11

Jan

Amsterdam wants to ban tourists from coffee shops

(dpa) - Amsterdam is planning to cut tourists off from one of the city's biggest draws: drugs. Officials in the Dutch capital announced plans on Friday to ban foreign visitors from entering its…

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06

Jan

Canary Islands beaches deserted as COVID decimates Spanish tourism

International tourist arrivals in Spain fell 90% year-on-year in November, official data showed on Tuesday, after authorities imposed new travel restrictions to curb an increase in coronavirus infections. Over the…

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18

Dec

Mausoleum of Rome’s first emperor restored and ready to reopen

After decades of neglect, one of ancient Rome’s most important monuments, the mausoleum of the first emperor Augustus, has been restored and will reopen early next year, city officials announced…

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03

Dec

Malta: 83% Decrease in tourism during October

Statistics for October 2020 published by the National Statistics Office show  a decrease of 83.7% or 46.914 tourists when compared to the same month last year. The data shows that…

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01

Dec

Air connections crucial factor in recovery of tourism

If Malta is to benefit from the eventual post-COVID-19 recovery, it will be crucial for the island to restore or replace the significant number of direct air connections lost during…

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08

Nov

Singapore launches its first ‘cruise to nowhere’

Hit by cabin fever, hundreds of Singapore residents itching to get out of the tiny country boarded a "cruise to nowhere" on Friday, a rare chance to sail the seas…

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24

Oct

Domestic tourism recovers faster than foreign tourism – Eurostat

During the early part of 2020, the tourism industry suffered as a result of travel restrictions implemented in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Tourist numbers dropped sharply during March and…

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12

Oct

Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

The Times of Malta looks at the tourism sector and says that the industry is facing its worst crisis in fifty years. Industry leaders should re-think how the industry will…

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29

Sep

Nine EU Member states, including Malta push for better coordination on travel

Malta and eight other EU member states put forward a declaration to the European Commission for better coordination between member states, in order to reduce uncertainties during travel and to…

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27

Sep

Saudi Arabia to resume tourist visas by early 2021

Saudi Arabia plans to resume tourist visas by early 2021 after months of suspension amid strict government measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the kingdom's tourism minister told Reuters.…

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23

Sep

EU court rules cities can restrict short-term rentals dealing blow to AirBnb

Europe's top court on Tuesday gave its backing to European cities cracking down on short-term rentals of private homes to solve a housing crunch, dealing a setback to homesharing site Airbnb.…

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15

Sep

German hospitality industry still far below pre-crisis revenues

The German hotel and restaurant industry in July further recovered from its slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but sales were still down more than a quarter when compared to…

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11

Sep

Malta: Inbound tourism for July 2020 decreased by 84.0%

During the month under review, a total of 44,557 inbound tourist trips were undertaken for holiday purposes, while a further 2,965 were made for business purposes according to the latest…

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10

Sep

Malta: Sacked Air Malta pilots offered public sector job at same pay till 2022

The ministry for the economy will give former Air Malta pilots whose jobs were terminated by the airline, a job inside the public sector at their same take-home pay as…

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09

Sep

Malta: MIA registers 69% drop in passengers during August

The Malta International Airport has registered a drop of 69.4% in passengers in August 2020 when compared to the same month in 2019. A total of 252,022 passengers arrived at…

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08

Sep

Spain hopes easing of UK quarantine will save Canary Islands winter tourism

After a disastrous summer tourism season, Spain is hoping a more flexible British quarantine police will make it possible to save some of the winter season in the Canary Islands,…

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02

Sep

Foreign tourism to Spain drops 75% in July

The number of foreign tourists visiting Spain fell 75% in July from a year earlier, data showed, as the coronavirus outbreak shaved tens of billions of euros off the nation's…

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29

Aug

British flock to Portugal’s Algarve as quarantine rules lifted, airport struggles

Portugal is sending border control reinforcements to an airport in the sunny Algarve as authorities struggle to cope with a surge in arrivals of British tourists after quarantine rules were…

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24

Aug

Turkey’s foreign visitor arrivals dive 86% in June

The number of foreign visitors arriving in Turkey tumbled 85.9% year-on-year in July to 932,927, data from the tourism ministry showed on Monday, as measures to curb the spread of…

