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WTTC Calls for Leadership from PM Boris Johnson to Save Travel & Tourism Sector
London, United Kingdom, August 13, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has urgently called on the UK government for strong leadership and unprecedented international collaboration,…
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China’s Consumer Confidence are Steadily Recovering
Shanghai, China, August 12, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / With the gradual mitigation of the pandemic outbreak, the willingness of Chinese tourists to travel is rising every day as a recent…
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Aqua Expeditions Resuming Cruises in Indonesia
Aqua Expeditions, a luxury small ship expedition operator, will start welcoming back passengers onboard its ocean explorer yacht Aqua Blu, which sails the waters of eastern Indonesia. Indonesian residents will…
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Emerald Waterways Opens the Books on 2021-22 Mekong River
Emerald Waterways has opened bookings for its 2021-2022 Mekong River cruises with sailings through Cambodia and Vietnam on the line’s newest Star-Ship, the 84-passenger Emerald Harmony. It will offer four…
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Viking “Pauses” Cruise Operations Through December 31
Viking has extended its temporary suspension of operations for all river and ocean cruises through December 31, 2020. All cruises are cancelled through that date, with compensation policies outlined below. In…
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INCB, WHO and UNODC statement on access to internationally controlled medicines during COVID-19 pandemic
Scope (COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients affected by the pandemic) The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)…
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2 in 5 schools around the world lacked basic handwashing facilities prior to COVID-19 pandemic — UNICEF, WHO
As schools worldwide struggle with reopening, the latest data from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) reveal that 43 per cent of schools around the world lacked access to basic…
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Happy International Youth Day!
My message to the young and the young at heart: Today as we commemorate International Youth Day, we would like to recognize the role young people play towards shaping a…
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Seabourn Pauses Cruises for Three Ships, Cancels 2021 World Cruise
Ultra-luxury Seabourn has cancelled upcoming voyages for three cruise ships in its fleet—Seabourn Encore, Seabourn Ovation and Seabourn Sojourn—as a part of its pause in global ship operations. Each ships has a…
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Eastern Airlines to Introduce Direct Flight From New York to Los Cabos
Eastern Airlines has announced twice-weekly, direct service from New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport to Los Cabos International Airport, beginning August 29, 2020. According to the airline, it…