and call to ensure swift implementation in time for summer 2021.* The *European Tourism Manifes...

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Wednesday, Mar 17, 2021

EU Funds contributed €662M to Malta’s GDP during 2014-2020

*Majority of businesses that apply for funds manage to obtain them, but administrative procedures should be simplified more.* The *Malta Business Bureau (MBB)* published a report on the impact of EU f...

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Monday, Mar 15, 2021

Malta Business Bureau welcomes EU vision for digital transformation

The *Malta Business Bureau *welcomes the publication of the *European Commission’s Communication, “2030 Digital Compass”*. This sets out the EU’s vision for Europe’s digital transformation, and its am...

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Saturday, Mar 13, 2021

Jetblue Just Unveiled Massive New In-sky Suites for Transatlantic Flights

* * *It's time to hit the snooze button at 30,000 feet.* JetBlue is about to make the friendly skies a little more comfortable. In March, the airline unveiled its reimagined version of the Mint experi...

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Friday, Mar 12, 2021

This New Hotel Is the First in Africa to Introduce Robot Staff

*Hotel Sky opened in late 2020 with three robots on staff.* There are plenty of movies out there warning us about the many (and apparently easy) ways that robots could take over the planet. But one ho...

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Thursday, Mar 11, 2021

Hotel Restaurants to provide room service to their guest and delivery service in the community - L.N. 92 of 2021

The Minister for Health after consulations with the Superintendend of Public Health, has published legal notice LN. 92 of 2021, announcing that all hotel restaurants to close and provide room service ...

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