Tourism News Page 194
Japan relaunches UK travel trade website
The platform features news, resources, webinars and giveaway campaigns across Japan to prepare agents for when the Japanese border reopens.
Hilton boosts Saudi hotel development plans
Hilton has reaffirmed its commitment to continued development in Saudi Arabia, creating more than 10,000 new jobs, as part of an ambitious expansion plan across the kingdom.
Nigeria added to red list for England arrivals
The change means UK and Irish citizens and residents arriving from Nigeria must isolate in a government-approved managed quarantine facility for ten days on arrival.
UK to reintroduce pre-departure Covid-19 testing
The government has confirmed all UK arrivals must once again show proof of a negative PCR or lateral flow test before they will be permitted entry. The new rules come into effect on Tuesday.
US arrivals to require Covid-19 test as Omicron fears grow
United States president, Joe Biden, has announced the country will tighten entry requirements in response to growing concerns over the new Omicron variant of Covid-19.
Bartlett appointed GITT ambassador during UNWTO general assembly
Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has been appointed as an ambassador with GITT. GITT – or governmental and institutional travel and tourism – is a new sector within the industry.
Fiji reopens borders to tourism after 20 month closure
Fiji has welcomed its first international passenger flight in nearly two years as the destination reopens its borders. Some 90 per cent of the population is now vaccinated against Covid-19.
Jamaica prepares for return of cruise sector
Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, said the arrival of Carnival Glory at Montego Bay Cruise Port would allow the island to “cross a major threshold in its tourism recovery”.
Saint Lucia Tourism Authority charts new direction for destination
The newly appointed board of directors at the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority has sought to refocus the hospitality offering as the market reopens in the wake of Covid-19.