Bangkok, Thailand, September 11, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is organising the ‘Expat Travel Deal 2020’ to offer domestic tourism promotions for expatriate residents to encourage them to travel more domestically, and enjoy Thailand’s many attractions. The event will take place from 11 to 13 September, 2020, from 10.00 to … Read more
New York, USA, September 14, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, distributed ledger technologies and quantum are increasingly being used by financial services firms and forming clusters that are driving innovation throughout the sector. These advances can offer new services and savings to both consumers and financial institutions. While … Read more
Oakland, California, United States, September 11, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Deem, a leading mobile and cloud technology provider for the corporate travel industry, today announced its partnership with GeoSure, the global leader in providing timely, hyper-local safety information and digital duty of care solutions. Deem clients, including many Fortune 500 companies, rapidly growing small and … Read more
London, United Kingdom, September 10, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Airport testing pilot corridor between London and New York could herald the return of international travel Global inbound business travel contributes more than US$272 (£215) billion a year The restoration of ‘air corridors’ between the world’s top financial centres are vital to reviving international business travel and … Read more
Geneva, Switzerland, September 10, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to begin careful planning with industry stakeholders to ensure full preparedness when vaccines for COVID-19 are approved and available for distribution. The association also warned of potentially severe capacity constraints in transporting vaccines by air. Preparedness Air cargo plays … Read more
London, United Kingdom, September 9, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Gloria Guevara, President & CEO WTTC, said: WTTC is encouraged the government is beginning to listen and has now introduced its ‘island policy’. This move appears to show a more strategic approach and signals a change from its previous blanket country-wide approach. We look forward to … Read more
Madrid, Spain, September 11, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / A majority of destinations around the world (53%) have now started easing travel restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Though many remain cautious in view of the development of the pandemic, the seventh edition of the UNWTO COVID-19 Related Travel Restrictions: A Global Review for … Read more
London, United Kingdom, September 7, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Following the recent announcement that Delta Air Lines has joined American Airlines and United Airlines in scrapping a range of ticket-change fees, Ralph Hollister, Travel & Tourism Analyst at GlobalData offers his view on the situation. “Last year, Delta accumulated US$830m in change fees, more than … Read more
London, United Kingdom, September 7, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO, said: “WTTC shares the bewilderment of British holidaymakers and those working throughout the Travel & Tourism sector, at the absurd spectacle of completely different quarantine rules in England, Scotland and Wales for those now returning back from Greece. A similar … Read more
Haikou, Hainan, China, September 5, 2020 / MYGOLFWORLD / Abeles will be delivering the keynote address at WGE to be staged at the Mission Hills Golf Resort on Haikou, Hainan from March 16 – 18, 2021. Mission Hills Golf Resort, the world’s largest facility of its kind will play host to WGE and a myriad … Read more