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UNWTO Recognizes World’s Best Innovators Facing Up To COVID-19
Madrid, Spain, May 8, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The top solutions for accelerating the recovery of tourism have been…
Urgent Appeal to International Community to Support African Travel and Tourism…
Geneva, Switzerland, May 7, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Five international air transport and tourism bodies have launched…
UNWTO: International Tourist Numbers Could Fall 60-80% in 2020
Madrid, Spain, May 7, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a 22% fall in international tourist…
African Union Ministers Discuss Actions to Mitigate Devastating Impacts of…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 6, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The African Union Ministers responsible for Tourism and members…
UNWTO: No Time to Waste as Lost Working Hours Devastate Lives
Madrid, Spain, May 2, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / For many millions of people around the world, tourism is so much more…
WTTC: What New Normal will Look Like as We Start to Travel
London, United Kingdom, May 1, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has outlined what…
UNWTO: Healing Solutions for Tourism Challenge
Madrid, Spain, May 1, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / UNWTO received over 1,000 applications from over 100 countries for the…
IATA: November Dates for IATA’s 76th AGM
Geneva, Switzerland, May 1, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that…
UNWTO Underscores Tourism’s Importance for Covid-19 Recovery in Audience…
Madrid, Spain, April 30, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) was…
WTTC Estimates Over 100 Million Jobs Lost in Travel & Tourism Sector
London, United Kingdom, April 30, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Number of jobs losses jumps by over 30% in the last month.…
Turismo de Portugal Certifies Establishments with Clean & Safe Stamp
Lisbon, Portugal, April 29, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / At a time when the recovery of the sector is being prepared,…
UNWTO: 100% of Global Destinations Now Have COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
Madrid, Spain, April 28, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted all destinations worldwide to…
Minister of Tourism of Saudi Arabia Discusses Tourism Recovery with Global Private…
London, United Kingdom, April 27, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / WTTC Members’ high-profile CEOs discussed the impact of…
UNWTO Calls for Firm Actions by Governments, Words Alone Will Not Save Jobs
Madrid, Spain, April 21, 2020 / travelindex.com / The Global Tourism Crisis Committee has united behind the World…
WTTC Launches Campaign to Inspire Global Tourism Community #TogetherInTravel
London, Great Britain, Aoril 21, 2020 / travelindex.com / The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) is launching…
Message from Madrid – We Have to Wake Up, Quickly
Madrid, Spain, April 17, 2020 / travelindex.com / Across the world, countries continue to count the cost of…
WTTC Thanks Millions of People in Travel and Tourism for Going the Extra Mile
London, United Kingdom, April 17, 2020 / travelindex.com / The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) have…
UNWTO: 96% of Global Destinations Impose COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
Madrid, Spain, April 16, 2020 / travelindex.com / The scale of disruption caused by COVID-19 to global tourism is…
IATA: COVID-19 Puts Over Half of 2020 Passenger Revenues at Risk
Geneva, Switzerland, April 15, 2020 / travelindex.com / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released…
Asia Pacific, Travel and Tourism Critical to Economic Recovery
London, United Kingdom, April 15, 2020 / travelindex.com / A major new report has revealed the vital contribution…
Value of the MICE Sector for the Kenyan Economy
Nairobi, Kenya, April 14, 2020 / travelindex.com / From natural disasters to health and security issues, many…
Oxfam, Half Billion People Could Be Pushed Into Poverty by Coronavirus
Nairobi, Kenya, April 13, 2020 / travelindex.com / The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could push…
UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism Postponed Until 2021
Madrid, Spain, April 13, 2020 / travelindex.com / In light of the impact of COVID-19, the World Tourism…
