Business World – Online

Coronavirus has hit the tourism industry very harshly and itll take up a lot of time to recover. Photo Credit :The tourism sector has been affected the most after the outbreak of Covid19, with people locking themselves in their homes for safety reasons it resulted in cancelled flights.

Travel Biz Monitor – Online

Flydubai, the Dubai based airline, views its relationship with passengers as key as the airline prepares to return to the skies following the lifting of the flight restrictions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Travel Biz Monitor – Online

Dubai is set to open its borders to international tourists and visitors on July 7 while implementing new, transparent and easy to follow travel guidelines. International travellers planning their trip to Dubai are guided by new travel protocols which explain clear steps to ensure a safe trip: Ahead of landing in Dubai, visitors must take a PCR test up to four days (96 hours) prior to their date of travel, or if this has not been done, a PCR test will be carried out upon arrival at Dubai airports.

Devdis Course – Online

Thailand on Tuesday extended an emergency decree until the end of July in a bid to avoid the risk of a second wave of the coronavirus, an official said, as the country was poised to reopen bars and allow some foreigners into the country.

Reuters – Online

Thailand is expected to see at most 8 million foreign tourists this year, down 80% from a year earlier, as the coronavirus pandemic curbs global travel, a tourism body said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Empty chairs are seen on a beach which is usually full of tourists, amid fear of coronavirus in Phuket, Thailand March 11, 2020.

Devdis Course – Online

Singapore on Tuesday reported 246 new COVID19 cases, mostly foreign workers living in dormitories. Of the new cases, three Singaporean citizens or permanent residents (foreigners), the health ministry said. The rest 243 are foreign workers living in dormitories, it said. With the detection of 246 new cases, the COVID19 tally in Singapore now stands at 43,907 As of Monday, 196 coronavirus patients, including one in critical condition, were undergoing treatment at hospitals across the country, while 5,453 were recuperating in community health facilities.

Mumbai Mirror, Hindustan Times – Online

The European Union has excluded India and the United States from its initial safe list of countries from which the bloc will allow nonessential travel from Wednesday. The 27member bloc gave approval on Tuesday to leisure or business travel from 14 countries beyond its, the Council of the EU, which represents EU governments, said in a statement.

The Dispatch – Online

A new park in Thailand’s capital built on an abandoned train track can be a model for turning the city’s other unused spaces into much-needed green areas to boost wellbeing and mitigate climate change impacts, urban experts said on Tuesday.

The Print, Hindustan Times – Online

Before the coronavirus hit, hotel deals across Asia Pacific were at record levels, fueled by cashedup private equity and real estate funds, along with wealthy individuals, said Corey Hamabata, senior vice president of JLLs hotels and hospitality group in Hong Kong.