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Dubai airport prepares for possible slow coronavirus recoveryedit
The Financial Express – Online
Griffiths said he believed air travel, with passengers properly masked, remained safe. Anecdotal evidence cited in a Journal of Travel Medicine article published in September showed no passengers contracted the coronavirus on five Emirates eight hour flights to Hong Kong despite having 58 passengers spread among the flights who tested positive on arrival.
ITB Asia successfully concluded its virtual event Travel And Tour Worldedit
Travel and Tour World – Online Web
This year, exhibitors were present at ITB Asia 2020 Virtuals exhibition through digital exhibition booths. The virtual exhibition featured major players in the hotel, tourism, and travel sectors, including Advantage Austria, Inspired by Iceland, Korea Tourism Organisation
Dubai to introduce facial recognition system on public transportedit
The Financial Expres – Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad
Dubai Is Introducing a facial recognition system on public transport to beef up security, officials said Sunday, as the emirate prepares to host the global Expo exhibition.
Want to work remotely Take a flight to Dubai!edit
The Indian Express – Online Web
Now, Dubai, too, seems to have come on board with this idea. According to the Insider, the city in the United Arab Emirates has announced a one-year virtual working program that will allow remote workers along with their families to stay in the city for up to a year while working for their organizations in other countries.
Singapore Expands List of Travelers Able to Isolate at Homeedit
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ITB Asia successfully concluded its virtual event Travel And Tour Worldedit
Travel and Tour World – Online Web
This year, exhibitors were present at ITB Asia 2020 Virtuals exhibition through digital exhibition booths. The virtual exhibition featured major players in the hotel, tourism, and travel sectors, including Advantage Austria, Inspired by Iceland, Korea Tourism Organisation
Aviation: Encountering Turbulence!edit
Travel Trends Today – Online Web
We all know that rising to the challenges of a crisis is nothing new to airlines and the broader aviation, travel, and tourism sector. Just as the industry has overcome past health epidemics, economic recessions, unfortunate safety incidents, and other debilitating events, it too will overcome the COVID19 crisis.
Airbnb Defines Travel Trends For 2021edit
Travel world online, Business Insider, Travel Span – Online
Commenting on these trends, Amanpreet Bajaj, General Manager Airbnb India, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, said, As we come closer to 2021, transparency, trust and safety will be more critical than ever before, and will continue to set the benchmark for traveler expectations.