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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…
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Crystal Cruises Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary
Crystal Cruises is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month. On July 24, 1990, Crystal Harmony sailed from San Francisco to Alaska on her maiden voyage. While Crystal Harmony left the fleet in 2005, the…
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U.S. Virgin Islands Launches Online Portal to Prescreen All Travelers
The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has launched Phase One of a new online portal that will prescreen and assist with the certification process of all travelers prior to…
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World Hepatitis Day: fast-tracking the elimination of hepatitis B among mothers and children
The proportion of children under five years of age chronically infected with hepatitis B (HBV) dropped to just under 1% in 2019 down from around 5% in the pre-vaccine era…
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Vietnam’s First Lifestyle Hospitality Chain Launches with Domestic Market in Sights
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, July 27, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Wink Hotels, a sleek, chic and vibrant lifestyle brand, locally born and locally positioned to tap into the booming…
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Costa Rica CST Standard is a GSTC-Recognized Standard
San José, Costa Rica, July 27, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce that the Certification for Sustainable Tourism (CST) Standard 2.0 for…