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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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WHO reports fivefold increase in cyber attacks, urges vigilance
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO has seen a dramatic increase in the number of cyber attacks directed at its staff, and email scams targeting the public at…
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INFOSAN Quarterly Summary, 2020 #1
Food safety incidents During the first quarter of 2020, the INFOSAN Secretariat was involved in 38 food safety incidents involving 109 WHO Member States and 9 territories of WHO Member…
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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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WHO urges countries to move quickly to save lives from malaria in sub-Saharan Africa
Severe disruptions to insecticide-treated net campaigns and in access to antimalarial medicines could lead to a doubling in the number of malaria deaths in sub-Saharan Africa this year compared to…
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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 &…