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Japan’s Golden Week dampened by coronavirus
Golden Week is usually the busiest travel periods in Japan with many salaried employees taking advantage of the week-long holiday to return to their hometown or overseas.
5 Regions winning the battle against COVID-19 and here’s what they’re doing
some other countries appear to have managed to slow down the rate of new cases and now seem to be on a slow and possibly difficult path towards recovery. Here they are:
Lack of coronavirus cure makes people turn to herbal remedies for COVID-19
The lack of coronavirus cure and rapid increase of reported cases have pushed many countries to turn to herbal medicine as a remedy for the pandemic.
BA to ship 770 tonnes of cargo for the NHS including PPE
British Airways is increasing the number of cargo-only flights from China to the UK to 21 a week, up from
Emirates launch new round of repatriation flights
Emirates have announced plans to run services to Frankfurt (25, 27, 29 April), Jakarta (26 April), Johannesburg (25 April), Lagos
IATA: “Millions of jobs are at stake and relief cannot come fast enough”
IATA has put pressure on governments around the wolrd to work with the industry on confidence-boosting measures in the face
ABTA: “Many travel companies are unable to provide immediate cash refunds”
ABTA’s chief executive, Mark Tanzer has written an open letter to customers of the Association’s Members with travel arrangements that
What hotel GMs can do now to prepare for the return of Chinese travelers post COVID-19
Last week Anita shared a few post COVID-19 trends and ideas on what hotel GMs can do to get ahead of the game to welcome Chinese travelers post COVID-19. Anita decided to elaborate on her ideas and write this article.
ABTA: The UK Government continues to drag its feet
Influential body, the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), has published further guidance today for Members and customers on holiday
Travel and Tourism – 12 predictions of our future
Skål International Bangkok President Andrew J Wood gives his thoughts on what we can expect to see once the Coronavirus starts to dissipate
IoT tech takes strain off hotels, quarantine facilities
Tech firm Essence Group, along with partner FocusCura, are installing their remote monitoring tele-care technology to provide support to COVID-19 patients who have been discharged from hospitals.
Coronavirus cure: J.K. Rowling vouches for this breathing exercise that alleviate symptoms
We may be far from finding the coronavirus cure, but we can at least manage the symptoms to keep patients at ease. Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling tweeted a video of a breathing exercise that she claimed helped her recovered from coronavirus symptoms.
13,500 emailed their MP in support of ‘Save Future Travel’ campaign
On day one of ABTA’s campaign calling for grassroots political action by travel and tourism businesses, their staff and anyone
“75% of the rooms around the country are empty”
Due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic the US hotel industry reported significant year-over-year declines in the three
COVID-19: Communicating The Best Advice In The World
We are living in extraordinary times. With the world forced into a complete shutdown and travel by any means frowned upon and commercial aircraft largely grounded GLOBALLY we are all in #StayAtHome so we can #TravelTomorrow mode. Our national leaders are also making televised addresses reinforcing the gravitas of the moment.
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- Recap: The Travel Daily Media C-Suite Travel Trade Global Summit
- Xuzhou becomes Greater Bay Airlines’ seventh destination in Mainland China
- Cambodia Airways successfully flies initial Phnom Penh-Penang service
- New WTTC report calls for balanced approach towards overtourism
- Malaysia Aviation Group places additional order for 20 A330-900s with Airbus
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