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Dubai for the romantics at heartedit
The Times of India – Online Web
The destination has made a mark as a romantic destination over the years, and has a lot for the romantics at heart. If romance is in the air for you, heres our pick of the things that you and your partner can do when in Dubai for a romantic getaway.
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U.K. prepares for more snow and scattered showers Travel And Tour Worldedit
Travel and Tour World – Online Web
U.K. prepares for more snow and scattered showers Published on : Friday, February 12, 2021 The large swathes of the United Kingdom should prepare for more snow, with scattered showers expected on Thursday along with some sunshine. The wintry weather is set to continue after temperatures plunged to more than 20C below freezing overnight the lowest reading recorded in the UK in more than two decades.
Maldives expects 1.5mn tourist arrivals in 2021edit
SiaSat – Online Web
The Maldivian government has revised tourism arrival projections from 1 million to 1.5 million in 2021 due to the island nations early Covid19 vaccination programme, a Minister said. Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, Minister of Tourism Abdulla Mausoom said the inoculation program could help boost the tourism sector, reports Xinhua news agency.
Japan to be deprived of economic gain from 2021 Tokyo Olympics Travel And Tour Worldedit
Travel and Tour World – Online Web
Against this backdrop, GlobalData has revised downwards the growth forecast of Japanese cities on 15 January 2021 compared with 9 December 2020 underscoring the impact from the resurgence of COVID19 cases. Substantial decrease in demand in facetoface services industries including tourism and hospitality sector is likely to exert strong downward pressure on the growth.
India Tourism Development Corporation reports standalone net loss of Rs 8.78 crore in the December 2020 quarteredit
Business Standard – Online Web
Net loss of India Tourism Development Corporation reported to Rs 8.78 crore in the quarter ended December 2020 as against net profit of Rs 10.14 crore during the previous quarter ended December 2019.
Egypt to have stronger tourism ties with Spain, Philippines Travel And Tour Worldedit
Travel and Tour World – Online Web
Egypt to have stronger tourism ties with Spain, Philippines Published on : Friday, February 12, 2021 Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled ElAnanihad separate meetings with Spains Ambassador to Egypt Ramn Gil Casares and Philippines Ambassador in Egypt Sulpicio M. Confiado, to discuss strengthening cooperation in tourism and antiquities.
Brazilian tourism lost $48 bn in 2020 due to COVID19edit
SiaSat – Online Web
The Brazilian tourism sector lost 261.3 billion reals ($48 billion) last year due to the Covid19 pandemic, authorities announced. In a report issued on Thursday, the National Confederation of Commerce, Goods, Service and Tourism (CNC) said that the figure represented the period between March and December 2020, reports Xinhua news agency.
WTTCs research paper highlights the positive impact on economy and social progress caused by Travel & Tourismedit
Bw Hotelier Business World – Online Web
This research, undertaken in collaboration with the Social Progress Imperative (SPI), shows significant correlations between WTTCs Economic Impact Report data and Social Progress Index scores over the last decade.