WTTC: Travel Between US and UK Can Restart if CDC Approves AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine

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Photo © European Union / Piero Cruciatti The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) recently called upon the government of the United States to urgently “speed up” approval of the UK’s AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to help restore vital transatlantic travel. The Centre for Disease Control (CDC), the main health authority in the US, last week approved […]

WTTC Calls for UK to Abandon ‘Confusing’ Traffic Light System for Travel

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Photo source: WTTC The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) on Wednesday called upon the UK government to abandon the “confusing and damaging” traffic light system for travel and replace it with a “simpler and easier to understand” list of green and red countries. WTTC, which represents the global private Travel & Tourism sector, said […]

Covid-19: UK Leaves Greece on ‘Amber’ List for Foreign Travel

By admin 25 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: gov.uk UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps on Thursday announced revisions to the green, amber and red lists on the UK traffic light system for overseas travel. Greece and a number of countries in Europe have remained on the UK’s amber list. Travelers entering the UK from an amber-colored country are required to take a […]

WTTC Aims to Reduce Single-use Plastic Products in Tourism

By admin 18 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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A new report by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), focusing on the complex issue of single-use plastic products within the travel and tourism industry, is offering practical and strategic recommendations for businesses and policymakers. Titled, “Rethinking single-use plastic products in travel & tourism”,

Απώλειες 138 δισ. δολαρίων και 290.200 θέσεων εργασίας, οι επιπτώσεις του Covid στην Ιαπωνία

By admin 11 Ιουνίου 2021

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Στα 138 δισεκατομμύρια δολάρια ανέρχονται οι απώλειες στην οικονομία της Ιαπωνίας από τον δραματικό αντίκτυπο που είχε ο COVID-19 στον τομέα των Ταξιδιών και του Τουρισμού στη χώρα του Ανατέλλοντος Ηλίου, όπως αποκαλύπτει η ετήσια έκθεση οικονομικού αντίκτυπου (EIR) του Παγκόσμιου Συμβουλίου Ταξιδιών και Τουρισμού. Με βάση την έκθεση, η συμβολή του ταξιδιωτικού κλάδου στο

Covid-19: OECD Invites Members to Adopt Safe Travel Blueprint

By admin 3 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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OECD Conference Center in Paris, France. In an attempt to limit uncertainty and difficulty and enable countries to prepare more effectively for a return to safe international travel and tourism in the aftermath of Covid-19, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reached an agreement this week on a plan promoting safe travel worldwide […]