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Discover Puerto Rico offers virtual salsa, cocktails and cooking
“We encourage travellers to daydream about our island now and consider a visit later, when the time is right,” said Brad Dean, chief executive of Discover Puerto Rico.
London City Airport closes until end of April
London City Airport has temporarily suspended all commercial and private flights in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Travel demand around the world has seen sharp decline in recent weeks, with virtually all European airlines grounding flights in response.
Saint Lucia launches Instagram travel series to self-isolating Brits
The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority is inviting people to escape to the Caribbean with a social media series that airs twice per week on Instagram.
Redundancies at Virgin Voyages following launch delay
A statement from the line explained: “When Virgin Voyages was founded nearly seven years ago, we never dreamed the world and our industry would be facing the type of challenges we all are today."
WTTC: Tourism sector risks losing 75 million jobs
Up to 75 million jobs are at immediate risk in global tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council. The alarming figure shows a tourism GDP loss to the world economy of up to US$2.1 trillion in 2020.
Bench Events to launch Hospitality Tomorrow online conference
Bench Events is organising a complete online conference to bring together industry leaders to discuss the unprecedented economic circumstances caused by the Covid-19 outbreak.
Chancellor Sunak rules out support for UK aviation sector
Having previously pledged to work with carriers to overcome the financial difficulties created by the coronavirus pandemic, chancellor Rishi Sunak has now advised airlines to find other forms of funding.
Oman Air to ground all flights from Sunday
Oman Air will be suspending all passenger services to and from Muscat from noon on Sunday. No date has been announced for the resumption of services, with cancellations in place until further notice.
IATA predicts huge falls in aviation revenue
Owing to the severity of travel restrictions and the expected global recession, IATA now estimates that industry passenger revenues could plummet $252 billion. The figure is 44 per cent below that for last year.
Singapore rolls out new SG Clean scheme
The Singapore Tourism Board has rolled out the SG Clean quality mark to the tourism and lifestyle sectors as it seeks to rebuild trust in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics delayed until next summer
The Tokyo 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic games will be moved to next year as the world battles the coronavirus outbreak. The event had been due to begin on July 24th.
IBTM Connect to showcase industry knowledge online
IBTM Events has launched a new online platform, IBTM Connect. The service is a resource hub for business events professionals to access and share knowledge and practical guidance.