The global travel and tourism revenues are projected to reach only $385 billion in 2021, less than half pre-COVID-19 levels. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
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Travel plans: Where Gen Z, Millennials and Gen X clash and where they align?
Travel study reveals clashes and alignments amongst Gen Z, Millennials and Gen X. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
North American inbound tourism spend declined by 74.1% in 2020
North America’s forecast recovery follows the general global travel consensus that domestic tourism will recover first by 2022, but international arrivals will not recover until 2024. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Most Brits Would Not Patronize Unvaccinated Businesses
Less than half of Britons expressed willingness to keep using an unvaccinated professional. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Vaccination Proof Now Mandatory for San Francisco Indoor Businesses
San Francisco will require businesses in high-contact indoor sectors to obtain proof of vaccination from their patrons and employees for them to go inside those facilities. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Australian Capital Territory enters full COVID lockdown
Under the lockdown, residents of Canberra and its surrounding suburbs will only be allowed to leave home for essential reasons including essential work, healthcare, vaccine appointments, grocery shopping and one hour of exercise per day. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Mexico Tourism Hurt by US Non-Essential Travel Restrictions
While the Mexican Government is allowing travel into the country, restrictions on outbound travel are being applied by the US. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
French Police Vaccine Pass Raids Empty Paris Cafés
Many sidewalk cafés were sitting completely empty as their regular customers chose instead to sit on public benches outside. - eTurboNews | Travel News
Chinese E-Commerce Giant to Set Up New Airline
The setup of a new cargo airline comes as JD.com's online shopping rival Alibaba Group Holding LTd has been expanding its fleet. YTO Cargo Airlines, owned by Alibaba-backed YTO Express, is introducing freighters converted from 767 and 777 planes. - eTurboNews | Travel News
Thailand, Tourism, and Dark Red Zones: Not good news
Thailand is not ready to welcome tourists anytime soon. With the Delta variant expanding, the Kingdom is locking up more provinces - and this may last the entire month. - eTurboNews | Travel News
2021 Top 10 Global Foodie Hotspots Revealed
The food we enjoy on holiday is one of the many reasons we love to travel. - eTurboNews | Travel News
Caribbean Tourism Guardedly Optimistic About Summer Travel
Data from Caribbean Tourism Organization member countries suggest reversal of slide which began at the end of March 2020. - eTurboNews | Travel News
Hawaii hotels revenue up substantially in June 2021
It’s a positive sign to see Hawaii hotel accommodations statewide reporting an upward rise, knowing how many local workers and families are benefiting from the return of the domestic market. - eTurboNews | Travel News
Domestic Tourism Continues to Rebound While International Travel Largely On Hold
Between January and May, international tourist arrivals were 85% below 2019 levels. - eTurboNews | Travel News Online
Internet of Things Will Have a Bigger Role in Post-Pandemic Travel
Wearable tech devices at airports and other transport terminals can allow travelers to practice correct social distancing procedures and keep to other health and safety compliance guidelines, which stems the spread of COVID-19 and keeps travelers feeling safe. - eTurboNews | Travel News Online
Hawaii warns visitors about recalled sunscreen products
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. is voluntarily recalling all lots of five NEUTROGENA and AVEENO aerosol sunscreen product lines. - eTurboNews | Travel News Online
Chinese Xiaomi Dethrones Apple as World’s Second Largest Smartphone Maker
Xiaomi shipments have soared 300% in Latin America and 50% in Western Europe, compared to last year. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
Before Taking Off to Your Holiday Destination: Shop and Dine at Frankfurt Airport!
Many shops and restaurants have reopened at Frankfurt Airport – Tim Mälzer’s “Pezzo di Pane” gives you an authentic taste of Italy. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
IATA Urges States to Follow WHO Guidance on International Travel
WHO guidance recommends a “risk-based approach” to implementing measures related to COVID-19 and international travel. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
Cheapest Travel Destinations to Shop for Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Chanel, Gucci and Prada
The USA is one of the cheapest countries to purchase designer fashion, with most of high-fashion items costing the least in the US. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
World’s most and least affordable city breaks
City breaks can be very affordable, but it all depends on the destination, with some city breaks being considerably more expensive than others. | World’s most and least affordable city breaks
Israel reimposes mask mandate just 10 days after scrapping COVID-19 restrictions
Israeli health officials fear that the infectious Delta variant, first detected in India, is behind the rising case numbers, as its highly transmissible nature means it can spread rapidly among a population, putting the health of unvaccinated individuals at risk. Israel reimposes mask mandate just 10 days after scrapping COVID-19 restrictions
Switzerland opens its borders to vaccinated Gulf tourists
Switzerland will welcome fully vaccinated GCC visitors when it opens its borders on 26 June 2021. Switzerland opens its borders to vaccinated Gulf tourists
Shanghai announces 2021-2025 tourism development plan
Shanghai is expected to become an open international tourism hub relying on its Hongqiao and Pudong airports and Wusongkou international cruise terminal. Shanghai announces 2021-2025 tourism development plan
Israel ends indoor mask mandate
On Tuesday, Israel ends its indoor mask-wearing mandate one month after removing the outdoor decree. - 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
Sandals Resorts Barbados: Opened and welcoming guests
It was what Sandals Resorts International Executive Chairman Adam Stewart called a landmark day when 2 of their Barbados hotels reopened last month, the last to do so since the pandemic arrived over a year ago. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
WTTC: Travel & Tourism contribution to Caribbean GDP dropped by $33.9 billion in 2020
Travel & Tourism’s impact on Caribbean’s GDP fell from USD$58.4 billion (14.1%) in 2019, to USD$24.5 billion (6.4%), just 12 months later, in 2020. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
484,071 visitors arrived by air to Hawaii in April 2021
Prior to the pandemic, Hawaii experienced record-level visitor expenditures and arrivals in 2019 and in the first two months of 2020. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
UK domestic tourism set for bumper summer
After months of a long, miserable winter lockdown, many brits will be desperate to escape, and domestic staycations will once again rule this year. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online