Новости за 03.04.2020

Provider of comprehensive virtual events to partner with Hospitality Technology Next Generation to enable the virtualization of annual technology innovation.

The European social partners for the European travel agents and tour operators welcome the new instrument for temporary Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE), designed to help protect jobs and workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic, but urgent measures to avoid adverse liquidity effects on European businesses.

In addition, airBaltic has made a decision to delay launch of the new routes it had planned for summer season of 2020 from all three Baltic states as well as temporarily discontinue a number of additional routes.

Avani Hotels and Resorts announces key management appointments in Asia and the Maldives.

Luxurious beachfront retreat on Koh Lanta now has partners in over 30 countries on five continents, including many of the world’s most important established and emerging tourism markets.

Urgent call to prevent Travel & Tourism sector buckling under the pressure of COVID-19.

In terms of number of deals, the sector saw a drop of 18.8% over the last 12-month average with 95 deals against the average of 117 deals. In value terms, Europe led the activity with deals worth $8.97bn.

COVID-19 airspace closures impact March traffic.

Where flights still operate, an increasing number of countries have implemented a mandatory 14-day quarantine, either at home or at a designated facility, for all arrivals regardless of nationality, symptoms or recent travel history.

Australia’s $45bn export tourism industry has already been battered by January's bushfires which were closely followed by the closure of our China inbound market.

While the U.S. government has limited entry to the U.S. from some countries, domestic air travel and some international travel is still permitted.

With Travel, Hospitality & Tourism sectors among the worst affected by COVID-19, OYO’s entire executive leadership (CXOs) team takes a voluntary pay cut, starting at 25%, with many opting for an  additional  uncapped amount, and some going up to 50% to enable building the runway for the company.

The equipment, which included six laptops and six mobile phones, was donated to the staff of the Agri-Linkages Exchange Project (ALEX), who typically communicate directly with farmers to facilitate the distribution of their produce to the tourism sector.

At the same time, the Board has resolved to delay the date of such Annual Shareholders’ Meeting 2020, originally scheduled for June, until the end of September 2020.

In order to develop this ranking, over one hundred films about travel (or that inspire the viewer to travel) were studied.

The top ten airlines still operating in the first week of April (30th March – 5th April) are: KLM, with 800,000 seats still in service, Qatar Airways, with nearly 500,000 seats in service and Ryanair with 400,000. They are followed in descending order by Delta, Air France, American, BA, Wizz Air, Cathay Pacific and Jeju.

General Manager Anne Golden hires established hospitality expert Steven Drewery to support with the launch of Pan Pacific London.

On refunds- the Code of Conduct requires that these are sent to clients without undue delay. The normal position, that 14 days is the correct time frame, will not apply at the moment, and Members should provide refunds as soon as they can. We are of course aware that there are good reasons currently for delays in paying refunds.

With the extension, all new and existing Dream Cruises and Star Cruises bookings made during this period will have the flexibility to cancel up to 48 hours prior to sailing.