Safe Spain - Safe Sport, Safe Tourism

The Spanish government, LaLiga and the Confederation of Employers and Industries of Spain (CEOE) have come together in a bid to boost and promote Spain as a safe destination for tourism and sport in a campaign that will be given considerable visibility domestically and internationally over the remaining 11 rounds of fixtures in LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank. The “Safe Sport, Safe Tourism” campaign is a joint campaign by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism (via Turespaña), the

Monaco Announces Reopening- the fun is back!

After two months of lockdown, health prevention policies implemented by the authorities of the Principality of Monaco have allowed a gradual recovery of economic and touristic activities. Step by step, many sectors are reviving their activities in close cooperation with professional and economic factors and in strict compliance with the safety measures against the pandemic. After several months of renovations, the Place du Casino has finally revealed its new look—a modern, open space entirely

2020 Wawa Welcome America-Virtual festival

Welcome America, Inc. and the City of Philadelphia announced 50+ free events that will create the reimagined 2020 Wawa Welcome America seven-day virtual festival taking place Sunday, June 28 through Saturday, July 4.The 2020 festival will be entirely free and virtual, encompassing multicultural and multigenerational programming, highlighting Philadelphia’s diverse voices. With a lineup of concerts, online educational activities, behind-the-scenes experiences, cooking demonstrations, at-home

D.I.V.E. into the world of Kandima Maldives

Let’s face it; how we live, work and travel may never be the same again. At Kandima Maldives, they believe in continuous innovation to meet the new normal head on and bring guest extraordinary experiences that are playful, different and fresh. To us, change is a good thing!Many travellers are missing the Maldives’ crystal clear waters so Kandima is oh-so excited to launch its totally immersive, state-of-the-art virtual platform – Kandima D.I.V.E (Digitally Immersive Virtual Experiences).D.I.V.E.

Sri Lanka opens for international tourists from August 1,  2020

Sri Lanka, the island of Paradise in the Indian Ocean, is ready to welcome global travellers from all countries starting from 1st August 2020, following the country’s successful containment of COVID-19.Kimarli Fernando, Chairperson of Sri Lanka Tourism, announced; “Sri Lanka Tourism will provide international visitors with the highest standards of safety as we embrace tourists from across the world to experience the beauty of our paradise island once more.”The Sri Lanka Tourism Development

TBCSA for reopening international travel to South Africa by Sept 2020

The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) successfully presented the Tourism Recovery Strategy to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Tourism yesterday.The data-driven Tourism Recovery Strategy advocates unequivocally for an earlier phased reopening of international tourism to South Africa as soon as September 2020.While one of the comments raised by the Tourism Portfolio Committee was that the proposed September timing may be impacted by the predicted peak in COVID-19 infections

South Africa voted most popular post-COVID-19 destination

The Rainbow Nation of South Africa has been nominated the most sought-after destination through Tourlane’s recent survey, which analyzed aspirations of travel communities across the globe as travel restrictions steadily begin to ease off.South Africa emerged as the most popular destination for global travellers, towering above New Zealand and Canada. The survey also revealed that after many weeks of confinement, travellers were seeking an escape to the great outdoors (31%), followed by an

Israel’s Purple Standard for Reopening and Operating Hotels

In preparation for reopening Israel to both domestic and international tourism, Israel’s Ministries of Tourism and Health have outlined the “Purple Standard”, a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for operating hotels in the country.For hotels to remain in compliance with the new procedures, they must reach and maintain several benchmarks outlined by the Ministry of Health officials, that will deem the property safe to welcome travellers.“It’s extremely important that hotels across our

Preparations in high gear for reopening Jamaica's Tourism

Tourism Minister of Jamaica, Hon Edmund Bartlett has lauded local tourism partners for the high level of preparation evident in key sub-sectors of the tourism industry to protect tourism workers and visitors from the threat posed by the Coronavirus (COVID-19), ahead of the phased reopening of the sector.These preparations are the start of a series of inspections of various tourism-related locations to get knowledge of their level of preparedness and measures for the management of activities that