Africa’s Travel Indaba has been postponed indefinitely in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak spreading around the world. South Africa tourism minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane announced the decision earlier. The annual trade show was scheduled to take place at the Durban International Conference Centre from May…

Lufthansa Group Airlines Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Air Dolomiti has announced on 13 March, customers who have tickets for cancelled and existing Lufthansa Group flights can keep these tickets without having to commit to a new flight date straight away. Existing bookings…

The Czech Republic, popular for its capital city Prague, is now highlighting the other cities and experiences in the distinctive regions of the country. To support this, the Czech Tourist Authority – CzechTourism started the year by participating in SATTE 2020, where it got an…

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), established in 1960, today completes 60 years of its presence. “We, on behalf of Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), India offices would like to take this special opportunity to extend our deepest gratitude and appreciation for your constant support…

The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has declared a Movement Control Order which subjects the entire country to certain restrictions in movement in response to the rising cases of the coronavirus or COVID-19 in Malaysia. This order will come into effect from…

Destination Canada and the Tourism Industry Association of Canada have decided to cancel the upcoming Rendez-vous Canada 2020 due to the global outbreak of COVID-19. The event was scheduled to take place in Quebec City from May 5-8, 2020. “With increased Canadian (local, provincial and…

The World Travel & Tourism Council says up to 50 million jobs in the travel & tourism sector are at risk due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. “WTTC figures show the stark impact on the Travel & Tourism sector of the present COVID-19 outbreak with…

While there have been no reported cases of COVID-19 at Disneyland Resort, after carefully reviewing the guidelines of the Governor of California’s executive order and in the best interest of our guests, cast members and your clients, Disneyland Resort has proceeded with the closure of…

The Royal Thai Government has approved Phase One of a broad range of financial and fiscal relief measures to help Thai companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, alleviate the business downturn impact of the COVID-19 virus crisis. Travel and tourism companies are a primary focus…

The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Zurab Pololikashvili led a high- delegation to the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva to further advance the two agencies’ coordinated response to the worldwide Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the…