A new law that bans face-covering clothes on public transport, in government buildings and at health and education institutions has come into force in the Netherlands. The proscribed clothing includes the burqa and niqab, that Muslim women are forced to wear. The Netherlands is the latest European country to introduce such a ban, following the likes of France,…
Sri Lanka’s PM Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that the country has once again become safe for tourists. “Since the unfortunate and tragic blasts which took place on Easter, we have taken all the necessary precautions to ensure that tourists can visit Sri Lanka and to ensure that they have a safe stay in Sri Lanka,” Prime Minister said…
A new forecast of China’s airports indicates slowing and redistribution of domestic traffic growth, but China-U.S. traffic potential far more robust than might be expected in light of trade issues between the two nations. Airports:China report, analyzing forecast trends at China’s top 200 airports, has also determined that less than 15% of the potential China-US demand…
The steep and steady decline in the U.S. share of the lucrative international travel market is set to continue until at least 2022, according to the latest forecast figures from the U.S. Travel Association. U.S. global long-haul travel market share is on a four-year slide since its previous high of 13.7% in 2015, falling to 11.7%…
Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains a real threat. Rwanda is now reacting and today closed the border to its neighbor after at least two people died on the deadly virus after crossing the border. The outbreak is the most complicated ever as it is happening in an active conflict zone. In a…
The Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Tun Mahathir Mohamad, officially launched the logo of the Visit Malaysia 2020 campaign on July 22, 2019, at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The logo of the campaign presents various recognizable icons of Malaysia such as the hornbill, the bunga raya (hibiscus), the wild fern, and the colors of the Malaysian flag.…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released performance figures for 2018 showing that global air connectivity continues to become more accessible and more efficient. The IATA World Air Transport Statistics (2019 WATS) confirms that: 4.4 billion passengers flew in 2018 Record efficiency was achieved with 81.9% of available seats being filled Fuel efficiency improved by…
Air traffic between China and African continent has expanded rapidly over the last decade, due to a massive investment pouring into Africa from the east Asian country. There are currently eight direct flights operating on an average day between China and African nations. That is a huge increase from less than a decade ago when airlines averaged less than…
Global Blue (the tax free shopping system), periodically analyzes purchases made by foreign tourists in Italy to monitor tourist flows. The research was presented by Federturismo (The Italian Federation of Tourism) on the occasion of the annual meeting of the Parliamentary Observatory for Tourism, chaired by Ignazio Abrignani (lawyer and member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian…
The Rapid Response Team put in place by the African Tourism Board in cooperation with Safertourism allows reacting to any type of security situation in tourism instantly. African Tourism Board Safety and Security expert Dr. Peter Tarlow reminded all ATB members, security incidents around the world once again underline the need for African nations to…