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Azerbaijan Launches Web Portal to Promote the Karabakh Region
Azerbaijan’s state-run tourism organization, the Azerbaijan Tourism Board (ATB), has launched a website to promote the Karabakh region.
Travel & Hospitality Doomsday Report: A “No Way Back” Scenario Part I
What if there is no way back as hospitality and tourism recovery evangelists suggest? Should be be looking at other contingencies?
Travelers Are Checking Out Spontaneous Trips In 2021
A new Hotels.com report reveals travelers ready for spontaneity and new travel experiences.
Why Isn’t TUI Already Sunken To the Bottom of the Deadpool?
TUI stocks have now bottomed out as the Anglo-German travel firm staggers under the weight of a pandemic. So why is the group still afloat?
Greece Ministers Upgraded State Tourism Schools
Greece’s state tourism schools training ASTE professionals are to be upgraded to four-year institutions, according to ANA.
Greece Cuts Traveler COVID-19 Quaranteen Time to 3 Days For Holidays
Greek authorities have now reduced the mandatory quarantine time for incoming travelers to the country during the holiday season to only 3 days.
Greece and Saudi Arabia Move to Strengthen Ties Through Tourism
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and his Saudi Arabia counterpart Ahmed Aqeel Al-Khateeb met recently to discuss strengthening ties through tourism and investments as well as ways to address the Covid-19 crisis.
UNWTO Meetup Brings Tourism Sector Together to Plan for the future
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is recently brought travel leaders from around the world together for high-level talks aimed at strengthening cooperation between the public and private sectors.
Cyprus Tourist Arrivals Drop 83.4% in September 2020
Arrivals of tourists to Cyprus were only 87,334 in September 2020 compared to 524,707 in September 2019, a decrease of 83.4%.
Greece Creates Certification Criteria and Seal for “Glamping”
Greece’s Ministry of Tourism announced yesterday a new certification for businesses in Greece offering ‘glamping’ accommodation services.
The Coronavirus Pandemic Could Set Tourism Back by $1 Trillion
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres just released a new report today citing UNWTO data on the level of devastation COVID-19 will exact on the tourism industry.
Europe Travel and Tourism Bodies Demand End to COVID Quarantines
20+ travel and tourism bodies including unions across Europe demanded the European Commission leadership replace quarantine restrictions with a common EU testing protocol.
PM Mitsotakis Announces New Covid-19 Support Measures
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has now put forward twelve new support measures by his administration in support of businesses and workers affected by the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis.
Greek Authorities Say Tourism Not the Cause of COVID-19 Spike
Greece’s Deputy Minister of Greek Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias says tourism is not the cause for the recent rise in Covid-19 cases.