• UNWTO Update: Tourism and Coronavirus Disease COVID-19

    Madrid (Spain) – March 13, 2020 (travelindex.com) – The tourism sector, like no other economic activity with social impact, is based on interaction among people. Against a backdrop of......read more ->

  • IATA Welcomes EU Suspension of Slot Use Rules

    Geneva (Switzerland) . March 13, 2020 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the announcement by the European Commission (EC) granting the temporary suspension until June 2020......read more ->

  • Confrérie du Sabre d’Or Celebrates Old Napoleonic Tradition in Singapore

    Singapore (Singapore) – March 13, 2020 (travelindex.com) – This is no royal event or a procession at church. But it is solemn, and to be frank, rather peculiar. In......read more ->

  • Coronavirus – Testing Times for Leaders

    Bangkok/Milan/Seoul – March 13, 2020 (travelindex.com) – Delays in testing set back the coronavirus response. Independent research projects in several countries concluded that early and wide testing makes containment......read more ->

  • And the Winner of the Climate smART Award 2020 is…

    Brussels (Belgium) – March 12, 2020 (travelindex.com) – In 2017, Leading Culture Destinations (LCD) and SUNx introduced the inaugural ‘Climate smART Award‘, which recognises a museum or large-scale public......read more ->

  • UNWTO and WHO Agree to Further Cooperation in COVID-19 Response

    Geneva (Switzerland) – March 12, 2020 (travelindex.com) – The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Zurab Pololikashvili led a high- delegation to the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters......read more ->

  • Fewer Italian Tourists and Uncertain Future for Seychelles Tourism

    Victoria, Mahé (Seychelles) – March 11, 2020 (travelindex.com) – The outbreak and spread of the coronavirus disease COVID-19 are pushing local authorities to assess the economic impact especially tourism......read more ->

  • Andrew Wood Elected President of Skål Bangkok for Second Consecutive Term

    Bangkok (Thailand) – March 11, 2020 (travelindex.com) – At a packed AGM meeting following the monthly networking luncheon held on Tuesday 10th March 2020 at the Hyatt Regency Bangkok......read more ->

  • WTTC Plans to Hold its Global Summit in Autumn 2020

    London (Great Britain) – March 11, 2020 (travelindex.com) – World Travel & Tourism Council plans to hold its Global Summit in Autumn 2020. The 2020 Global Summit will take......read more ->

  • Seychelles Closes Cruise Ship Season Amidst Fears of COVID–19

    Victoria, Mahé (Seychelles) – March 11, 2020 (travelindex.com) – Top government officials met on Monday to discuss the imminent arrival of a new cruise ship and the 2019-2020 cruise......read more ->