British officials are considering plans to open up international travel for passengers who have been fully vaccinated, enabling tourism to resume to more than 150 countries and territories including the vital US market and some of the most popular destinations in Europe. Under the policy, which is still being discussed inside government, people who have received both doses of Covid vaccines would not need to quarantine on returning from medium-risk countries on the so-called amber list. That would provide a major boost to airlines and tourism businesses who have been hammered since the start of the pandemic forced governments to…
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IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement with Samplast Resorts to develop Holiday Inn Express & Suites Jalandhar GT Road. The new-build hotel featuring 110 keys is expected to be operational by the first quarter of 2024. With an existing portfolio of hotels from the Holiday Inn brand family across key cities in Punjab, the new development will further strengthen the brand’s presence in the country and the state, in line with market demand. Strategically located on the Grand Trunk Road, also known as NH1 which connects the country’s capital city of Delhi to Amritsar, the hotel will…
flydubai, the Dubai based airline, has announced the start of a twice-weekly service to Ankara Esenboga International Airport (ESB) from 29 July. Ankara will become flydubai’s second destination in Turkey after Istanbul (IST) which is currently served with a daily flight. flydubai also added two destinations in Turkey to its seasonal summer schedule. The carrier operates two weekly flights from Terminal 2, Dubai International (DXB) to Milas-Bodrum Airport (BJV) and to Trabzon Airport (TZX) between June and September. Commenting on the launch of operations, Hamad Obaidalla, Chief Commercial Officer, flydubai, said, “flydubai’s first flight to Turkey landed exactly 11 years…
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said the state will open its tourism sector only after it provides Covid-19 vaccines to 100 per cent of its population, at least the first dose. Until then, the tourist spot will remain out of bounds, reports Deepali Sharma for Hindustan Times. Sawant said the state government’s target is to accomplish this goal of vaccinating everyone in the state with the first dose by July 31 and it will consider reopening only after achieving that target. “Until we administer the first dose of vaccine (across the state), tourism will not be reopened here.…
Thailand plans to fully reopen to foreign visitors in 120 days and give at least one dose of vaccine to the majority of residents by early October to revive the tourism-reliant nation’s economy, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha said, reports Prim Chuwiruch & Randy Thanthong-Knight in Bloomberg. Some tourist destinations should be ready for fully vaccinated visitors without any quarantine requirement sooner than the wider reopening, with Phuket as the “pilot,” Prayuth said in a national address on Wednesday. The country aims to vaccinate 10 million people a month from July and has ordered 105.5 million doses of vaccines for this year,…
San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed announced that as of today 80% of eligible San Francisco residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, with nearly 70% of all San Franciscans fully vaccinated. San Francisco is the first major American city to achieve this milestone, and the City’s vaccination rates are among the highest in the nation and the world. In addition, 90% of all residents 65 and older have received at least one dose. “From the beginning of this pandemic, San Franciscans have led the way in their efforts to slow the spread of the virus,…
By Mark Lewis-Brown, CEO & President, Vertical Booking USA There are lots of messages out there, in the hospitality industry now, about what hotels need to do, or what technology they need to buy, to reach recovery more quickly. Some of these messages are accurate and others… questionable. But don’t you worry… I’ve got you covered. Get ready for a thorough debunking of three common “myths” related to COVID recovery strategies. MYTH #1: Business and/or city-center hotels are dead Truth: There is no type of hotel that can’t reach profitability, even if corporate travel and MICE business doesn’t pick back…
The Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) is set to hold its national elections next month using e-Voting for the safety of its members. The effective term for the new team would be 2021-2022. As per TAFI’s circular to its members, the elections were supposed to be held in 2020. However, due to Covid-19, the Chapter elections were delayed, which affected the national elections. “We are now streamlined with regards to the elections at the chapter, and will be having our national elections in the month of July 2021. The term for the team coming in the election would have…
California’s tourism economy has fully opened for business on Tuesday with the relaxation of remaining business capacity restrictions and other limitations related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Gov. Newsom set Tuesday for the state’s total economic reopening following plunging case rates and vigorous efforts to vaccinate Californians. California still encourages visitors to get vaccinated and, in line with CDC regulations, wear face coverings in congested environments. “For the first time since the pandemic began, visitors can now take in the full range of only-in-California, unforgettable vacation experiences,” said Caroline Beteta, President and CEO of Visit California. “California is a place that…
European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to add the United States to their list of countries from which they will allow non-essential travel, EU diplomats said. Ambassadors from the EU’s 27 countries approved the addition of the United States and five other countries at a meeting on Wednesday, with the change to take effect in the coming days. Albania, Lebanon, North Macedonia, Serbia and Taiwan will be added, while Chinese administrative regions Hong Kong and Macau will be included with a requirement for reciprocity removed. EU countries are recommended gradually to lift travel restrictions for the current eight countries on…