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24

Aug

Bali postpones plan to allow back foreign tourists next month

The Indonesian island of Bali has postponed a plan to reopen the country's biggest tourism hub to international tourists on Sept. 11, its governor said, due to the rising level…

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21

Aug

Thailand to allow long-stay tourists in island of Phuket from October

Thailand will allow foreign tourists to visit for longer stays from October, a senior official said on Friday, as the government tries to revive a key economic sector that has…

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21

Aug

Airbnb bans parties at sites listed on its platform in fight against Covid-19

The short-term home rental company Airbnb has imposed an indefinite global ban on all parties and events at places listed on its platform as it tries to enforce social-distancing norms…

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20

Aug

Malta: Cancelled festivals were classified as ‘low risk’ – tourism minister

Four international festivals that were cancelled due to COVID-19 fears had been classified as “low risk” by a World Health Organisation matrix, the tourism minister has said. In a wide-ranging…

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20

Aug

Egypt says from September travellers must show coronavirus test results

Egypt will require all visitors to the country to present Polymerase Chain Reaction test results for the new coronavirus on arrival from Sept. 1, the prime minister said in a…

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19

Aug

Occupancy rates in Egypt’s major Red Sea resorts 20-40%

Hotel occupancy rates in the key Egyptian Red Sea resorts of Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh are 30-40% and 20-25% respectively, two tourism industry officials told Reuters. The coronavirus pandemic has…

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19

Aug

Oman opens tourist restaurants and swimming pools in hotels

Oman from Tuesday allowed the reopening of tourist and international restaurants, as well as gyms and swimming pools located in hotels, under certain regulations and requirements. Oman's ministry of tourism…

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18

Aug

Overnight restrictions anger business owners in Mykonos

Wary of a rise in daily coronavirus cases that threatens to undo its relative success in containing the pandemic so far, the Greek government is imposing local restrictions on businesses,…

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18

Aug

Cyprus restricting entrance to visitors from Spain, Malta and Australia

Malta, Spain and Australia will be moved to Group C from August 20, effectively restricting entry from those countries to Cypriots and residents, the health ministry announced on Monday. Japan…

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17

Aug

Germany warns against ‘party holidays’

Germany's health minister over the weekend criticised "party holidays" and defended a decision to declare nearly all of Spain, including the tourist island of Mallorca, a coronavirus risk region following…

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16

Aug

Chairman of Ireland’s Tourism Authority resigns for going on holiday in Italy

The chairman of Ireland's tourism authority, former Ryanair Chief Operating Officer Michael Cawley, resigned on Saturday after going on holiday to Italy, contrary to government advice to avoid non-essential travel…

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15

Aug

Hostels in Europe see modest recovery in bookings – Hostelworld

Youth hostels in Europe have seen very modest growth in bookings in the past few weeks, but the Americas, Asia and Oceania remain very depressed due to COVID-19, leading hostel…

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15

Aug

Malta: EasyJet cancels Malta trips after COVID-19 resurgence

Low-cost carrier EasyJet has cancelled all of its package holidays to Malta until the end of August.  Source: Malta Today Updated: 15:00pm

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15

Aug

Malta: PD insists Tourism Minister must resign

Partit Demokratiku is insisting that Tourism Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli has no option but to resign immediately, holding her responsible for the bad handling of the Covid-19 crisis which has…

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15

Aug

Barcelona changes tourism tactics in the COVID era

The sight of local kids playing under the palm trees in an almost empty Plaça Reial square reminds Gloria Gomez of her childhood in the 1980s before tourism swamped the…

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15

Aug

Greece on course to join Britain’s quarantine red list

Greece could be added to Britain’s mandatory two-week quarantine list if the number of Covid-19 cases in the country continues to surge. Greece is experiencing its highest daily increase in…

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12

Aug

Malta: Tourism authority finds 12 establishments in breach of COVID-19 protocols

Twelve establishments have been found in breach of published COVID-19 protocols and will be subject to legal action, the Malta Tourism Authority said. Source: Times of Malta Updated: 15:00pm

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10

Aug

Marriott posts first quarterly loss in nearly nine years as virus hits bookings

Hotel operator Marriott International on Monday reported its first quarterly loss in nearly nine years, as extended travel disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic hammered bookings. The company's loss attributable…

