Competition
Dubai is handing out discounts to all visitorsedit
CN Traveller – Online Web
As if a trip to Dubai wasnt already a treat in itself, the city is now giving visitors discounts on arrival. The new ALSAADA Tourist Card or Happiness Card is a free discount card that all tourists can use during their stay in the emirate. The card will be distributed to all tourists at passport counters upon their arrival to Dubai International Airport, giving you access to a wide range of privileges and offers.
Connecting through Music STB as Country Partner at Bacardi NH7 Weekenderedit
UNI India – Online Web
Continuing its stride of innovative and interesting partnerships, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has recently collaborated with Indias popular music festival Bacardi NH7 Weekender which had gone virtual for the first time.
Industry
UAE looks to domestic tourism, desert winter to boost revenueedit
Live Mint – Online Web
The United Arab Emirates started a campaign to encourage local tourism and promote its desert winters, as it looks to recover from the impact of the pandemic.The Most Beautiful Winter in the World program is part of an effort to double domestic tourisms 41 billion dirhams ($11 billion) contribution to the economy, Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum said in a tweet Saturday.
Travel News Zurich Airports eyes airport portfolio in Indiaedit
Travel Biz Monitor – Online Web
Zurich Airport Internationals strategic objective is having an airport portfolio in India, Daniel Bircher, Chairman and Managing Director, Yamuna International Airport Pvt Ltd (YIAPL), told BusinessLine in an exclusive interaction.
Travel News 63% of Indians would extend business trip to enjoy leisure time: Booking.comedit
Travel Biz Monitor – Online Web
Booking.com has revealed that 63% of Indian travellers will be willing to quarantine in destinations as long as they can work remotely. Indian travellers are second on the list just after Thailand which is at 69%.
Japan PM to decide on tourism campaign as approval rating plummets over virusedit
Reuters – Online Web
Also, Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said on Saturday he asked the government to extend the suspension of the tourism programme currently imposed on the Osaka region, as cases of the virus have yet to subside.