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US air travelers top 1.5 million for first time since March 2020edit
Live Mint – Online Web
For the last week, trade group Airlines for America said passenger demand was down 47% over prepandemic levels, while international travel demand was down 68%. The United States bars most nonU.S. citizens from travel who have been in Brazil, South Africa, China and most of Europe and many countries still restrict entry by Americans.
Travel News UAE allows multientry tourist visa for all nationalitiesedit
Travel Biz Monitor – Online Web
Announced by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAEs Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai on his Twitter account, the new visa was approved during a Cabinet meeting. HH Al Maktoum said: We are working with clear objectives to boost our economic status globally and provide the best quality of life to our citizens and residents.
Tourism Lull From Thailand to Singapore Is Damping Oil Demandedit
Bloomberg Quint – Online Web
In Thailand, gasoline and diesel demand are both only likely to be around 1% higher this year than in 2020, according to IRPC Pcl The refiner plans to boost run rates at its plant in Rayong province to 95% to 97% of capacity in the second half from 86% to 88% in the first six months, a spokesperson said in emailed response to questions The refiner plans to boost run rates at its plant in Rayong province to 95% to 97% of capacity in the second half from 86% to 88% in the first six months, a spokesperson said in emailed response to questions(Malaysia).
Top Five Places to visit in Dubaiedit
The Times of India – Online Web
The Burj Khalifa, known as the Burj Dubai, is a mixeduse skyscraper located in Dubai, U A E Besides holding the world record of being the tallest building in the world, this magnificent skyscraper is also the tallest freestanding structure in the world, and has the highest number of stories in the world, at over 2,716.
Think Covids messed up your travel plans Try getting into China The Economic Timesedit
The Economic Times – Online Web
Leave your partner and children behind. Quarantine for up to a month. Get inoculated with a COVID19 vaccine from China, if you can find one. And prepare yourself for an anal swab. For the past year, people trying to go to China have run into some of the worlds most formidable barriers to entry.
Struggling to find care, dirty dorm rooms: What happens when a traveller out on a journey tests Covidpositive The Economic Timesedit
The Economic Times – Online Web
A ride home on a private jet Amy, a travel adviser who asked to be identified only by her first name to protect her privacy, traveled to the Maldives with her 20yearold daughter in midJanuary. They both tested negative before leaving the United States, came up negative again in Dubai, where they spent two nights en route, and then twice again in the Maldives, when they moved from one resort to another.
India organises over 300 webinars to attract tourists in ASEAN countriesedit
Devdis Course – Online Web
The Indian regional tourism department here has organised over 300 virtual meetings to tap the tourism potential in three key ASEAN countries the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore and increase the flow of tourists to India post COVID19. Over 300 virtual meetings, organised by the India Tourism Office in Singapore, were held between the Indian and foreign tour operators in recently held webinars and B2B sessions led by Indian envoys in the three countries.
Covid19 pandemic Israel company tests oral vaccine, Bali tourism industry hit hardedit
The Print – Online Web
We highlight some of the important stories from around the world. Papua New Guinea, a country in Oceania, has reported that the number of Covid19 cases has tripled in a month. Bali, in Indonesia, isnt expected to bring back tourists until the end of this year or even into 2022. An IsraeliAmerican pharmaceutical company is on its way to launch a Phase 1 clinical trial of the worlds first oral Covid19 vaccine
Chinas notification relating to visa facilitation for foreigners travelling to China, does not apply to foreign studentsedit
News On Air– Online Web
Chinas notification relating to visa facilitation for foreigners travelling to China, does not apply to foreign students AIR Pics Indian Embassy in Beijing on Monday said that recent notification by Chinese authorities relating to visa facilitation for foreigners traveling to China, does not apply to foreign students.
Industry
Solomon Airlines confirms flights now available from Solomon Islands to Australia during April Travel And Tour Worldedit
Travel and Tour World – Online Web
Solomon Airlines confirms flights now available from Solomon Islands to Australia during April Published on : Monday, March 22, 2021 Following approval by the Australian Government, Solomon Airlines has confirmed that passenger seats are now available for sale from Honiara to Brisbane during the month of April 2021
Mexico limits non essential travel on southern borderedit
The Statesman – Delhi
The Mexican banks of the Suchiate river dawned Sunday with a heavy presence of immigration agents in place to enforce Mexico’s new limits on all but essential travel at its shared border with Guatemala.
Greece going to reopen ancient sites to restart tourism despite COVID19 increase Travel And Tour Worldedit
Travel and Tour World – Online Web
The government of Greece announced that the country is going to reopen the Acropolis in Athens and other ancient sites nationwide and provide free weekly rapid tests for COVID19 for all the countrys residents as it prepares to restart the tourism season in midMay.
FITUR 2021 will give space for business meetings between travel agents and tourism industry Travel And Tour Worldedit
Travel and Tour World – Online Web
FITUR 2021 will give space for business meetings between travel agents and tourism industry Published on : Monday, March 22, 2021 FITUR 2021 will have a CEAV B2B space for business meetings between travel agents and tourism industry suppliers present at the Fair.
Croatia puts safety at heart of 2021 tourism campaignedit
Devdis Course – Online Web
Croatia is putting safety at the heart of its campaign to lure back tourists this year, offering testing at resorts and other preventive measures to combat the coronavirus, Tourism Minister Nikolina Brnjac said on Monday.
Cordelia Cruises by Waterways Leisure Tourism Private Limited, a Dream Hotel Group venture to begin its cruise operations in India from May 2021edit
Orissa Diary – Online Web
Cordelia Cruises by Waterways Leisure Tourism Private Limited, a Dream Hotel Group venture will begin its cruise operations in India from May 2021. Cordelia Cruises will be Indias premium cruise liner cruising along the west and east coast of India to domestic destinations like Goa, Diu, and Lakshadweep and international destinations like Colombo, Galle, Trincomalee, Jaffna, and the Maldives.