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07

Aug

Norwegian Cruise Line posts bigger-than-expected loss on pandemic hit

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss as travel curbs and no-sail orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic brought the industry to a grinding halt. The health…

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06

Aug

Spain to cover all COVID-related costs for tourists to Canary Islands

All Spanish and foreign tourists visiting the Canary Islands will have any potential coronavirus-related costs covered by the regional government, it said on Wednesday, in an attempt to rescue the…

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05

Aug

Most British, French, Germans would skip holiday if tests, masks involved – survey

As new coronavirus travel restrictions kick in across Europe, a survey showed at least half of German, British and French travellers would rather cancel a holiday than quarantine afterwards, take…

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05

Aug

Hotels group Accor to cut 1,000 jobs after coronavirus loss

Europe's biggest hotel group Accor plans to cut 1,000 jobs as part of a 200 million euro per year cost saving plan to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus crisis.…

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04

Aug

Malta: PL administration in a meeting with MHRA regarding the future of tourism in Malta

The Labor Party Administration met with the Maltese Hotel and Restaurant Association, MHRA, during which the progress made in the tourism sector was discussed, but also a thinking forward of…

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03

Aug

Spain’s international tourist arrivals drop 98% in June

International tourist arrivals to Spain fell 98% year on year in June, official statistics released on Monday showed, as the country continues to reel from the effects of the global…

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28

Jul

Malta: Malta Air vows to bring tourist volumes to Malta

Malta Air is positioning itself as the airline which will restore tourist volumes to Malta amid the new COVID-19 reality, the head of the Ryanair subsidiary has said. Malta Air…

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26

Jul

Tourism crisis hits British cities

Like other British cities which usually attract high numbers of international tourists throughout the summer, Edinburgh is quiet, and businesses are suffering. August’s festival had already been cancelled when news…

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26

Jul

Weak response for Austrian coronavirus testing push in hotels

Austria's push to test large numbers of hotel staff for the coronavirus in a bid to reassure tourists is falling far short of its target as too few people have…

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25

Jul

Opening to unsafe markets for the sake of reviving tourism out of the question – Cyprus Health Minister

The premature opening to big but unsafe tourist markets for the sake of reviving tourism is out of the question, Cypriot Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Friday. Responding to…

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24

Jul

Malta: €4.5 million investment in schemes to support events, MTA faces reforms in sponsorship scheme

€4.5 million are being invested in two schemes that are aimed at supporting events while the Malta Tourism Authority’s (MTA) is undergoing a reform in the way its sponsorship scheme…

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24

Jul

Spain’s hotel occupancy crashes, some 40,000 bars and restaurants shut down

The rate of occupancy in Spanish hotels more than halved in the first six months of the year, a study showed on Thursday, as a three-month coronavirus lockdown, travel bans,…

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24

Jul

Passengers could face quarantine on return to Britain under new ‘red list’ alert system

Passengers due to travel abroad have been warned that they could be forced into quarantine on their return under a new system that could see "air bridges" collapse at short…

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22

Jul

Radisson adds six hotels in Africa in bet on future growth

Radisson Hotel Group has added six hotels to its African portfolio, the company said, as it pushes ahead with its expansion strategy on the continent despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Global…

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22

Jul

Singapore seeks local boost for tourism sector facing existential crisis

Singapore's tourism sector is facing an existential crisis, its tourism board chief said on Wednesday, laying out plans to boost local demand after a collapse in visitor arrivals due to…

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19

Jul

Only 4% of Italians will opt for vacation abroad this year

Economic reasons and health concerns has conditioned Italian's choices for their vacation this year. According to a study, reported by Corriere Della Sera, Italy is set to experience a strong…

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13

Jul

Carnival to resume trips in phases, operate as a “leaner” company

Carnival Corp announced it was planning to resume operations in a phased manner and would operate with a smaller fleet on its return, months after suspending trips due to the…

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10

Jul

Carnival’s AIDA Cruises to set sail in August after long hiatus

Carnival Corp's AIDA Cruises announced it would resume sailing operations in August, months after cruise operators were forced to pause voyages due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Germany-based cruise line…

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