Tourism

Thanyapura Health and Sports Resort, Phuket is launching daily online fitness classes for people to enjoy for free at home. Available twice-daily, the classes will be led by Thanyapura…

The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has released an updated assessment of the likely impact of the Covid-19 on international tourism. Considering the unparalleled introduction of…

Destination management organisation Visit County Durham has announced support for visitor economy businesses in the county, for whom the current COVID-19 outbreak has had a significant…

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has rolled out the SG Clean quality mark to the tourism and lifestyle sectors as it seeks to rebuild trust in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. Among…

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has informed international and domestic tourists that all national parks and forest parks in Thailand are closed to visitors from 25 March until…

The Portuguese Tourism Board has transformed the communication of the tourism destination from #CantSkipPortugal into #CantSkipHope, a message of hope for all, adjusted to the moment of…

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has proposed action points that would allow the travel and tourism industry to revive and let the government adhere to its fiscal commitments.…

Do you know what Chinese are talking now? They are talking about ‘Revenge Spending’ (报复性消费).

It takes four years of knowing someone before they can be considered a ‘best’ friend, according to new research. A poll of 2,000 Americans found the average respondent needs to go…

PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) recently organised the 9th International Heritage Tourism Conclave with the theme ‘Achieving SDG 11.4: Strengthen efforts to protect and…

The European Tourism Manifesto alliance has issued a statement demanding some urgent measures to limit the COVID-19 outbreak’s impact on the sector. The statement read: “The effects…

China's ministry of science and technology has announced on late Tuesday that favipiravir, the main ingredient in the influenza drug Avigan, showed "very good clinical results" during…

Amid the enhanced community quarantine to the whole island of Luzon, the Philippines opened its PHP 27.1 billion (USD 524 million) “war chest” to combat the COVID-19 and PHP 14bn (USD 271m)…

Senior members from Ottawa Tourism and Outaouais Tourism in Canada will visit the UK and Ireland from 30 March to 1 April to promote their region’s tourism offerings and highlight how…

The St. Kitts Tourism Authority has launched an hour-long slow TV video of the country’s iconic Scenic Railway, to help Brits to de-stress while on their commute to work. The idea…

A Victorian singing policeman is in the frame to be top of the cops after being named as one of 10 finalists in with a chance of winning Visit England’s annual Tourism Superstar…

As a result of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak worldwide, the UK travel industry is facing a crisis of unprecedented scale, which is impacting hundreds of travel businesses and many…

Data provided by Google’s Insight team has revealed that search queries relating to Coronavirus have reached an all-time high, and while death rates are relatively lower, online interest in…

First patient has received COVID-19 vaccine as part of the clinical trial for possible cure of the pandemic.

After the World Health Organisation announced COVID-19 as a pandemic and cases rise to an unstoppable rate, more countries go into lockdown.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has argued up to 50 million jobs in the tourism sector are at risk due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. Gloria Guevara, president of WTTC…