Posts Tagged :

news

ANTIGEN TESTS WORK CONCLUDES WESTJET-YVR STUDY

 1080 364 wttc2
By:

WestJet and the Vancouver Airport Authority (VAA) say that the results of their high-profile COVID-19 Testing Study at YVR, now concluded, prove that antigen testing is an “effective, acceptable, and cost-efficient method for screening travellers” that can contribute to “safer and healthier air travel.” Led by UBC and Providence Health Care, and sponsored by the airline and airport…

Source

First published at TravelNewsHub.com – Global Travel News

PUBS, PATIOS & BARS: Salt Lake City ready to serve

 1080 494 wttc2
By:

The only thing better than discovering a great pub in a destination is finding a whole bunch of them. And to that end, the tourist promotion board of Salt Lake City, Utah, says it is ready to serve with a special pass designed to encourage visitors to sample the city’s burgeoning brew-pub scene. With Salt Lake better known for its church and famous choir than its beverages, the city’s tourism…

Source

First published at TravelNewsHub.com – Global Travel News

TREADING LIGHTLY: TTC launches five-step climate plan

 1080 364 wttc2
By:

With Earth Day as a backdrop, The Travel Corporation (TTC) has announced that it intends to achieve carbon neutrality as a company by 2030. Efforts by the travel giant, which includes Trafalgar, Insight, Contiki, and Uniworld River Cruises amongst its 40 global brands, includes a five-step climate action plan, investment in two developing carbon removal projects, and the launch of a sustainability…

Source

First published at TravelNewsHub.com – Global Travel News

SAFARI WITH A SOCIAL CONSCIENCE

 1080 364 wttc2
By:

As environmental consciousness rises around the world, more travellers are actively looking to support businesses who are doing their part to conserve the environment and uplift communities; and with poaching now at epidemic proportions, they want assurances that a percentage of what they pay for a safari is being put back into conservation. Charles Nkhoma blows across the rim of his tin mug to…

Source

First published at TravelNewsHub.com – Global Travel News

IATA and Unilabs Partner to Help Passengers Manage Covid-19 Tests

 500 287 wttc2
By:

Geneva, Switzerland, April 21, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Unilabs, the leading European diagnostic services provider, and the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the trade association for the world’s airlines, have signed an agreement to incorporate Unilabs’ worldwide Covid-19 testing network into IATA Travel Pass. The agreement will make Unilabs one of the first major lab groups to be…

Source

First published at TravelNewsHub.com – Global Travel News

EXPEDIA ‘DOUBLES DOWN’: New plan to focus on client fulfillment

 1080 364 wttc2
By:

After 25 years as an online travel agency focussed solely on volume and transactions, Expedia says it is making a “pivotal” switch in philosophy to become “the ultimate travel companion” for clients that will help them “every step of the way.” The company says its “renewed commitment to travellers” comes on the heels of what has arguably been one of the toughest years for the travel industry as a…

Source

First published at TravelNewsHub.com – Global Travel News

A BIG COMEBACK: Survey says Americans gearing up to go

 1080 364 wttc2
By:

While there is little indication that Canadians will be going anywhere soon, travel fever is heating up south of the border with nearly half of Americans expecting to travel again in the next three months, according to a new Tripadvisor survey. And, notably, those plans include international travel. Tripadvisor says that its 2021 Summer Travel Index reveals that with every passing day travel is…

Source

First published at TravelNewsHub.com – Global Travel News

WTTC Reveals US Tourism Sector Suffered Loss of $766 Billion in 2020

 500 284 wttc2
By:

Miami, Florida, United States, April 21, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The annual Economic Impact Report (EIR) from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) revealed the U.S. Travel & Tourism sector suffered a significant loss of $766 billion* in 2020. In 2019, the U.S. Travel & Tourism sector accrued a GDP of nearly $1.9 trillion. However, WTTC’s research found that in 2020, a year in which the COVID-19…

Source

First published at TravelNewsHub.com – Global Travel News

Cross Hotels and Resorts Signs Third Hotel in Pattaya

 500 312 wttc2
By:

Pattaya, Thailand, April 21, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Cross Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific’s leading hotel operator, recently signed a significant hotel management agreement with Kasetsinn Co., Ltd. to open Cross Pattaya Phratamnak. In the face of the ongoing pandemic, Cross Hotels & Resorts continues to carve a leadership role in the hospitality sector as it once again proves that being agile in…

Source

First published at TravelNewsHub.com – Global Travel News

Vietjet President and CEO Receives French Legion of Honour

 500 306 wttc2
By:

Paris, France, April 20, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Vietjet President and CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao has been awarded the Legion of Honour from the French Government at the France Embassy in Vietnam. The award ceremony was attended by diplomats, high-ranking dignities from Vietnamese Government and business leaders in Hanoi on April 14, 2021. The Legion of Honour, founded by Napoleon Bonaparte…

Source

First published at TravelNewsHub.com – Global Travel News