Tourism
Tunisia tourism sector could lose $1.4 bln
Tunisia’s vital tourism sector could lose $1.4 billion and 400,000 jobs this year due to the new coronavirus pandemic, an official document…
UN Global Tourism Crisis Committee releases coronavirus recovery blueprint
The World Tourism Organisation has released a set of recommendations calling for urgent support for the global tourism sector. If followed, the…
Royal Caribbean, NCL, Costa Cruises suspend operations due to coronavirus pandemic
Royal Caribbean Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Lines are both suspending all cruises for the next 30 days. The decision comes as officials…
Coronavirus ‘could cost millions of tourism jobs’
The global coronavirus outbreak means millions of travel and tourism jobs are at risk, says a leading industry body. The World Travel…
Thailand cancels visa on arrival for 18 countries, Malta included, due to spread of coronavirus
Thailand on Wednesday cancelled the grant of visa on arrival for 18 countries and visa exemption for three others to contain the…
Malta & COVID -19 – This is not business as usual
We find ourselves at a point today where our immediate neighbours, and the world as a whole potentially face one of the…
Tourism sector in Italy to lose ‘7 billion euros’
The coronavirus is expected to cost Italy's tourism sector 7.4 billion euros in losses in the upcoming trimester - March 1-May 31…
Doubts on ITB Berlin due to coronavirus outbreak
A banner advertising the International Travel Trade Show ITB Berlin hangs on the facade of the Messe Berlin convention centre in Berlin,…
Tourist cancellations reach 90% in Rome over coronavirus fears
Tourist cancellations have reached 90% in Rome for March due to the coronavirus emergency, sector bodies said Wednesday. Bookings are down 60%…
Problems expected tomorrow at Brussels airport passport control
There might be some chaos on Friday in Brussels airport after the Belgian airport police announced they will be carrying out a…
Russia relaxes visa rules for EU citizens
Russia is to relax its draconian visa rules from 2021. The 16-day e-visas will go into effect Jan. 1, 2021, for citizens…
Amsterdam seeking to bar tourists from buying cannabis
The mayor of Amsterdam has sought to win political backing for her clean-up of the overcrowded red-light district by revealing that a…