Victoria, Mahé, Seychelles, April 28, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ All restrictions of movement of people will be removed from next Monday 4th May. That includes religious gatherings and funerals under guidance of Public Health. All shops (till 8pm) and businesses will reopen with guidance from Public Health. Daycares and post-secondary institutions will open on 11th May, all … Read more
Geneva, Switzerland, April 27, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Sebastian Mikosz will join IATA as the Association’s Senior Vice President for Member and External Relations, effective 1 June 2020. Most recently, Mikosz was Group Managing Director and CEO of Kenya Airways (2017-2019), during which time he served on the IATA … Read more
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, April 26, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ Vietnam’s tourism industry is set to lead Asia’s return to business as social distancing restrictions are lifted and domestic travel is set to return. The Vietnamese government announced the lifting of social distancing restrictions on April 24 setting the stage for the return of a domestic … Read more
Copenhagen, Denmark, April 25, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ Leading global risk company Riskline has released its latest report detailing risk levels around the world, specific country updates and the latest advice. These travel risks have been compiled by Riskline’s worldwide team of travel risk analysts who monitor and review issues daily. Here are the main points: • … Read more
Bangkok, Thailand, April 24, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ Under the newly updated forecasts from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), the most likely scenario for international visitor arrivals into and across Asia Pacific in 2020 is that visitor numbers are likely to reduce by 32% year-on-year. Taking into account the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the volume … Read more
Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, April 23, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce that Bureau Veritas Certification Hong Kong has achieved the ‘GSTC-Accredited’ status for certifying hotels and tour operators. Achieving the GSTC-Accredited status means that a certification program is following processes and procedures that have been reviewed and … Read more
Clermont-Ferrand, France, April 23, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ Michelin is partnering with Enviro to develop and industrialize on a large scale an innovative pyrolysis technology to recycle tires at the end of their life. For the tire industry and its customers, recycling is a major issue. Each year, about 1 billion tires reach the end of their … Read more
Geneva, Switzerland, April 22, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for governments to work with the industry on confidence-boosting measures in the face of an anticipated slow recovery in demand for air travel. “Passenger confidence will suffer a double whammy even after the pandemic is contained—hit by personal economic concerns in the … Read more
Valletta, Malta, April 22, 2020 / travelindex / SUNx Malta and The Institute of Tourism Studies (ITS) launched the first Tourism course dedicated to the transformation of the Travel & Tourism industry in line with the Paris Climate Accord and tagged to the SDGs. It flows directly from the SUNx Malta Climate Friendly Travel Ambitions … Read more
Khao Sok National Park, Thailand, April 21, 2020 / travelindex.com / Award winning ecolodge in southern Thailand encourages guests to help with a forest regeneration project. Anurak Community Lodge at Khao Sok National Park in southern Thailand has launched ‘Rainforest Rising’ tree planting initiative for guests to join. Apart from ecotourism activities at the lodge … Read more