Competition
Indians with visit visas cant travel to UAE yet: Envoyedit
Telangana Today – Online
Khaleej Times had reported that Dubai has started issuing visit visas to more countries, including India, starting July 29. Though there was no official announcement, travel agents and Amer centre confirmed that restrictions on a number of nationalities have been lifted while issuing visit visas.
Dubai Airport becomes the first to deploy dogs to sniff and detect Coronavirusedit
The Times of India – Online
A lot of desperate measures are being taken to prevent the spread of the virus, till the researchers come up with a vaccine. In one such measure, Dubai has deployed specially trained police dogs at its airport to detect the virus.
Industry
Just 36 pc travellers willing to go on family holiday this year: Surveyedit
The Financial Express – Online
As the COVID19 pandemic continues to severely impact the travel and tourism sector, a survey has showed that just 36 per cent respondents are willing to go on a family holiday while about 43 per cent have decided to skip holidaying this year.
Travel News 52% travellers hopeful of taking first postCovid trip before December: Pickyourtrail Surveyedit
Travel Biz Monitor – Online
As per the survey findings, Indians are apprehensive about booking longhaul destinations at the moment and would rather place their bets on Express Getaways closer home, such as Dubai, Sri Lanka and Bali. The announcement of Dubai IPL 2020 has also triggered positive sentiment among travellers looking at going on short breaks.
Sarkar gives an innovative way to boost air travel in India, launches Travel Karooedit
Hindustan Times – Online
More than 87 million people were employed in the Indian tourism industry in 201819, which accounted for 12.75% of the total employment figures in the country. With the COVID19 setback, the sector is staring at a job loss of almost 70% of the total workforce, as per a KPMG report, released in April 2020.
Operators draw up holiday plans to revive tourism sectoredit
The Times of India – Online
Tourism sector insiders say Thailand based hotels are encouraging Chennai tour operators to book rooms for prospective travellers There is a huge risk as there would be no refund if the company vanishes Reimbursement through payment gateways can happen only if the company has a balance in its bank accounts.