Madrid, Spain, March 9, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / The UNWTO Executive Council has decided to hold an extraordinary UNWTO General Assembly to address the suspension of the membership of the Russian Federation. The first ever Extraordinary UNWTO General Assembly will be convened in the coming days. This was the first time in the history of UNWTO … Read more
Johannesburg, South Africa, March 9, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / If there is one thing that Meetings Africa can do, it is to create opportunities to reignite Africa’s economy so that it can grow back stronger than ever before. This was the consensus at a pulsating Meetings Africa trade floor opening ceremony on 1st March at … Read more
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, March 8, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has announced new dates for the next PATA Annual Summit. Originally scheduled to take place live and in-person in March, the forum will now be held from October 25- 27, 2022 in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. The … Read more
Berlin, Germany, March 8,2022 / TRAVELINDEX / A new set of guidelines will help both governments and businesses better address the needs of women in the tourism sector. The guidelines published by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) were developed with the support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Development (BMZ), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and UN Women. … Read more
London, United Kingdom, March 8, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / Julia Simpson, President and CEO of WTTC, said: “WTTC welcomes the sensible decision by the EU to drop travel restrictions before Easter. “The patchwork of rules and regulations did nothing to prevent the spread of COVID but did cause immense damage to the economy of Europe … Read more
Delhi, India, March 7, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / Despite the dynamic circumstances that the pandemic brought with it for the hospitality industry, Accor launched three of its much-awaited hotels in 2021, the luxurious Raffles Udaipur, Novotel Chandigarh Tribune Chowk and ibis Vikhroli Mumbai, in partnership with InterGlobe Hotels. This underlines Accor’s sustainable growth in the … Read more
Kyiv, Ukraine, March 7, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / Nataliya Popovych, the founder of PR agency One Philosophy in Kyiv, provides a first-hand view of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…In the last couple of weeks our leadership team in Ukraine had to do something I never thought we would have to do. I had to write a … Read more
Svartisen Glacier, Norway, March 7, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / A luxury hotel at the base of Norway’s Svartisen glacier has bold ambitions to generate more energy than it consumes within five years of opening. The base of the Svartisen glacier in the far north of Norway seems an unlikely spot for a luxury hotel and, … Read more
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, March 5, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / On Tuesday the 15th of February, 2022, the National SOE Controller, Commissioner David Manning announced the re-opening of borders to tourists travelling into Papua New Guinea in compliance with travel entry requirements. In expressing gratitude on behalf of the tourism industry of PNG, PNG … Read more
March 5rd, 2022, Málaga, Spain / TRAVELINDEX / Skål International, which is the world’s broadest association of travel industry leaders with approximately 13,000 members in 100 countries, 323 cities, stands strongly in favor of the use of diplomacy to avoid such conflicts and calls on all nations to use both diplomatic negotiations and the good … Read more