Bench Events had announced a second instalment of its Hospitality Tomorrow series.The move follows the warm reception for the launch event earlier this month, which welcomed 5,343 hospitality decision-makers from 128 countries around the world.Revealing the new event, Bench Events…
Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has announced that registration for the recently launched free online training for tourism workers closes today.So far, over 6,500 tourism workers have registered since the programme with all courses being oversubscribed.The cut off is…
This tiny island thousands of kilometers off mainland Chile is one of the world’s most interesting and important archeological sites. Easter Island has amazed and captivated historians, geologists, archeologists and scientists alike for hundreds of years. The island is home…
Virgin Australia has entered into voluntary administration, the Australian equivalent of bankruptcy.The airline plans to facilitate recapitalization so that it can emerge from the Covid-19 crisis in a stronger position. While in administration, the carrier will continue its current barebones…
The Treasury Department has begun distributing payroll grants to U.S. airlines. The department said it paid out a total of $2.9 billion on Monday to 56 airlines.Some 230 airlines applied for the payroll assistance. Of those, the Treasury Department will…
When the coronavirus pandemic is over, the travel world will come to life again but probably with substantial changes. While nobody knows for sure what the everyday travel will look like, a Swiss company Viselio suggests what may be expected…
Pilot and cabin crew companies owned by low-cost carrier Norwegian in Sweden and Denmark have filed for bankruptcy.The move comes against a backdrop of the ongoing spread of Covid-19, with most countries having advised against or banned non-essential travel.The closure…
Wanting to reduce the number of refunds they pay out for canceled flights, some airlines are offering bonus flight credits for customers who take a voucher.Among them are Lufthansa, Aer Lingus, Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines. Qatar and Aer Lingus…
The end of South African Airways appears to be in sight after plans were revealed to release all employees at the end of April.According to reports from Bloomberg, some 4,700 staff at the airline will see contracts terminated in just…
According to the National Confederation of Commerce’s estimate, revenues of the Brazilian tourism industry fell 84% compared to the same period last year.Faced with the new coronavirus pandemic, the tourism sector in Brazil lost R$11.96 billion (US$ 2.28 billion) in…