How Will You TravelTomorrow? Share Your Ideas
Madrid, Spain, April 10, 2020 / travelindex.com / Where next for tourism? For now, we stay at home. But we will…
EU Travel & Tourism Sector Critical to EU Economic Recovery
London, United Kingdom, April 9, 2020 / travelindex.com / Sector shows significant growth compared to overall…
Heritage Malta Opens Virtual Doors to its Cultural Sites
Gozo, Malta, April 8, 2020 / travelindex.com / Just as the sun was about to rise, 7,000 viewers experienced the…
UNWTO: Stay home today, TravelTomorrow
Madrid, Spain, April 7, 2020 / travelindex.com / By staying home today, we can travel tomorrow”.The hashtag…
Los Cabos Unveils Coronavirus Strategies
Los Cabos, Mexico, April 7, 2020 / travelindex.com / The Los Cabos Tourism Board has created an online toolkit for…
IATA Postpones 2020 AGM
Geneva, Switzerland, April 6,2020 / travelindex.com / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced…
UNFCCC Decides to Postpone Global Climate Conference COP26
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, April 2, 2020 /travelindex/ The COP26 UN climate change conference set to take…
World Economic Forum Steps Up Coordinating Efforts on COVID Response
Geneva, Switzerland, April 2 2020 /travelindex/ – Leading World Economic Forum representatives and members,…
UNWTO Launches Call for Action for COVID-19 Mitigation and Recovery
Madrid (Spain) - April 1, 2020 /travelindex/ The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a set of…
UNWTO Global Tourism Crisis Committee Set of Recommendations
Madrid (Spain) - March 31, 2020 /travelindex.com/ Supporting jobs and the economy through tourism: set of…
UNWTO: International Tourism Arrivals Could Fall by 20-30% in 2020
Madrid (Spain) - March 27, 2020 /travelindex.com/ - The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released its updated…
WTTC Implores G20 Leaders to Save Travel and Tourism Sector
London (United Kingdom) - March 26, 2020 (travelindex.com) - World tourism leaders have been urged to execute…
UNWTO: Calling Innovators and Entrepreneurs to Accelerate Tourism Recovery
Madrid (Spain) - March 26, 2020 (travelindex.com) - In the face of an unprecedented challenge, the World Tourism…
WTTC: Latest research from WTTC Shows 50% Increase in Jobs at Risk
London (Great Britain) - March 25, 2020 (travelindex.com) - Up to 75 million jobs are at immediate risk in global…
Tokyo 2020 – Olympic Games Postponed to 2021
Tokyo (Japan) - March 25, 2020 (travelindex.com) - The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC),…
IATA: Deeper Revenue Hit from COVID-19
Geneva (Switzerand) - March 25, 2020 (travelindex) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) updated its…
Switzerland Will Be Waiting for You
Zurich (Switzerland) - March 25, 2020 (travelindex.com) - In the current uncertain times, our health and solidarity…
WTTC Urges Governments to Implement Policies Supportive of Travel & Tourism
London (United Kingdom) - March 24, 2020 (travelindex.com) - Significant and Swift Measures are needed to support…
TAT Temporarily Redesigns Logos to Promote Social Distancing
Bangkok (Thailand) - March 24, 2020 (travelindex.com) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has temporarily…
COVID-19 Situation Analysis and Overview in Seychelles
Victoria, Mahé (Seychelles) - March 23, 2020 (travelindex) - The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has almost…
UNWTO Convenes Global Tourism Crisis Committee
Madrid (Spain) - March 20, 2020 (travelindex.com) - The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) hosted a high-level…
Urgent Emergency Support Requested for Airlines
Geneva (Switzerland) - March 20, 2020 (travelindex.com) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is…
UNWTO: COVID-19 Statement by Mr. Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General
Madrid (Spain) - March 18, 2020 (travelindex.com) - As the COVID-19 situation evolves, the World Tourism…
WTTC: Coronavirus Puts 50 million Travel and Tourism Jobs at Risk
London (United Kingdom) - March 17, 2020 (travelindex.com) - The World Travel and Tourism Council says up to 50…
UNWTO: Be Part of the Solution
Madrid (Spain) - March 15, 2020 (travelindex.com) - Protect yourself and others when traveling. Follow prevention…
Putting People First: All UNWTO Events Until 30 April Suspended
Madrid (Spain) - March 15, 2020 (travelindex.com) - In response to the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak, UNWTO is…