‘Thailand Pass’ registration eased for international arrivals
Bangkok, 20 May, 2022 – Thailand’s Centre of COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) today approved the simplified Thailand Pass registration and entry rules for international arrivals, effective 1 June 2022. Foreign nationals...
Tourism Sector heading for a come back
With the help of large-scale vaccination programmes and new norms rolling out, the tourism sector is inching its way back to recovery, and restart of tourism will help kick-start recovery...
New strain of virus, UK govt calls for emergency meet
Belgium and Netherlands suspended flights from the UK. UK PM says that the new virus is 70% more transmissible Not known if the recently released vaccines are effective on the...
Virat Kohli to come back
A major news came from BCCI just before the Indian team had travelled to Australia for the ongoing series last month, the Indian captain was granted paternity leave and he...
The Maldives welcomes the 100,000th tourist
The year 2019 was a remarkable one in the history of the Maldives’ tourism, with a groundbreaking record of 1.7 million tourist arrivals to the country. 2020 started off with...
QA welcomes inaugural Air Canada flight from Toronto to Doha
DOHA, QATAR – Qatar Airways welcomed Air Canada’s inaugural flight from Toronto to Doha, establishing Hamad International Airport as the only airport in the Middle East to be operated with a scheduled service by a...
Culture, luxury, quality. International buyers look for the Italy
MILAN - This year the world has changed. The world of tourism, too: new schedules and a different time-to-market. But Italy always stays top of mind in the wishes of...
IATA urges governments to prioritize vaccination for aviation workers
GENEVA – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) renewed its call on governments to ensure that employees in the aviation sector are considered as essential workers during the impending COVID-19 vaccine campaign,...
Corporate Traveller predicts end of unmanaged travel for SMEs in 2021
Corporate Traveller predicts that unmanaged travel could become a thing of the past for SMEs and there will be a huge shift towards mandating their entire travel programme via a sole...
US election: Electoral College confirms Joe Biden as winner
Washington: Joe Biden was confirmed as the next US president on Monday as the Electoral College formalised his victory over Donald Trump, all but closing the door on the incumbent’s efforts...
International travel can safely restart, without waiting for vaccines, says WTTC and industry bodies
LONDON, UK - The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and major international industry bodies have joined forces to call for the immediate restoration of international travel using proven processes and without...
Indonesia Reopens Public Places and Facilities to Enter "Transition Period" of Large Scale Social Restrictions
The Provincial Government of the Jakarta Capital Special Region announced that starting from 12 October 2020, it will impose Transitional Large Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB Transisi). All public places including museums, theme parks,...