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Middle East eyes resilient Indian outboundedit
Travel Trends Today – Online
Sharing similar culture, tradition, lifestyle and cuisine, India has always have had a strong relation with the Middle East countries. This relation has also been witnessed well at the tourism front.
Dubai to allow free movement, business activity from Wednesdayedit
Reuters – Online
Dubai will begin allowing free movement and business activity to restart from Wednesday, Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed said on Monday. Starting Wednesday there will be no restrictions on movement or business operations between 6.00 am and 11.00 pm, the Dubai Media office said in a press release.
Thailand to drive domestic tourism as economy rides out drop in foreign visitorsedit
Reuters – Online
Thailand plans to boost domestic tourism in the third quarter to help support the struggling economy as the coronavirus pandemic hits global travel and domestic consumption, the state planning agency said on Monday. The export and tourismdriven economy may shrink 5% to 6% this year, the worst since the 199798 Asian financial crisis due to the outbreak, the agency has said.
Dubai Newlyweds Honeymoon Turns Into A Nightmare Amid COVID19 Crisisedit
Republic World – Online
A Dubai based couple dreamed of an adventurous honeymoon when they rejected the Maldives to buy tickets for Mexico. Little did they know that the coronavirus pandemic, which was yet to spread across the globe, would turn their honeymoon into the worst nightmare of their lives. 36yearold Khaled and 35yearold Peri, both Egyptian citizens, got married on March 6 in Cairo.
Talking Tourism with VisitBritainedit
Business Traveller – Online
VisitBritain, the national tourism body of the United Kingdom (UK) is playing a key role in maintaining England’s global presence during this pandemic crisis.
France to offer €18-billion support for tourism, sporting & culture events for recoveryedit
Travel Biz – Online
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced support of €18 billion for tourism-related businesses and both sporting and cultural events, in order to ‘move from emergency to recovery’.Tourism reels as Australian leaders bicker over closed bordersedit
Hindustan Times – Online
With Australia closed to international visitors, domestic tourism is the only lifeline for an industry that’s been crippled by the virus.
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40% tourism firms staring at complete shutdown risk in next 6 mnths: Reportedit
Business Standard – Online
The report said that 81 per cent travel and tourism companies have lost their revenue up to 100 per cent.
Internal tourism to get priority post lockdownedit
The Times of India – Online
“The focus will gradually shift to foreign and domestic tourists,” Sanjay, who was at the forefront of the government’s fight against coronavirus till May 20 before being shifted to the tourism department, said.
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Meet the man who is on a mission to travel the world without stepping into an aircraft. He has visited 194 countries so faredit
The Hindu – Online
Thor runs aboard container ships on the Atlantic, walks inside flooded caves, and wakes up with strange bugs. He is now stuck in Hong Kong, and is nine countries short of finishing his world tour.
Nine countries shy of a new world record, this Danish traveller is stuck in Hong Kongedit
The Indian Express – Online
As it stands today, the project will now surely run till 2021, and nobody can say how long it will take. I am, however, fortunate to be stuck in Hong Kong. There is no way I would not have gotten stuck during the pandemic, and Hong Kong is possibly the best place in that case,” he says.
A trip to the future: Travellers will have to adapt to new realities post Covid-19 outbreakedit
The Financial Express – Online, Print – Delhi
Hong Kong and Tokyo’s Narita International Airport, too, have introduced mandatory testing for all arrivals.