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Live streaming to support the music industry

July 15, 2020657 Views

There is no industry which did not have to face the brunt of the pandemic. Entertainment industry is among the ones with most suffering along with travel and hospitality sector. Now every industry is trying its own ways to come out of the blues. The Brussels music scene is going through a crisis never experienced before. But, now in a move that can show some light to artists all over the world, to support the music scene, visit.brussels, Le Botanique and Kiosk Radio are launching artist residences and original live streaming which will take place all summer. Belgian artists will follow each other on the decks or on stage, in live performances. Their shows will be broadcast via the Facebook pages of the three partners. It is a fantastic way of lending support to the local music scene. ...

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Robots killing viruses, touchless restrooms – new normal flying experience

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

July 15, 2020540 Views

With COVID-19 ravaging the aviation industry, airlines and airports worldwide are reining in costs and halting new spending, except in one area: reassuring pandemic-wary passengers about travel. World’s two busiest airports are adopting new ways for more and more contact-less travel to give passengers an extra layer of confidence. And, definitely they aren’t the only two. DFW Airport, Dallas London’s Heathrow airport has unveiled measures that reduce the risk of contracting or transmitting COVID-19 at the airport. The UK’s biggest front door and only hub airport have adopted the most extensive array of technology to protect passengers and colleagues, as the country readjusts to life post-lockdown. Across the Atlantic, DFW airport at Dallas in USA is working to roll out a self-check-...

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Carnival cruise to resume trips in phases

UPENDRA SWAMI

July 11, 2020560 Views

One of the few sectors of the travel industry which were particularly hit hard by the COVID-19 and have extremely limited hopes of revival in foreseeable future is the Cruise sector. Actually, the whole chaos of the pandemic started in a very bad omen for cruise sector when Carnival’s Diamond Princess Cruise ship becoming the earliest hotspots for the disease outside China. Therefore, it was indeed very brave of Carnival Corporation, when it announced on Friday that it was planning to resume operations. But this would be in phased manner. Cruise company also plans to reduce its fleet by 13 ships, bringing 9% reduction in its current capacity. The Carnival Glory cruises off the coast of Florida. (Photo by Andy Newman/Carnival Cruise Lines) Industry insiders however say that aga...

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Shared determination to restart tourism and drive recovery

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

July 9, 2020361 Views

Over the past month, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) was able to hold virtually meetings of its five Regional Commissions to share responses to the challenge of COVID-19 and their plans for the restart of tourism in the wake of the pandemic. For the first time ever, the five regional bodies of Member States of the United Nations specialized agency, met virtually rather than in person. The annual series of meetings got underway with the Regional Commission for Africa, and this was followed by meetings of the Regional Commissions for the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Pacific and finally the Middle East region. In all instances, representatives of Member States, including Ministers of Tourism, were joined UNWTO Affiliate Members, including leaders from across the private sector. ...