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WTTC unveils insurance guidelines for travel sector

July 30, 2020927 Views

Just a few days after Emirates airlines announced a COVID-19 cover for its passengers, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has unveiled its Insurance Guidelines to rebuild global consumer confidence to help encourage the return of travelling. The guidelines are designed to drive the return of safe, healthy and responsible travel and ensure the insurance sector is fit for purpose to operate for travellers in the ‘new normal’ of the COVID-19 world. Emirates had earlier announced that it will cover medical expenses of up to EUR 150,000 and quarantine costs of EUR 100 per day for 14 days, should its passengers be diagnosed with COVID-19 during their travel, while they are away from home. This cover is provided by the airline, free of cost to its customers. It ...

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Europe keeps closing and opening the borders for travelers

UPENDRA SWAMI

July 30, 20201042 Views

Rising COVID-19 cases are making countries nervous and as more and more countries face a second wave of the pandemic, policy decisions are moving in disarray and fault lines are being exposed. Europe is witnessing all of this. After a unanimous decision by almost all major countries in the block earlier this month on opening EU countries for the foreign travellers, travel to Spain has become a new point of discontent. Firstly, it was UK when the British Government announcing that tourists returning from Spain will have to self-isolate for two weeks. In a massive blow for holidaymakers and the travel industry, restrictions were reimposed following an alarming spike in Covid-19 cases. As a result, Spain was removed from the lists of countries from which passengers arriving in England, Sc...

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120 kg of gold threads and 100 kg of silver threads in New Kiswa at Kaaba

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July 30, 20201063 Views

The Kiswa, the finely embroidered black cloth that covers the holy Kaaba at the center of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, was replaced, as it is customary every year, on the eve of second day of Hajj when most worshipers have made the trek to Mount Arafat. One of the most beloved events of Hajj, the Kiswa replacement process, which took place on Wednesday night, is administered by the staff of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet Mosque. The Kiswa is replaced once a year during Hajj after the pilgrims go to Mount Arafat for the peak day of Hajj in preparation for receiving worshippers the next morning, which coincides with Eid Al-Adha. Pilgrims marked on Thursday the second day of Hajj, known as Day of Arafat, as they left the h...

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Global Air Travel not to recover until 2024

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July 29, 20201922 Views

Global passenger traffic is not going to return to pre-COVID-19 levels until 2024. And this is going to happen a year later than was projected previously. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released an updated global passenger forecast showing that the recovery in traffic has been slower than had been expected. As per the forecast, the recovery in short haul travel is still expected to happen faster than for long haul travel. Recovery to pre-COVID-19 levels, however, will also slide by a year from 2022 to 2023. For 2020, global passenger numbers (enplanements) are expected to decline by 55% compared to 2019. While in April, the forecast was of 46% decline. Obviously, things have gone worse. June 2020 passenger traffic foreshadowed the slower-than-expected rec...

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Tiger population in India increasing 6% every year

UPENDRA SWAMI

July 29, 20201927 Views

India’s efforts at tiger conservation received a major boost with the latest census report showing a heartening increase in numbers. The Status of Tigers in India-2018 report by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, released on Monday showed that the adult tiger population in India currently stands at 2,967. This represents a 33% increase over the 2014 figures which stood at 2,226. Tiger occupancy has increased in the state of Madhya Pradesh, which ranks highest in tiger population along with Karnataka. India is now estimated to be home to around 70% of the world's tigers. The fourth cycle of National tiger status assessment of 2018-19 covered 381,400 km of forested habitats in 20 states of India. A foot survey of 522,996 km was don...

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Dramatic fall in tourism puts millions of livelihoods at risk

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July 28, 2020904 Views

The enormous toll of COVID-19 on international tourism has now become clear, with World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) data showing the cost up to May was already three times that of the 2009 Global Economic Crisis. As the situation continues to evolve, the United Nations specialized agency has provided the first comprehensive insight into the impact of the pandemic, both in tourist numbers and lost revenues, ahead of the upcoming release of up-to-date information on travel restrictions worldwide. UNWTO Confidence Index has dropped to record lows The latest edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer shows that the near-complete lockdown imposed in response to the pandemic led to a 98 per cent fall in international tourist numbers in May when compared to 2019. The Barometer also show...

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Tourism leaders will meet and decide future course at WTM

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July 28, 2020638 Views

With dates and schedule for WTM London confirmed, hopes are now pinned on the meet to give the now rudderless travel and tourism industry a definite course for the years to come. Although WTM is an annual feature, but the way COVID-19 has made a catastrophic effect on the industry, this year’s met has garnered much interest among the tourism leaders worldwide to see what lies ahead. Therefore, there is no doubt that Ministers’ Summit at WTM has gained importance to set out a roadmap for a safer, greener and smarter future for the sector. The summit is the largest annual gathering of tourism ministers and will feature a day-long think-tank on Monday 2nd November during WTM London – the leading global event for the travel industry. About 100 ministers are expected to take part, along...

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Carnival Cruise Line announces updates to its fleet plan

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July 27, 2020834 Views

Almost two weeks after announcing reduction of 13 ships in its fleet, World’s biggest cruise company Carnival has, in an attempt to soothe the nerves, announced new plans for its fleet. It expects this to generate tremendous guest excitement once it resumes sailing. Cruise line now has a confirmed date for an additional Excel-class, LNG-powered ship arriving in November 2022. Announcement also includes information on four ships either sold or put on long term lay-up status, and other ships redeployed to new homeports. Carnival seeks to leverage its strong network of year-round and seasonal homeports in the US with upgraded offerings. The 70,000-ton Carnival Fantasy operates year-round five-, six- and seven-day voyages from Charleston, S.C. Photo by Andy Newman/Carnival Cruise Lines ...

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Saudi Arabia readies for unprecedented Hajj amid Coronavirus pandemic

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July 26, 20201086 Views

This year’s Hajj pilgrims on Saturday finished the procedures of a weeklong home isolation, according to the health protocol approved for the major Islamic pilgrimage this year that begins next week. Pilgrims started arriving in Makkah, where they will undergo four days of quarantine at designated hotels in the holy city. The strict health protocol was approved by the Saudi government to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Hajj begins on the 8th of Dhul Hijjah, the last month of the Islamic year 1441, and runs to the 12th or 13th of Dhul Hijjah, corresponding to July 28-August 2, 2020. The Saudi authorities decided to hold the pilgrimage in the midst of exceptional circumstances caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, necessitating strict precautionary measures that have been applied to ensure a...

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For tourism everywhere, it is definitely going to be ‘vocal for local’

UPENDRA SWAMI

July 25, 2020648 Views

How do we travel during and after the ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks? The answer to this question not only affects our holiday plans as well as daily lives, but also the recovery process of the severely pressured leisure, tourism, and travel industries. Answer is never going to be easy, but one thing for sure is that in the months or probably more to come, long haul leisure will be least preferred. It means, domestic tourism is going to grow, people are more likely to stay close to homes, or at least in their country. Governments have realised this thing as well. They are sure overseas tourists are not going to come in that numbers. Crossing borders will be an uphill task as entries are restricted and banned depending on case load of COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, governments want everyone to tr...