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Emirates rolls out Covid-19 vaccination programme
Emirates Group has rolled out a Covid-19 vaccination programme for its UAE-based workforce in coordination with the Dubai Health Authority and the Ministry of Health and Prevention today
Middle East hotels ready to capitalise on workation trend
Hotels throughout the Middle East region are preparing to capitalise on the pent-up global demand for workations, driven in the main by the social restrictions imposed by governments
Rural domestic trips drives travel recovery
Domestic trips in rural locations are driving leisure demand recovery.
Singapore Airlines raises USD 500 million in US dollar bond debt debut
Singapore Airlines has raised USD 500 million in its first US dollar bond issue, which the company will use to buy new aircraft
APAC VCs put money in early-stage funding rounds
Early-stage funding rounds (comprising Seed and Series A funding rounds) dominated the venture capital (VC) funding landscape during the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020 in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
Vietjet raises USD 28 million in bond sale
Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company has raised a total of VND 650 billion (USD 28 million) from selling 6.5 million bonds which is a result from its year-end bond issue in early December last year
Kenya bets big on Indian market in 2021
Kenya is welcoming Indian tourists into the destination to sample the unique Kenyan tourism products in 2021
Thailand is ‘open to everyone’ amid second outbreak
While many countries are closing up again due to the new COVID-19 variant, the borders of kingdom of Thailand are still open.
The Philippines is open for ‘international travel bubbles’
Philippines’ Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said that the country is open in creating “international travel bubbles” with neighbouring countries that would kickstart international tourism.
World’s busiest travel route of 2021: Dubai to London
Flights from Dubai to London – which have been part of the UK/UAE travel corridor – have been named the busiest international air route in the world
New travel measures to curb COVID-19 must replace quarantines: WTTC
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has said that it supports measures designed to curb COVID-19 and protect public health but calls for the complete removal of unnecessary quarantines
Not just COVID-19: 8 travel risks for 2021
Knowing these risks will help companies planning and managing employee travel in the year ahead.
Laos’ Rocky Road to Recovery
Like many, I wake up and read the travel trade papers. When and how destinations will reopen dominate the headlines. And there is no lack of experts willing to share their wisdom.
Japan reopening bleak as gov’t declares another state of emergency
After the huge spike of coronavirus cases over the holidays, Japan has declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and the surrounding prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba.
Bolivia is giving extra holidays
Bolivia has come up with a novel way to reactivate its tourism sector decimated by the coronavirus pandemic: it’s giving extra holidays to its public sector employees
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