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World Tourism Network wants Travel and Tourism on hold
The World Tourism Network in alignment with the African Tourism Board is urging the public to limit travel to essential business only. World Tourism Network issued a statement Sunday night by WTN President Juergen Steinmetz. Cuthbert Ncube, chairman of the ATB second it. The Christmas and New Year season is…
Destroying Cruise Ships is big Business in Turkey
Business is booming at the Aliaga Shipyard in western Turkey, where five hulking cruise ships are being dismantled for scrap metal sales after the COVID-19 pandemic all but destroyed the cruise industry. Ship recycling in Turkey is carried out in an industrial zone that is state-owned and leased out to private companies.…
Taking a cruise in the USA? White House overrules CDC
Robert Ray Redfield Jr. is the current Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the current Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, having served in both positions since March 2018. Robert Redfield was overruled by the White House today when he pushed to…
Reopening Travel in Europe? Tom Jenkins, CEO of ETOA will let you know today
Europe and North America are in the middle of a second spike when it comes to the Coronavirus. Economies are being destroyed, people’s livelihoods have been trashed, and the travel and tourism industry is in dire straits. Tom Jenkins is the CEO of the European Tour Operator Association (ETOA) and…