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PATA Gold Award Winners Announced Live During Virtual PTM 2020
Bangkok, Thailand, August 25, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) will be announcing the PATA Gold Awards 2020 live during Virtual PTM 2020. Supported and sponsored…
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Embraces Nature with Unique Cave Dining Experience at Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat
Sunway City Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, August 24, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat, Sunway Hotels & Resorts’ naturally luxurious wellness resort in Ipoh, Malaysia, is inviting guests to…
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WTTC Launches Interactive COVID-19 Travel Demand Recovery Dashboard
London, United Kingdom, August 22, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / A new in-depth data dashboard highlighting the recovery of travel demand across flights and hotels, as well as revealing the shifting…
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Nominations for Travel Agent’s 30Under30 of 2020 Are Now Open
Nominate yourself (or pass the word along to a qualified candidate you know) for inclusion in Travel Agent’s 30Under30 program, now in its 13th year. The deadline is September 30,…
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172 countries and multiple candidate vaccines engaged in COVID-19 vaccine Global Access Facility
Nine CEPI-supported candidate vaccines are part of the COVAX initiative, with a further nine candidates under evaluation, and procurement conversations on-going with additional producers not currently receiving research and development…
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Carnival to Name New Ship Carnival Celebration
With the help of celebrity partners past and present, Carnival Cruise Line announced that its next Excel-class ship arriving in 2022 to coincide with its 50th birthday celebration will be named Carnival…
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MSC Delays Restart of MSC Magnifica Until September 26
MSC Cruises has delayed the restart of cruises by MSC Magnifica in Europe, citing decreasing consumer demand created by new government requirements impacting Italian customers. The ship’s departures from August…
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Global polio eradication initiative applauds WHO African region for wild polio-free certification
Today, the Africa Regional Certification Commission certified the WHO African Region as wild polio-free after four years without a case. With this historic milestone, five of the six WHO regions…
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Updated Buruli ulcer recording and reporting forms are now available
Accurate, standardized recording and reporting of data are essential for disease control activities. Surveillance is the continued collection, collation and analysis of data and the timely dissemination of information to…
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Direct tourism impacts on imports, exports, and current account balances
Pandemic-related lockdowns, flight cancellations, and border closures may be putting a crimp on summer vacation plans. However, the precipitous drop in tourism will have an outsized impact on countries that…