Johannesburg, South Africa, March 9, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / If there is one thing that Meetings Africa can do, it is to create opportunities to reignite Africa’s economy so that it can grow back stronger than ever before. This was the consensus at a pulsating Meetings Africa trade floor opening ceremony on 1st March at […]
Paris, France, March 9, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / Antoine Buhl, CTO of D-Edge Hospitality Solutions, unveils the roadmap priorities for 2022 and announces massive investment in R&D to help hotels of all sizes grow their business and think bigger. 2021 was rich in innovation: we helped hoteliers capture demand and position themselves in the world […]
Southlake, Texas, United States, March 9, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / Sabre Corporation, a leading software and technology company in the travel industry, today announced that it has terminated its distribution agreement with Aeroflot, the largest government-majority owned carrier in Russia. Sabre is taking immediate steps to remove Aeroflot flight content from its global distribution system […]
London, United Kingdom, March 8, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / Julia Simpson, President and CEO of WTTC, said: “WTTC welcomes the sensible decision by the EU to drop travel restrictions before Easter. “The patchwork of rules and regulations did nothing to prevent the spread of COVID but did cause immense damage to the economy of Europe […]
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, March 8, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has announced new dates for the next PATA Annual Summit. Originally scheduled to take place live and in-person in March, the forum will now be held from October 25- 27, 2022 in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. The […]
Berlin, Germany, March 8,2022 / TRAVELINDEX / A new set of guidelines will help both governments and businesses better address the needs of women in the tourism sector. The guidelines published by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) were developed with the support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Development (BMZ), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and UN Women. […]
Kyiv, Ukraine, March 7, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / Nataliya Popovych, the founder of PR agency One Philosophy in Kyiv, provides a first-hand view of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…In the last couple of weeks our leadership team in Ukraine had to do something I never thought we would have to do. I had to write a […]
Svartisen Glacier, Norway, March 7, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / A luxury hotel at the base of Norway’s Svartisen glacier has bold ambitions to generate more energy than it consumes within five years of opening. The base of the Svartisen glacier in the far north of Norway seems an unlikely spot for a luxury hotel and, […]
Delhi, India, March 7, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / Despite the dynamic circumstances that the pandemic brought with it for the hospitality industry, Accor launched three of its much-awaited hotels in 2021, the luxurious Raffles Udaipur, Novotel Chandigarh Tribune Chowk and ibis Vikhroli Mumbai, in partnership with InterGlobe Hotels. This underlines Accor’s sustainable growth in the […]
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, March 5, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / On Tuesday the 15th of February, 2022, the National SOE Controller, Commissioner David Manning announced the re-opening of borders to tourists travelling into Papua New Guinea in compliance with travel entry requirements. In expressing gratitude on behalf of the tourism industry of PNG, PNG […]