SINGAPORE TOURISM JOIN HANDS WITH AIRBNB FOR PROMOTING VIRTUALLY IT'S TRAVEL ACROSS GLOBE

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• The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is collaborating with Airbnb Experiences to offer an assortment of online travel encounters to worldwide customers amid the new global traveler atmosphere

In a news delivery, STB and Airbnb said they...

JAPAN SAW A PLUNGE IN FOREIGN TRAVELERS IN SEPTEMBER; 99 PERCENT

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• Japan saw a plunge in foreign travelers in September; 99 percent.
• The number of Japanese nationals departing the country came down to 98.2 percent.
• By the end of the year, the government is said to come up with a plan to ...

HONG KONG OPENS LOCAL TOURISM IN LIMITED TRAVELERS FORMAT, GROUP OF 30 PERMITTED

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• Hong Kong is set to permit a group of 30 people for local tourism, amid a decrease in instances of Covid-19, nonetheless, social separating measures prohibiting get-togethers of multiple individuals will stay the same

Nearby visits c...

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS TIGHTENED AS COVID-19 CASES INCREASE IN EUROPE

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• The European countries are now going to tighten their travel restrictions across all the borders as the number of the novel corona virus cases rise across Europe
• The European Union is going to propose a criteria for taking the decision on ...

TOURISTS FLOCK VISCRI VILLAGE IN ROMANIA AFTER APPRECIATION FROM PRINCE CHARLES

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• Tourism is increasing in Viscri village of Romania.
• UNESCO recognizes this village as World Heritage.
• Prince Charles owns a traditional farmhouse in this village.

Viscri village in central Romania may have a pop...

JAPANESE GOVERNMENT TO ADD ADITIONAL FUNDS TO ‘GO TO TRAVEL’ PROGRAM

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• Japanese government to add additional funds to ‘Go To Travel’ program.
• Several travel firms announced to lower the upper limits of the discounts.
• The ‘Go To Travel’ program offers to cover up to 35...

EUROPEAN UNION AND EBRD GAVE MONEY TO RECOVER THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IN ALBANIA

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• The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development or EBRD and the European union have given 100 million euros to Albania
• The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development or EBRD has helped Albania to help its tourism industry to rec...

EU OBJECTS TO HUNGARY’S TRAVEL BAN

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• EU is against the travel ban of Hungary.
• Hungary has imposed a ban on entry of foreigners to prevent coronavirus spread.
• EU calls travel ban a clear discrimination between EU citizens that European free movement rules do not allo...

TOURISM INDUSTRY IN SPAIN CLOSED THE WORST SUMMER SEASON EVER

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• The tourism industry in Spain has been closing the summer season, which is the worst in the history of Spain
• The president of the tourism board said that, the gathered data is dramatic, devastating, and catastrophic

The t...

BRUSSELS AIRLINES WILL OFFER FLIGHTS TO AND FROM AFRICA IN WINTER

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• Brussels Airlines is going to extend its offer to and from the Africa during the next winter season.
• During the peak season, flights will increase by 40%.

Winter is coming. On Wednesday, 1 OCT 2020, Brussels Airlines annou...

THAILAND HOPES TOURISM BOOST IN FORTH QUARTER; GOVT PLANS ON MORE STIMULUS INFLUX

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• Thailand is required to have 50,000 international sightseers in the final quarter of 2020, down 99.5% from a year sooner, an industry body said on Wednesday, as the nation attempts to help its battered economy by steadily resuming to guests.

EUROPE: WTTC RESPOND TO THE MEETING OF EUROPEAN TOURISM MINISTERS

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• WTTC have given its response on the crucial meeting which was held between the European tourism ministers
• The president and CEO of WTTC said that, WTTC welcomes the outcome of the meeting of the European tourism ministers

THAILAND TO WELCOME CHINESE TRAVELERS AS A FIRST STEP OF RESTARTING TOURISM

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• Thailand will get its first international travelers when a departure from China shows up in a week, denoting the steady restart of an essential travel industry division battered by Covid-19 travel checks, a senior authority said.

The...

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CAUSES DROP IN THE AVERGAE LAND PRICE IN JAPAN

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• Coronavirus pandemic causes drop in the average land price in Japan.
• The average price fell by 0.6 percent from last year.
• Prices rose from a year earlier in 21.4 percent.
• Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya -- the averag...

INCREASING COVID-19 CASES IN CZECH REPUBLIC THREATEN TOURISM

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• Coronavirus cases are increasing in Czech Republic.
• Risk of infection is threatening the tourism industry in this country.

The Czech Republic is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Europe. However, the increasi...

CROATIA’S TOURIST BOARD LAUNCHED NEW TOURISM CAMPAIGN TO SAY THANK YOU TO TRAVELLERS

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• The Croatian National tourist Board or CNTB has introduced new campaign to thank the tourists who have visited Croatia despite the corona virus pandemic
• The ‘Thank You’ campaign was launched on the social networking platforms w...

TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY IN EUROPE CALLS FOR ENDING THE QUARANTINES IN EUROPE

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•  The European travel and tourism industry have called for closing the quarantines in the European Union
• More than 20 tourism and travel bodies all over Europe have united for calling the European Commission to change the quarantine restrictions
...

RESERVATIONS FOR TRIPS TO AND FROM TOKYO HAVE BEGUN UNDER ‘GO TO TRAVEL’ PLAN

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• Reservations for trips to and from Tokyo have begun under ‘Go To Travel’ plan.
• Japan’s travel agencies and hotels on Friday began accepting reservations.
• The travel subsidy plan currently offers a 35 per...

THOMAS COOK RE-STARTED DESPITE TOURISM CRISIS IN UNITED KINGDOM

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• Thomas Cook has re-started the services as an online-only travel company
• The company is now selling holiday packages to the beach resorts and the cities

After facing a decrease a year ago, Thomas Cook has been re-started ...

SOUTH KOREA TOURISM TAKES A BIG HIT WITH COLLAPSING REVENUES

• In the second quarter of this year, South Korea's tourism revenue plummeted to a 17-year low as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, government data Monday on revealed.
• The Korea Tourist Organization (KTO) announced the US $1.19 billion in tourism revenue for the Apr...