Sydney hosts mega tourism event
Tourism Australia’s largest annual travel trade event, the Australian Tourism Exchange 2022 (ATE22) was successfully held at the International Convention Centre in Sydney between 15 to 18 May with over 1100 delegates comprising international buyers, Aussie tourism product sellers and media.
UN meets to help reverse ‘precipitous drop’ in tourism
New York: As part of the “long journey” to recover from the ravages of COVID-19, UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid highlighted on Wednesday the need to build a more sustainable, resilient, and responsible global tourism sector.
Foreign tourists trickling back to India, tour operators remain optimistic
Srinagar: As the third wave of Covid pandemic started waning in February, foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) showed uptick stoking hopes of revival of tourism and hospitality sector battered by the outbreak of deadly virus.
According to the survey conducted by financing and Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) network ZestMoney, 70 percent of respondents stated that they have plans to travel during the summer, indicating a pent-up demand from the last two years of the pandemic.
11th edition of Sharjah Light Festival to mark new phase of post-pandemic tourism growth
Sharjah/IBNS: Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) has announced the 11th edition of the Sharjah Light Festival, bound to happen from February 9 to 20 across nine sites in the emirate.
Union Budget gives big boost to tourism in India: Centre
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Budget 2022-23 announced Tuesday, presented the government’s plans to increase capital expenditure by 35 per cent and fuel growth for an economy recovering from 3 waves of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sikkim bans foreign travellers from entering the state until December 15
Gangtok/IBNS: The tiny Himalayan state of Sikkim has announced that it is stopping the issuing of permits for foreign visitors in view of the concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus.
Thailand reopens borders for tourists from over 60 nations
Bangkok/UNI/IBNS: The Thai government announced Monday that it will be opening its borders to tourists from more than 60 countries after 18 months of covid19 restrictions in place.
‘Time to rethink, transform, and safely restart tourism’, says UN chief
Tourism “touches almost every part of our economies and societies”, enabling the historically marginalized, and “those at risk of being left behind, to benefit from development”, declared UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday, marking World Tourism Day.
Thailand likely to delay reopening of key tourist destinations until November
Bangkok, UNI/Xinhua: Thailand plans to postpone its reopening of the capital Bangkok and other major tourist destinations to foreign visitors until November, citing that the vaccination rate in these regions are still behind the targets.
Video conference facility opened at Directorate of Tourism, Kashmir
Srinagar/IBNS: Secretary Tourism and Culture, Sarmad Hafeez Tuesday inaugurated a video conferencing facility at the Directorate of Tourism, Kashmir to facilitate the online meetings and webinars of the department, including the tour operators of the Kashmir division.
Covid19: 8,000 tourists headed to Nainital and Mussoorie sent back by Uttarakhand Police
Dehradun/IBNS: The Uttarakhand Police has sent back at least 8,000 tourists, who were heading to Nainital and Mussoorie over the weekend, in order to prevent overcrowding during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, according to media reports.
Boating on Godavari river will be resumed on July 1st week: Andhra Pradesh Minister
Vijayawada/UNI: Andhra Pradesh Tourism minister Muttamsetti Srinivas Rao said that the boating to the famous Papikondalu in the Godavari river would be resumed in the first week of July.
Mauritius will open for international travel on July 15
Port Louis: Mauritius will be welcoming international travellers from 15 July. The island will be opening in phases during 2021 and the first phase, from 15 July to 30 Sept 2021, will enable vaccinated travellers to enjoy a resort holiday on the island.
Entry into Austria from ‘virus variant states’
Entry into Austria from ‘virus variant states’, including India, is currently highly restricted, with only a few exceptions.