WTTC to Establish Global Steering Committee to Revive Travel London, United Kingdom, October 19, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Travel & Tourism Council is to spearhead a major global drive to revive international travel with the public and private sector working together in partnership. Last week, G20 Tou ..

UNWTO, Expedia to Share Data and Insights to Guide Tourism Recovery Madrid, Spain, October 19, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will work alongside the Expedia Group to strengthen ties between the public and private sectors and drive tourism’s recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pande ..

Survey Finds 70 Percent of Travelers Plan to Holiday in 2021 New York City, New York, USA, October 17, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / An overwhelming majority of US and Canadian travelers (99 percent) are eager to travel again, with 70 percent stating that they plan to take a holiday in 2021, according to a Travel Leade ..

Peru, Bahamas, Puerto Rico and more Get Global Safety and Hygiene Stamp Nassau, Bahamas, October 16, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Peru, Bahamas and Puerto Rico are the latest destinations to use the world’s first ever global safety and hygiene stamp, launched earlier this year by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). WT ..

Alain St.Ange Speaks on Seychelles Presidential Debates The Presidential Debates were a momentous step forward for our fragile democracy. My only regret was that there were no questions pertaining directly to human rights which were put to the candidates. With key groups of people and the vulnerable membe ..

UNWTO Delegation in Brussels for Talks with European Leaders Brussels, Belgium, October 15, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has led a high-level delegation to Brussels for a series of meetings aimed at ensuring tourism remains at the top of the political age ..

ABTA Launches Tourism for Good Report, Sustainability can be at the Heart of Recovery London, United Kingdom, October 14, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The Travel Association, ABTA,  has published a new report which sets out how the devastating impact of the global pandemic has brought into relief the value of tourism to holidaymakers, the UK ..

Ethiopian Airlines Unveils COVID-19 Global Insurance Cover Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, October 13, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Ethiopian Airlines Group is pleased to announce that it will cover the medical insurance including repatriation, evacuation and quarantine costs related to COVID-19 as of 01st of October 2020 un ..

SUNx Malta Goes Live with Practical Programs to Support Climate Friendly Travel Valletta, Malta, October 12, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / SUNx Malta goes live with its two practical programs to support company and community Climate Friendly Travel strategic transformation – linking our sector to the UN SDG 2030 and Paris 1.5 2050 framew ..

G20 Tourism Leaders Commit to Intensify Efforts Towards Sustainable Recovery Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 10, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Tourism Ministers of the G20 nations have committed to stepping up their efforts to place sustainability and inclusion at the heart of tourism recovery and future growth. The implementation of th ..

During Historic G20 Tourism Meeting WTTC Present Plan to Save 100 Million Jobs Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, October 10, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / In a historic first, G20 Tourism Ministers hosted more than 45 CEOs and Members of WTTC, who presented their plan to save the embattled Travel & Tourism sector and 100m jobs global ..

Research Points to Low Risk for COVID-19 Transmission Inflight Geneva, Switzerland, October 9, 2020 / AIRLINEHUB / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) demonstrated the low incidence of inflight COVID-19 transmission with an updated tally of published cases. Since the start of 2020 there have been ..