Sunday, Sep 27, 2020

Today marks *World Tourism Day*, which this year is taking place in a far different reality than anyone ever imagined. The upheaval in the travel and tourism industry caused by the Covid-19 pandemic i...

Saturday, Sep 26, 2020

*September 27 is World Tourism Day* - a time to celebrate tourism's ability to promote meaningful exchanges between people around the world, have fun, recall how travel helps us all recharge – and mak...

Friday, Sep 25, 2020

*Covid-19 has accelerated the decline of the office, but not everyone wants to work from home. We look at travel firms catering to the growing number of nomadic workers* Until the pandemic the term “...

Friday, Sep 25, 2020

* More than 26,000 green technologies available* *Hotels and hospitality businesses to benefit from access to green technologies* *Green Technology Selector identifies more than 26,000 green technolog...

Thursday, Sep 24, 2020

As growing numbers of countries around the world ease restrictions on travel, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has launched a new Tourism Recovery Tracker to support global tourism. This represe...

Tuesday, Sep 22, 2020

*Leading figures in the hospitality sector insist it is not to blame for rising rates of coronavirus infections.* *Boris Johnson's 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants are being roundly criticised by t...

Tuesday, Sep 22, 2020

*The UK has reached "a perilous turning point", Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said, as he set out a raft of new coronavirus restrictions for England which could last for up to six months.* Shop sta...

Saturday, Sep 19, 2020

* Bungalows to be replaced by low-lying villas for short and long-let* The Comino Hotel and its bungalows are up for a massive facelift, with an investment of between €110 and €120 million, occupying ...

Friday, Sep 18, 2020

*Over 20 EU Travel and Tourism Association issue open letter to President von der Leyen following further dramatic decreases in air passenger traffic* Over 20 travel and tourism bodies, as well as un...

Friday, Sep 18, 2020

The Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has met in-person and virtually for its 112th session. This was *the first major in-person event involving tourism and the United Nation...

Friday, Sep 18, 2020

EU budget 2020 to be increased by €6.2 billion €1.1 billion to develop and deploy a COVID-19 vaccine Cohesion funds will be reinforced with €5.1 billion The funds will allow the EU to improve its ch...

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2020

International tourist arrivals plunged 93% in June when compared to 2019, with the latest data from the World Tourism Organization showing the severe impact COVID-19 has had on the sector. According t...