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WTTC launches remarkable initiative to support women in travel and tourism

Travel and Tour World (Online Web): The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the travel & tourism private sector, launched its Womens Initiative, at the WTTC Global Summit 2021 in Cancun, with the help of 18 Grand Slam singles title winner, Martina Navratilova.

Seoul opens new tourism hub to promote recovery

Travel and Tour World (Online Web): Seoul opens new tourism hub to promote recovery Published on : Thursday, April 29, 2021 The Seoul metropolitan government recently opened a new tourism hub in the nations capital saying it will support the growth and development of the tourism industry.

Luxury Travel goes Domestic

Travel + Leisure (National): The biggest shift, travel experts say, is that luxury travellers are now taking Indian destinations seriously. Shoba Mohan, founder of RARE India (rareindia.com), reveals, “Previously, luxury travellers would do, say, three international trips and one domestic trip in a year. Now hopefully, they will do two and two, since they know what is in their own backyard.”

Greece to lift its regional travel ban and reopen services for tourists on May 15

 Travel And Tour World (Online Web): News about Greece’s phased reopening came straight from a televised address made by Greeces Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday. The chosen date for the lifted travel ban and restart of the tourism sector will take place 13 days after Orthodox Easter (May 2).

Experience Oxfordshire launches the Oxfordshire Hospitality Guide to support hospitality business

Travel and Tour World (Online Web):  Experience Oxfordshire, the Destination Management Organisation (DMO) for Oxfordshire, has today announced they will be launching a new publication to help support hospitality businesses as we come out of national lockdown.

Brussels Airlines reports Q1 loss of 70 million euro

Travel Trends Today (Online Web): As a result of the Corona crisis, Brussels Airlines reports an adjusted EBIT of EUR 70 million for the first quarter, only a 9% decrease compared to the same period last year, which included January and February 2020, two normal months before the Coronavirus reached Europe. The first quarter is traditionally the lowest performing one of the year in the aviation industry.

At the WTTC Global Summit, Jamaica leads multi destination tourism Travel And Tour World

Travel and Tour World (Online Web): Ongoing talks between countries in the region have been taking place to build up multi destination tourism. At the WTTC Global Summit, Jamaica chaired a meeting to aim on the establishment of such a task force.

ITB Asia all set to host physical trade show in October

Voyager’s World (Online Web) : ITB Asia is back and on track for a physical event from 27 29 October 2021 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, in Singapore. The annual three day B2B trade show and convention is designed to connect the key travel industry leaders in the region from the MICE, Leisure, Corporate Travel and Travel Technology segments.

Israel launches new global campaign

Travel Trends Today (Online Web) : As part of its global campaign, the Israel Ministry of Tourism will launch signs in three major cities of Dubai, London and New York, all of which combine the potential for inbound tourism and a high vaccination rate. The first sign will be put up in Dubai, both in English and Arabic, a historical step for both nations as it is the first time an Israeli campaign is being launched in the United Arab Emirates.

End of Outbound Medical Tourism Benefits Indonesian Hospitals

Bloomberg Quint (Online Web): While foreign patient visits for IHH Healthcare Bhd, which runs Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore and Gleneagles Hospital in Malaysia, declined during the pandemic, Siloam is expecting a record 25% margin for earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization in 2021 While foreign patient visits for IHH Healthcare Bhd

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