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UNWTO suspends Russia’s membership, Moscow says it quits

April 27, 2022371 Views

The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) voted to suspend Russia's membership over its invasion of Ukraine with immediate effect on Wednesday in a largely symbolic move, shortly after Moscow told the agency it had decided to quit. "The message is clear: Actions will always have consequences. Peace is a fundamental human right. Guaranteed to all. Without exception," UNWTO Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili, a Georgian whose home country was invaded by Russia in 2008, tweeted after the ballot. Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), talks during an interview with Reuters in Madrid, Spain, April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Juan Medina More than two-thirds of UNWTO's 160 member states backed the resolution suspending Russia's membersh...

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Greece lifts COVID restrictions for summer tourism season

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April 13, 2022512 Views

Greece said on Wednesday that pandemic restrictions such as mask-wearing indoors and COVID certificates will be lifted throughout the summer tourism period and authorities will consider reinstating them in September. Coronavirus infections in Greece have eased in recent weeks, with authorities recording 15,000 infections and 64 deaths on Tuesday. Out of a population of 11 million, some 72% are fully vaccinated. FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of a hotel resort on the island of Corfu, Greece, March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Adonis Skordilis Greece's vital summer tourism season typically begins after the Orthodox Easter, which this year falls on April 24. Greece is expecting high numbers of visitors this year, with officials predicting revenues reaching 80% of 2019 levels, a record year before t...

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Global Travel & Tourism sector unites to support Ukraine

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April 13, 2022801 Views

From hotel rooms for refugees to vital supplies, WTTC Members show their support to Ukraine Travel & Tourism businesses around the globe have come together to support Ukraine with millions of hotel rooms for refugees escaping the conflict according to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). WTTC members such as Accor, Airbnb, Carnival Corporation, the European Travel Commission, Expedia, Hilton, InterContinental Hotels Group, Internova Travel Group, Marriott International, MSC Cruises, Radisson, and Uber to name just a few, have opened their doors to refugees in neighbouring countries donating rooms, transport, clothing, food, shelter, urgent supplies and financial contributions. In Ukraine, hotels have continued to stay open offering a base to charities, journalists, ...

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Sun, sea and now smoke free: Barcelona bans cigarettes on the beach

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April 8, 2022436 Views

Barcelona beachgoers will no longer have to contend with cigarette butts or passive smoke starting in July when Spain's second largest city will ban smoking on all its beaches, the city hall said on Friday. The decision comes after a pilot project las year saw smoking banned on four of the city's 10 local beaches. FILE PHOTO: People enjoy the beach at night in the Barceloneta neighbourhood in Barcelona, Spain. REUTERS/Nacho Doce "Beaches with no smoking allowed will offer healthier communal living areas, with less waste and will respect the defence of environment," the statement said. Several Spanish regions imposed bans in 2020 to clamp down on the spread of COVID-19, while others like the Balearic Islands, including Mallorca, had already adopted the measure before the pandem...

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Cyprus to lift COVID-19 travel conditions from April 18

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April 7, 2022569 Views

Cyprus will lift COVID-19 conditions for travel to the island from April 18, authorities said on Thursday, ending two years of rules imposed by the pandemic. FILE PHOTO: A traveller wearing a protective face mask is seen at Larnaca International Airport, after Cyprus opened up its airports following a nationwide lockdown amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Larnaca, Cyprus. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou The island said it was scrapping a colour-coded assessment of other countries based on epidemiological risk, an inbound flight permission to travel and PCR or rapid lateral flow tests for those who were fully vaccinated against COVID-19. People who have not been vaccinated, or not completed their booster shots would still need a PCR test or a lateral flow test, t...

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Earth scientists try to solve ‘enigma’ of quake-hit Azorean island

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April 5, 20221463 Views

Filled with uncertainty, experts are scrambling for answers to explain unusual seismic activity that has rattled the mid-Atlantic volcanic island of Sao Jorge, in Portugal's Azores archipelago, for over two weeks. The island has been hit by nearly 27,000 small tremors as of Tuesday and there are fears the activity could herald a volcanic eruption for the first time since 1808, or a powerful earthquake. "It's an enigma, a mystery," said seismologist Joao Fontiela, explaining multiple tremors were common on other Azorean islands but not in Sao Jorge. "I still haven't found a clear answer." FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the city of Velas in Sao Jorge island, where small earthquakes have been recorded, Azores, Portugal, March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes "Going from a very sma...

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Going out of UK! Brace for long queues at airports and ports

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April 2, 2022740 Views

Airline passengers were warned on Saturday to expect long waits at British airports over the Easter holiday period due to a chronic shortage of check-in staff and security personnel. “We do think that there will be queues at peak times over the Easter period," Karen Dee, chief executive of the Airport Operators Association, told the BBC. She said the industry needed to recruit "tens of thousands" of staff as it scales-up after Britain's COVID-19 restrictions on travel were removed. FILE PHOTO: People queue to enter terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls London's Heathrow airport alone needed another 12,000 staff, she said. "We’ve started this process some time a go, but actually with those scale of numbers, particularly in a tight labour m...

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Volcanologists search for answers as Azorean island keeps shaking

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March 28, 2022474 Views

Fatima Viveiros was a little girl when she decided to become a volcanologist. It was a dream come true. Now aged 44, she is putting her skills to use to protect her home. The lush mid-Atlantic volcanic island of Sao Jorge, where she grew up, has been rattled by more than 14,000 small earthquakes for seven days. Viveiros and other experts fear the tremors, which have had magnitudes of up to 3.3, could trigger a volcanic eruption for the first time since 1808, or a powerful earthquake. Fatima Viveiros brings her soil gas monitoring equipment in Rosais near Velas as small earthquakes have been recorded in Sao Jorge island, Azores, Portugal, March 27, 2022. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes "My home is located on an active volcanic system," said Viveiros, who works for the region's CIVISA seism...

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Volcanic Azores island keeps shaking

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March 22, 2022266 Views

A series of multiple small earthquakes that have been rattling the mid-Atlantic Portuguese island of Sao Jorge for three days could trigger a stronger tremor or a volcanic eruption, experts said on Tuesday. The number of earthquakes recorded on the volcanic island in the Azores archipelago since Saturday afternoon have increased to around 1,800 from an earlier figure of 1,329, said Rui Marques, head of the region's CIVISA seismo-volcanic surveillance centre. Satellite map shows seismic activity at Sao Jorge island after around 1,100 small earthquakes have rattled one of Portugal's mid-Atlantic volcanic islands in less than 48 hours in Azores islands, Portugal. March 21, 2022. CIVISA (Azore's Seismovolcanic Surveillance and Information Center) / Handout via REUTERS Only 94 of the ...

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Prague is the most cultured city in Europe

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March 22, 2022292 Views

The best European cities for a cultural getaway, revealed in a study Home to cultural keystones like the The Vatican, The Globe and The Louvre, Europe has always been renowned for its deep artistic roots. But with an abundance of attractions and limited time, culture lovers will inevitably have to make some tough choices when deciding which locations to prioritise. Uswitch.com/mortgages created an index based on the total number of theatres, museums, landmarks and cultural tours across each city in Europe to calculate a cultural score. The study then considered additional factors such as reviews and population size, to determine the most cultural cities in Europe. With a cultural score of 9.85 out of a possible 10, Prague is the most cultured city in Europe. Home to cult...