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WTTC Welcomes OECD’s New Initiative for Safe International Travel

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London, United Kingdom, June 4, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Virginia Messina, WTTC Senior Vice President, said: “We welcome the OECD initiative to safely restart international travel under their proposed framework, which give countries the flexibility to lower or raise their health protection measures while coordinating their responses within the international community. “We also want to congratulate the…

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Wyndham Unveils New Luxury Brand, Registry Collection, with Property in Cancun

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Cancun, Mexico, June 4, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchising company with over 8,900 hotels across nearly 95 countries, today unveiled its 21st brand, Registry Collection Hotels, adding a luxury offering to the upper end of the Company’s growing brand portfolio while further advancing its mission to make hotel travel possible for all.

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MMMMM, DONUTS!

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Hole-y moly, they like their donuts in Butler County, Ohio. Six years ago, the area launched a local donut trail, and this year, to mark National Donut Day today (June 4), the Butler County Visitors Bureau is unveiling “new and exciting additions” to its beloved local attraction, including a 13th destination on the trail, dedicated donut concierge, free T-shirts, and donut shoe giveaway.

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Moxy Hotels Brings Its Play On Spirit to Mainland China, Making Its Brand Debut with the Opening of Moxy Shanghai Hongqiao CBD

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Moxy Shanghai Hongqiao CBD (Central Business District) has officially opened its doors today, debuting the Moxy Hotels brand in mainland China. Designed for the young and the young-at-heart, Moxy Hotels – part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 30 extraordinary brands – enables guests to save on space and splurge on experiences. With thoughtful, tech-enabled bedrooms…

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Award Winning Kerry Hotel Creates New Vision for Sustainable Estate

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Tralee, Ireland, June 3, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Ranked in the world’s top hotels, third generation hotelier Padraig McGillicuddy and the team at Ballygarry House, are always striving to improve their offering for all guests. As such, they have launched a stunning vision for the property over the next three years. Central to this vision is the extension of the hotel grounds to over one hundred and…

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Telefónica and UNWTO Renew Commitment to Promote Sustainable Tourism Development

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Madrid, Spain, June 3, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Telefónica and the UNWTO renew their commitment to cooperate to promote tourism through sustainable and competitive development based on digitalisation and the application of new technologies such as cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence (AI), etc. Restarting tourism and fostering opportunities is the basis of this new partnership. As such…

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Middle East Members Meet as UNWTO Opens New Office in Riyadh

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 3, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Members of the UNWTO Regional Commission for the Middle East have agreed to work on the creation of harmonized protocols to support the resumption of regional travel in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. • Read all the latest UNWTO News and Updates here. The 13 Members of the UNWTO Regional Commission for the Middle East met in Riyadh…

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THE LONG WAY HOME: A candid account of long haul travel in Covid times

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Trevor Clarke and his fiancé Jordan Hamilton completed work contracts in New Zealand this spring, and share the story of their long journey home to Canada, during a global pandemic. On the day of departure, New Zealand reported no new cases in the community and 72 hours later when they touched down in Toronto, Ontario reported 3,778 new cases. Clarke suggested that the further they travelled from…

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SKAL TORONTO HOSTS VIRTUAL REALITY EVENT

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International travel association SKAL in Toronto hosted its first ever virtual reality event at which members were “flown” to a secret location hosting a virtual trade show that featured booths representing each of the Skal Toronto Club members’ companies as well as a Skal Canada booth. SKAL Toronto members experienced the Engage VIRTUAL REALITY platform first hand by designing their own avatar…

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GORGEOUS GIVERNY: Tourism finally blooms at Monet Gardens

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Like theatre shows that weren’t seen and symphonies that went unheard, the splendours of impressionist painter Claude Monet’s house and gardens were locked away while the coronavirus pandemic raged in France. After a closure of more than six months, the gardens at Giverny that inspired Monet’s world-famous paintings of water lilies and other masterpieces have at last reopened.

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