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New TUI Academy students start their tourism training in the Dominican Republic

The TUI Care Foundation and Plan International have successfully trained over 150 unemployed, young people in the Dominican Republic since 2017. Now the TUI Academy is launching to provide technical, professional training to over 200 disadvantaged young people. With youth unemployment a significant challenge; 16% of young people between the ages of 15 and 29 […]

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European travel rules confusion wasting advantages of Digital Covid Certificate

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that free movement within Europe is being compromised by the failure of EU member states to harmonize COVID-19 entry regulations. As a result, the reopening of borders is confusing travelers and businesses and not delivering the expected benefits in terms of easier travel and economic recovery. IATA research […]

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WTTC responds to the latest recommendations from the EU

Julia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO said: “Protecting public health must remain the priority and WTTC strongly supports safety protocols to stop the spread of COVID-19. However, the EU’s recommendation to reimpose restrictions on U.S. travellers is a step backwards and will only slow down the recovery of the sector.  “With high vaccination levels in […]

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United Kingdom, Germany and the Iberian Peninsula most popular European regions for investors

More than a third of investors want more European hotels in the property portfolio. This is according to the latest research by international advisor Cushman & Wakefield. Despite the disruption in the travel and tourism industry caused by the COVID pandemic, only 21% of investors plan to scale down hotel investments and only 10% have […]

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Bettany Hughes’ treasures of the world: Greece

New series exploring the treasures of the Mediterranean with the first episode focussed on Greece This 5-part 60-minute series was an answer to the claustrophobia and joylessness of lockdown. Professor Bettany Hughes OBE wanted to try to do what she does best.  Finding inspiration from across history, to explore household-name treasures and new finds from […]

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Global travel restrictions are averaging 350 per country this far into pandemic

With travel reopening more widely this year since the pandemic hit -particularly in highly vaccinated North America, the UK and the European Union- it might seem as though global movement is inching its way back to a more reasonable cadence, in spite of the Delta variant, and that tourism is slowly getting back on track. […]

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IATA: July passenger traffic boost, but well below pre-Covid levels

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that both international and domestic travel demand showed significant momentum in July 2021 compared to June, but demand remained far below pre-pandemic levels. Extensive government-imposed travel restrictions continue to delay recovery in international markets. Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted by the extraordinary impact […]

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WTTC: UK government has a month to save travel industry

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today warned the UK government that with the furlough scheme coming to an end, it has just 30 days left to save travel businesses which are struggling to survive.  WTTC also warns that unless international travel opens up more widely, with simplified controls, the UK is facing a […]

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Hotel prices in major Mediterranean destinations rise sharply compared to pre-pandemic averages

Anna Borduzha, Business Develpment Manager at Mabrian Technologies, the Travel Intelligence provider for the travel industry and Smart Destinations, comments: “When analysing main Mediterranean vacational destinations – Greece, Turkey, Italy, Spain and Portugal – during this summer season, we have noticed that, in general, hotel prices have experienced a big increase compared to the average […]

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