Global Travel News
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Airlines Must Adopt Health and Safety Guidelines, Says FlyersRights President
Paul Hudson, president of FlyersRights.org, in an open letter, is calling on the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to force airlines to adopt the…
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Room Mate Hotels Implements COVID-Free Protocol
Room Mate Group is innovating and reinventing all of its cleaning and safety protocols in order to minimize the risk of infection and transmission of COVID-19 (coronavirus). Since reopening its…
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Stats: Travelers Intend to Push Off Travel for Several More Months
MMGY Travel Intelligence has released results from the second wave of the Travel Intentions Pulse Survey (TIPS). This research, commissioned by the U.S. Travel Association, measures the impact of COVID-19…
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CLIA Is Working on New Health and Safety Protocols
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and its cruise line members have begun creating a new health framework to uphold the safety of guests and prepare for future operations in the…
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U.S. Travel Announces New City, Dates for IPW 2021
The U.S. Travel Association has announced that its annual trade show, IPW, will next be held in Las Vegas May 10-14, 2021. This year’s IPW, scheduled to convene in Las…
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Michelin and Enviro Developing Technology to Transform Used Tires into Raw Materials
Clermont-Ferrand, France, April 23, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ Michelin is partnering with Enviro to develop and industrialize on a large scale an innovative pyrolysis technology to recycle tires at the end of…
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IATA: Slow Recovery Needs Confidence Boosting Measures
Geneva, Switzerland, April 22, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for governments to work with the industry on confidence-boosting measures in the face of an anticipated slow…
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SUNx Malta Launches World’s First Climate Friendly Travel Diploma
Valletta, Malta, April 22, 2020 / travelindex / SUNx Malta and The Institute of Tourism Studies (ITS) launched the first Tourism course dedicated to the transformation of the Travel &…
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Japan needs to switch to sustainable tourism from numbers game
After coronavirus, travelers will want deeper experiences the country can provide The coronavirus pandemic throws a huge wrench into our public health system, economy and everyday life, leaving no corner…
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Inkaterra Opens First Genetic Lab in Amazon Basin
Inkaterra, in time for Earth Day (April 22), recently rolled out numerous new initiatives under the company’s conservation arm, NGO Inkaterra Asociación (ITA). The highlight? Green Lab—the first genetic research…