Washington DC, United States, November 12, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / A staggering 9.2 million jobs could be lost in the U.S. Travel & Tourism sector in 2020 if barriers to global travel remain in place, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) revealed. The new figure comes from WTTC’s latest economic modelling, which looks at … Read more
Madrid, Spain, November 13, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has once again brought leaders from across the sector together for high-level talks aimed at strengthening cooperation between the public and private sectors. The 42nd Plenary Session of the United Nations specialized agency’s Affiliate Members focused both on immediate priorities for tourism’s … Read more
Madrid, Spain, November 11, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The 42nd Affiliate Members’ Plenary Session is being held on November 5-6, 2020, in Madrid under the unprecedented circumstances due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic under the theme of ‘Recovering Tourism. Rebuilding Trust. Reinforcing Partnerships’. The objective of the session is to study and plan … Read more
Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States, November 10, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The prospects of a robotic manufacturing base operating off Earth is not as far-fetched an idea as it used to be, according to a study published by a team of researchers led by a physicist at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. • … Read more
London, United Kingdom, November 9, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The City of London Corporation, in collaboration with the Green Finance Institute, and supported by the World Economic Forum, is hosting a virtual summit 9-11 November that will focus on the role of green finance in the recovery from COVID-19. The Green Horizon Summit will bring together leaders … Read more
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States, November 7, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park just welcomed a baby white rhinoceros to the family, boosting efforts to save the magnificent and endangered species. After a 16-month pregnancy, the male calf was born to mom Kendi, who was the first rhino born at Disney’s … Read more
Windhoek, Namibia, November 6, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has paid a first visit to an African Member State since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The three-day official visit to Namibia reaffirms UNWTO’s commitment to the continent and featured a series of high-level talks aimed at strengthening … Read more
Geneva, Switzerland, November 6, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that passenger demand in September remained highly depressed. Total demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was 72.8% below September 2019 levels (only slightly improved over the 75.2% year-to-year decline recorded in August). Capacity was down 63% compared to … Read more
Madrid, Spain, November 5, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The Ubuntu: Africa Invites You To Live campaign, developed by ATREVIA, a global Communication and Strategic Positioning company, won the Inspiration Africa Branding Challenge organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in collaboration with CNN International. Its proposal was selected from more than 200 entries received. • … Read more
Victoria, Mahé, Seychelles, November 5, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The Seychelles former and most popular Tourism Minister Alain St.Ange, who made a bid for the highest office for Tourism Ministers in the position of Secretary General of the UNWTO and who only in October was a candidate for the Seychelles Presidential elections has announced he … Read more