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COVID-19 Impact: International Tourist Numbers Could Shrink 60-80% in 2020, UNWTO REPORTS

International tourism down 22% in Q1 and could decline by 60-80% over the whole year 67 million fewer international tourists up to March translates into US$80 billion in lost exports

COVID-19 to profoundly change the way we used to travel

By Prem Kumar We have entered into a new world order brought in by COVID-19. In this new order, like many other walks of life, travel will also not remain

Destinations

Make your home your stage with lessons from Kennedy Center of Performing Arts, Washington DC

Enjoy free videos of extraordinary live and on-demand performances and educational activities to do at home, with new releases daily. Micro-commissioned by the Kennedy Center The Play at Home project

Prepare, organise for travelling post corona pandemic

By Pradeep Chamaria  In my previous feature, I talked about the consequences of deadly corona or Covid-19  pandemic. I prefer to call it the Traveller’s Pandemic and it has forced us

FAITH revises tourism loss from ₹ 5 lakh cr to ₹ 10 lakh cr

FAITH has revised its earlier estimate of the loss to India’s travel and tourism sector due to the Covid-19 crisis.  The federation has doubled loss guidance on tourism from ₹

Technology

How travel companies are helping promote digital tourism

By Shalini Raj  Digital tourism is a new hit among globetrotters and travel enthusiasts. Sightseeing is now online, and the travel and tourism sector is striving to keep travellers and

Hospitality

Liquor stock worth Rs.10 cr to expire; HRAWI seeks permission to liquidate the same

The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI) has written to the Maharashtra Government pleading hotels and restaurants in the State to be given permission to liquidate perishable liquor

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MYF sets up response fund to support transport sector’s employees

The Transport Industry, one of the largest employment generating sectors in the country, has been severely affected by the Corona pandemic, which has left its 40 million drivers affected with no

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No World for Nomadic Wanderlust

Globetrotters find themselves caged in the COVID infected world.  Pradeep Chamaria We are passing through the most critical moment in history. It’s not only time for prayer but also for

Hospitality

OYO appoints Troy Alstead as its board member

Former Starbucks veteran will help the company strengthen its focus on corporate governance at multiple levels OYO Hotels & Homes has appointed Troy Alstead as an independent member of the company’s