The major Tourism headlines you missed during the week

With the global tourism sector beginning to open up for activities, destinations and major players have been unveiling guidelines and protocols which will guide a phased and cautious opening of […]
UNWTO And IFC Partner To Facilitate Green Investments For Tourism’s Sustainable Future

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) continues to steer global tourism towards a more sustainable future, partnering with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to green the sector and promote recovery and […]
Time to restart Tourism!

With the tourism sector experiencing its worst performance in decades as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the industry is walking a very precarious line if nothing is done […]
UNWTO observes destinations cautiously easing travel restrictions

The world is slowly opening up again, new research from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) indicates, with destinations cautiously easing travel restrictions introduced in response to COVID-19. As the United […]
Guidelines to re-open Global Tourism unveiled by UNWTO

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a set of guidelines to help tourism sector emerge stronger and more sustainably from COVID-19. The guidelines highlight the need to act decisively, […]
Marriott International extends furloughs and labour hours cut

Marriott International has announced new directives to help them absorb and withstand the shocks of the coronavirus pandemic on its businesses. Marriott International today provided an update to the company’s […]
CNN joins UNWTO’s #TravelTomorrow campaign

Cable News giant CNN has joined the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)’s #TravelTomorrow campaign. The UN Agency in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic launched the campaign to rally […]
Tourist hotspots to explore sustainable tourism

Tourists photograph the sunset over Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTOGRAPH BY JON HICKS, GETTY IMAGES With some parts of the world slowly coming out of lockdown and […]
Spain to reopen to overseas tourists from July

Spain will reopen to overseas tourists from July, the prime minister has announced, pledging that the government will guarantee the safety of visitors and locals as the country emerges from […]