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The Beverly Hilton Debuts $35 Million Renovation
The Beverly Hilton has announced the completion of its $35 million property-wide renovation, sporting a new, contemporary look. A New Contemporary Look The final phase of the hotel’s renovation included the reopening…
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Delta Partners With RB, Makers of Lysol, for Disinfection Protocols
Delta is partnering with RB, the makers of Lysol, to drive greater confidence in travel by creating hygienic experiences for customers and employees alike. The partnership will build upon DeltaCareStandard protocols launched during…
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Sustainable First Joins Forces with the United Nations on its 75th Anniversary
New York City, New York, United States, July 28, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The United Nations announced today that it is teaming up with Sustainable First, the platform dedicated to…
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Travel CEOs Urge White House, Congress to Improve COVID-19 Testing
Fourteen CEOs of travel-related companies sent a letter to the president and congressional leaders Monday, stating that more and better COVID-19 (coronavirus) testing is crucial to an economic recovery and the restart…
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UNWTO from Ibiza: COVID-19 Responses Must Not Undermine Solidarity and Confidence
Ibiza, Spain, July 28, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Governments have a duty to put the wellbeing of their citizens first. At the same time, they also have a responsibility to…
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WTTC Responds to UK Government’s Decision to Revert Spain to At-Risk Status
London, United Kingdom, July 27, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO said: “Requiring UK travellers returning from Spain to once again quarantine for 14 days will…
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Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on tourism in North America
Conference Dates August 6, 2020 – at 10:00 am MDT (noon EDT) Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism industry has been effectively shut down around the globe. This…
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Children are the key to behaviour change to reduce infection
Schoolboy Yangyang was growing weaker by the day. When his symptoms worsened into diarrhoea and abdominal pain, his parents took him to the nearest hospital in Guangxi, southeastern China, where…
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Study provides comprehensive view of terrestrial venomous snakes and snakebite in the Middle East
Iraq,\n Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen report the largest \nnumbers of snakebite cases (for example, a study in Saudi Arabia \ndescribed 1,019 snakebite cases for the period 2005-2010),…
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Etihad to Require Negative PCR Test for Flights to Abu Dhabi
Effective August 1, all travelers flying Etihad Airways from around the world to Abu Dhabi, and those transferring via Abu Dhabi onto other flights will be required to show a…