United Airlines has launched a redesigned version of its mobile app, with new enhancements intended to make travel easier for people with visual disabilities.Throughout its app, the carrier has increased colour contrast, added more space between graphics and reordered how…
Should the winter season be cancelled due to corona, this would cost 1.5 percentage points of Austrian GDP, economists estimate, so strongly the economy is dependent on tourism.The stabilizing effect of tourism in times of crisis has fizzled out. While…
Hyatt Hotels partnered with First Hotel Reisen to open its first property in Sweden.The 144-room Hotell Reisen will be available on booking systems, on an unbranded basis, from December, with plans to join the Unbound Collection after refurbishment in the…
Costa Cruises modified and pulled back on its winter cruise schedule due to the Covid-19 surge in Europe and the ensuing restrictions being implemented in some EU countries.The Carnival Corp. brand said that the Costa Smeralda will will sail Italy-only…
The tourism sector in Spain, the second-largest destination in the world, is expected to suffer a loss of more than 100 billion euros in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a return to the level of activity of 1995, announced…
For more than half a year, Corona has been changing the world, its people, the way they live together, and last but not least the local and global economy. Austrian tourism has been also impacted by the pandemic and it…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) saw RevPAR fall by 53 per cent in the three months to the end of September as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to take a huge toll on the hospitality sector.The fall in RevPAR reflects a 30…
In perhaps the best piece of news for the UK hospitality industry in several weeks, the Canary Islands have been added to the quarantine safe list.This means visitors returning from the destination will no longer have to self-isolate for two…
Ensuring a safe and fluid tourism experience, promoting greener vacations and moving towards data-driven tourism are the three points of action that those responsible for the tourism portfolios of the European Union (EU) countries consider key in the medium-term future…
The Coronavirus pandemic has had its effect on the whole world of tourism, with some countries suffering more than others due to their high dependency on the sector. One of these countries is Turkey, a historically prominent travel destination.Nevertheless, the…
