The Pacific Asia Travel Association has launched the PATA Crisis Resource Centre and Tourism Recovery Monitor. The organisation hopes the system will become a unified platform that provides reliable and up-to-date policy statements, authoritative information and tourism indicators from around the globe. The aim is…

Over the past three weeks, the COVID19 crisis has grown to almost unbelievable proportions, with over half of the world's population either confined and/or under lockdown. With so few people now travelling, more than half of Accor-branded hotels worldwide have already been closed, and this…

In this unprecedented and difficult times due to COVID-19, Ritesh Agarwal, the Founder & Group CEO, OYO Hotels & Homes, has decided to forego 100 per cent of his salary for the rest of the year. The company’s entire executive leadership team has taken a…

SriLankan Airlines has decided to temporarily suspend all its flights from 8th to 21st April 2020 in view of the travel restrictions imposed by the destinations where it operates to. The Airline is constantly reviewing the market conditions and the restrictions imposed by the various…

DCT Abu Dhabi has come up with a feel-good video campaign full of striking images of the emirate, hoping to inspire people to consider their newfound downtime in a positive light. The video encourages travellers across the globe to contemplate as the coronavirus pandemic forces…

Leading digital payments and financial services platform Paytm today announced that it has launched a special hotel listings page on its app to support temporary accommodation needs of the medical frontline forces fighting COVID-19. The company has rolled out this initiative in partnership with more…

With the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) has released a very crisp, relevant and powerful #visitmaldiveslater campaign that encourages everyone to stay home and Visit Maldives later. MMPRC requests everyone to follow their country’s medical guidelines and rules during the…

The European Union has agreed to suspend the airport slot use rules for the whole of the summer season. Around 43 per cent of all passengers depart from over 200 slot coordinated airports worldwide. Previously, the rules for slot allocation meant that airlines had to…

The government of Dubai has offered its backing to Emirates, and will “inject equity into the company” in order to protect it from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, crown prince of Dubai, said the airline was…

NYC & Company has begun highlighting ways to experience the iconic cultural scene of the city virtually, for those who may be seeking an escape in light of the current global Covid-19 situation. Fred Dixon, Chief Executive, NYC & Company said, “During this unprecedented time,…

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a set of recommendations calling for urgent and strong support to help the global tourism sector not only recover from the unprecedented challenge of COVID-19 but to ‘grow back better’. The Recommendations are the first output of the…

India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) has geared up to provide up to 2000 cooked and packed meals every day during Lock Down Period for the health workers of government hospitals (AIIMS & RML) in the state capital as well as to other needy people through…

As part of India’s war against COVID-19, the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India has launched “Lifeline Udan” flights for movement of medical and essential supplies across the country and beyond. Under rhis initiative, 62 Lifeline Udan flights have been operated during the five…

In an attempt to extend support to the foreign tourists who are stranded in India, Indian Ministry of Tourism has come up with a portal to disseminate information regarding the services that can be availed by foreign tourists who are stuck far away from their…

IATA's latest analysis of the COVID19 crisis shows that airlines could burn through US$61 billion of their cash reserves during Q2 2020 ending 30 June, while posting a quarterly net loss of US$39 billion. This analysis is based on a scenario in which severe travel…