Safe Spain - Safe Sport, Safe Tourism

The Spanish government, LaLiga and the Confederation of Employers and Industries of Spain (CEOE) have come together in a bid to boost and promote Spain as a safe destination for tourism and sport in a campaign that will be given considerable visibility domestically and internationally over the remaining 11 rounds of fixtures in LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank. The “Safe Sport, Safe Tourism” campaign is a joint campaign by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism (via Turespaña), the

2020 Wawa Welcome America-Virtual festival

Welcome America, Inc. and the City of Philadelphia announced 50+ free events that will create the reimagined 2020 Wawa Welcome America seven-day virtual festival taking place Sunday, June 28 through Saturday, July 4.The 2020 festival will be entirely free and virtual, encompassing multicultural and multigenerational programming, highlighting Philadelphia’s diverse voices. With a lineup of concerts, online educational activities, behind-the-scenes experiences, cooking demonstrations, at-home

D.I.V.E. into the world of Kandima Maldives

Let’s face it; how we live, work and travel may never be the same again. At Kandima Maldives, they believe in continuous innovation to meet the new normal head on and bring guest extraordinary experiences that are playful, different and fresh. To us, change is a good thing!Many travellers are missing the Maldives’ crystal clear waters so Kandima is oh-so excited to launch its totally immersive, state-of-the-art virtual platform – Kandima D.I.V.E (Digitally Immersive Virtual Experiences).D.I.V.E.

TBCSA for reopening international travel to South Africa by Sept 2020

The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) successfully presented the Tourism Recovery Strategy to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Tourism yesterday.The data-driven Tourism Recovery Strategy advocates unequivocally for an earlier phased reopening of international tourism to South Africa as soon as September 2020.While one of the comments raised by the Tourism Portfolio Committee was that the proposed September timing may be impacted by the predicted peak in COVID-19 infections

South Africa voted most popular post-COVID-19 destination

The Rainbow Nation of South Africa has been nominated the most sought-after destination through Tourlane’s recent survey, which analyzed aspirations of travel communities across the globe as travel restrictions steadily begin to ease off.South Africa emerged as the most popular destination for global travellers, towering above New Zealand and Canada. The survey also revealed that after many weeks of confinement, travellers were seeking an escape to the great outdoors (31%), followed by an

Israel’s Purple Standard for Reopening and Operating Hotels

In preparation for reopening Israel to both domestic and international tourism, Israel’s Ministries of Tourism and Health have outlined the “Purple Standard”, a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for operating hotels in the country.For hotels to remain in compliance with the new procedures, they must reach and maintain several benchmarks outlined by the Ministry of Health officials, that will deem the property safe to welcome travellers.“It’s extremely important that hotels across our

Spain Will Wait

Turespaña, an agency under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, has launched a new video on social media platforms within the campaign ‘#SpainWillWait ́ in order to attract international visitors from July 1. “Spain is prepared to receive foreign tourists in safe conditions from July 1 and will do so with continuous love and hospitality. Through this video, we want to encourage you to plan your vacations to our country, where you can find a wide and diverse tourist offer that meets

South Africa Tourism sector lobbies to save summer season

South Africa’s tourism private-sector, under the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA), have been engaging on the Tourism Recovery Strategy currently being developed by South African Tourism. TBCSA is advocating unequivocally for the earlier phased reopening of international tourism to South Africa this year to as soon as September 2020.This data-driven recovery strategy has been presented to relevant government authorities and is guided by government’s risk-adjustment strategy as