Israel has been almost fully vaccinated. International Tourism was about to start on July 1. New finding related to the dangerous Delta variant of the COVID virus triggers the Jewish state to cancel the highly celebrated opening date for international travelers to visit Israel. Israel sets a new alarming trend in closing tourism for vaccinated travelers
Category - Travel Safety & Emergencies
Hilton 1, Hyatt 2, Marriott only 5 in surviving COVID business
How did the big hotel chains survive the COVID-19 downfall, when it comes to retaining value and stock prices. The hotel sector has completely ground to a halt over the previous year, the repercussions of which are demonstrated by the sharp brand value decline for almost all of the top 50 most valuable hotel brands. Hilton 1, Hyatt 2, Marriott only 5 in surviving COVID business
Jamaica Tourism Minister thanks St. James public health workers
Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (seen left in the photo) expresses sincere appreciation to St. James Public Health Department staff and other healthcare workers for their commitment in going the extra mile to vaccinate the public against the COVID-19 coronavirus. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Obama, Cheney was invited, and so are you: Virtual Asian Leadership Conference on Rebuilding Trust and Cooperation
World Tourism Network (WTN) and Amforth invites eTurboNews readers to the Virtual Asian Leadership Conference from Seoul, Korea - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Multiple explosions rock central Moscow, injuries reported
The blaze, which spanned an area of over 5,000 square feet, required a major operation from the emergencies services. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Nine people killed in Russia plane crash
Engine failure causes deadly plane crash in Russia's Siberia. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
India Travel and Tourism industry collapsing
The CEO of Le Passage to India, Amit Prasad, is a much-respected leader with 40 years of experience in the travel and tourism industry. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Moscow government receives terror attack threats, demands to end COVID-19 restrictions
Moscow police are searching for an unknown suspect or suspects who threatened to blow up Moscow central government building. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Thailand PM targets throwing open the doors to the country in 4 months
In a recent address to the nation of Thailand by Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on TV pool, the PM stated that the government is determined to reopen the country in 120 days. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Malta opens up on June 17 to most Americans
Effective June 17, 2021, The United States of America was added to Malta’s Amber List on a state-by-state basis. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Florida COVID-19 cases put major cruise ship launch on hold
Royal Caribbean chief said late Tuesday on Facebook that the decision to postpone Odyssey of the Seas' sailing till July 31 had been made “out of an abundance of caution”. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Tourist destinations begin to reopen again in India
The Taj Mahal and other historical monuments in Agra, India, will reopen to tourists on June 16, 2021, after having remained closed for more than 2 months due to a surge in COVID-19 cases during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Shooter attacks tourists from a jet ski
American tourist was wounded while on vacation in Cancun after gunmen on jet skis sprayed a beach with bullets. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Indonesian government extends COVID-19 restrictions for another two weeks
The risk of COVID-19 transmission in different parts of the country were tagged by colors of red, orange, yellow and green, in which the red zone refers to an area with a high risk, and the green zone means being free of new cases. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Is Medical Tourism Safe?
At first blush, Medical tourism seems like a good idea. Travel to Thailand, UAE, or Germany – and while exploring the culture, food, wines and shops, make a stop at a local hospital for a tummy tuck, a kidney transplant or a hip replacement. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Delta Airlines Flight Attendant determined to crash DL 1730 from LAX to ATL midair
A Delta Airlines off-duty flight attendant forced an emergency landing of Delta Airlines flight 386 from Atlanta to Los Angeles Friday night. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Mass-shooting leaves at least 13 people wounded in Austin, Texas
Austin Police Department has urged the public to stay away from the 6th Street area. It has described the incident as a “chaotic” one, stating that officers are still accessing the situation. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Serbian people have big Hearts during COVID demonstrating a vision for tourisms and strength
The slogan of Serbian people during the COVID-19 pandemic is "Together we are stronger." Since the beginning of the pandemic, Serbia has been capable, efficient, and in solidarity. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Two Royal Caribbean passengers test positive for COVID-19 on fully-vaccinated cruise
Celebrity Millennium is one of the first cruises in North America to restart cruising after over a year and is the largest COVID-19-vaccinated cruise in the world so far. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
9 in 10 African nations set to miss urgent COVID-19 vaccination goal
Africa's 54 countries have registered nearly five million COVID-19 infections to date and numbers increased by nearly 20 percent - to more than 88 000 - in the week ending 6 June. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Pakistan’s Punjab: No COVID-19 vaccination, no mobile phone!
According to Punjab's Health Minister, new policy would disable mobile SIM cards belonging to those who fail to get jabbed “beyond a certain time.” - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Brits make mad dash home from Portugal to beat new quarantine rules deadline
British tourists called the scenes at the airport “absolute carnage” – claiming it took over two hours to check in – and blamed UK government ministers for creating the situation. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Travel to Hawaii without restrictions for visitors
Hawaii is known as the Aloha State. It has been an example to the world when it comes to safety throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The government is working on making the Aloha State available to all visitors once 70 percent of all residents are vaccinated. This may be just weeks away. In the meantime, other major travel restrictions will be lifted on June 15. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
European Union officially closes its airspace to Belarusian airlines
European Council today decided to strengthen the existing restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus by introducing a ban on the overflight of EU airspace and on access to EU airports by Belarusian carriers of all kinds. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Foreigners allowed to enter Brazil by plane only
Even fully vaccinated travelers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants and should avoid all travel to Brazil. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
UK needs to extend Green List to avoid billions in lost tourism revenue
The UK Government is set to review the green list ahead of 7 June, almost a year after mandatory quarantine requirements came into force. The announcement comes ahead of the launch of a dedicated red list arrivals facility at London Heathrow Airport, creating additional capacity for arrivals from an expanded green list. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
South Korea Tourism: The True Picture
The Republic of Korea known as South Korea had been going strong in both inbound and outbound tourism before the COVID-19 pandemic. 84,000 jobs in tourism are now lost. What is the status of the travel and tourism industry in South Korea? - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Jamaica Tourism Minister: COVID-19 protocol breaches will not be tolerated
Jamaica Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett has issued a stern warning that breaches of the established protocols put in place to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, will not be tolerated in the tourism sector. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
India international travel ban continues
The India international travel ban has been extended for over another month until June 30, 2021. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Jamaica Tourism Minister steps up lobby for vaccine equity at Global Tourism Recovery Summit
Jamaica Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett has stepped up his lobby for players in the global community to make their voices heard about the issue of vaccine equity and its implications for global economic recovery, as well as the full restoration of the tourism industry. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online