Category: Aviation

GLOBAL tourism experienced a 4 percent increase in 2021, compared to 2020. However, the United Nations World Trade Organisation (UNWTO) says in a report released on Tuesday that international tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) were still 72 percent below the pre-pandemic year of 2019. This follows on from 2020, the worst year on record for tourism […]

While the omicron variant, which continues to spread around the world, harms economic recovery, global tourism arrivals are not expected to return to their pre-pandemic levels until 2024 at the earliest, stated the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The tourism industry suffered a huge blow in 2020 as a result of lockdowns and travel restrictions aimed […]

International travel bans should be lifted or eased, the World Health Organization has urged. Restrictions on travel “do not provide added value” and continue to contribute to “economic and social stress”. The UN health organisation updated its international health regulations during an emergency meeting by video conference from Geneva yesterday (Wednesday). The WHO said: “The […]

Tui Group aims to double the number of clients taking holidays in Greece in 2022 over last year. The projection, exceeding 2019 pre-pandemic numbers, came from chief executive Fritz Joussen during a virtual meeting with Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. “Last year, we brought 1.5 million customers to Greece,” he reportedly said on the call, […]

Turkey’s Directorate of Communications on Thursday has launched a campaign to announce the country’s decision to use “Turkiye” in the international arena. As part of the campaign called “Hello Turkiye,” the Directorate of Communications shared a promotional video, which was prepared to strengthen the Turkish brand, on its social media accounts. Foreign tourists in different […]