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The Duchess of Roxburghe and Sir Gareth Edwards will officially open the Tweed Salmon Fishing Museum at Kelso’s former old
By Bulelwa Payi 
Aug 30, 2020
AS the country gears itself for Tourism Month in September, the City of Cape Town has unveiled plans to help the sector bounce back from the Covid-19 lockdown repercussions.
The plans include a focus on domestic travel and the establishment of a dedicated team to re-imagine tourism and help the sector regain its market
Hamilton County banked its fifth consecutive billion-dollar tourism year in 2019, and that would normally be unambiguously good news — but this year hits a little different.
“It’s great news,” said Barry White, the CEO of the Chattanooga Tourism Company. “But we also have to talk about where we are right now.”
The year had a promising start, but by the time it’s over the 2020 data will likely show
Religious tourism is among the oldest forms of planned travel and to this day remains a huge industry.
About 300 to 330 million tourists visit the world’s
Tourism, like any other economic sector, contributes to climate change through carbon emissions. The sector has a lot to lose from unsustainable practices, though. And this can have a serious impact on local and national economies and people’s livelihoods.
Tourism is one of the most important economic sectors. It contributes an average of about 10% to global gross domestic product and employs millions of young people and women across the
Would this be a good time to bring tourists back?
Well, no. The number of dally coronavirus cases are hitting record highs. Oahu is under another strict lockdown. The U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, visiting Hawaii this week, warned that the numbers, both in cases and positivity rates, are likely to go even higher. Lifting the 14-day quarantine on trans-Pacific travel seems ill-advised at the moment.
Meanwhile, though, more sobering
* Increases subsidies for hotels, flights
* Value-added tax kept at 7% for another year (Adds detail, valued-added tax)
BANGKOK, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday approved more stimulus measures to support domestic tourism to recoup some of the losses from the absence of global travel after the coronavirus pandemic shut borders, a government official said.
The government will increase benefits contained in an earlier package including subsidies
Hawaii’s planned September 1 start date for allowing out-of-state visitors to bypass a 14-day quarantine has been delayed until October.
USA TODAY
HONOLULU, Hawaii — Hawaii’s communities that survived the demise of plantations by transforming into tourist destinations are struggling as the coronavirus pandemic keeps away visitors.
The newly formed Paia Community
Gliding across Montenegro’s majestic, mountain-ringed Kotor bay, captain Ivan Gvido Krivokapic revels in the unusually tranquil waters of a destination that has become a tourist magnet in recent years.
But any joy brought by the pandemic-triggered peace is tinged with anxiety about the economic future of a tiny country, which heavily depends on its tourism industry.
Boat passengers will “probably never again experience such an empty bay and see all
National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow discusses coronavirus economic and employment recovery, U.S.-China relations and the Trump administration’s efforts to rebuild the economy, and also responds to economist Paul Romer calling him a liar.
The global tourism industry has lost $320 billion in export earnings in the first five months of the year and 120 million jobs are at risk as a result of the devastating economic effects of the
A new policy brief from the United Nations outlining Covid-19’s impact on the tourism industry projects the pandemic will cost the tourism industry approximately $1 trillion in losses and threaten more than 100 million jobs worldwide, underlining how the ongoing global crisis has devastated one of the world’s largest industries.
Tourists gather outside Buckingham Palace while on the London Big Bus open-top tour in London. … [+]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres released a new report today that draws on UNWTO data to quantify the devastating impact that the coronavirus pandemic has had on global tourism. It warns that up to 120 million tourism jobs are at risk, with the economic damage likely to exceed $1 trillion in 2020 alone.
“It is imperative that we
With so many man-made attractions, natural playgrounds and dramatic landscapes that are all world-famous, it is no wonder that California attracts millions of visitors from all over the globe. Only in this state can one experience the likes of stunning coastal drives, a forest of the world’s tallest trees, a lake that offers year-round fun, magical theme parks and shows starring killer whales. To learn more about what to see
The U.S. Open tennis tournament, New York Fall Fashion Week and the U.N. General Assembly meetings, which together attract nearly one million attendees and make every September an economic windfall for New York City, will be unrecognizable this year.
The three high-profile September events have been dramatically scaled back, with limited in-person attendance and much of the activity set to be hosted online. Their dwarfed presence comes as New York … Read More
Los Angeles is known as the entertainment capital of the world, and for good reason. The movies, television shows and music produced in the City of Angels are enjoyed all over the globe. While the city’s show-business history and the chance to rub elbows with a celebrity draws many visitors to L.A., the area’s beaches, theme parks and year-round sunny weather are also big attractions. A world-class collection of museums,
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