African destinations meet to plan growth, aviation industry losses to top $84B, safeguarding food security and direct messaging guests step-by-step.

African destinations meet to plan growth
Thursday, 11th June 2020

Recovery and resilience were the central themes as the members of the World Tourism Organization’s Regional Commission for Africa (CAF) met while reflecting the extraordinary circumstances.

The meeting was held virtually, bringing together Ministers of Tourism from across the region with representatives of the African Union, the West African Monetary Union and from the private sector, to plot a united course towards a stronger and better tourism sector >>

Aviation industry losses to top $84 Billion in 2020
11 Jun 2020 : The IATA released its financial outlook for the global air transport industry showing that airlines are expected to lose $84 billion in 2020 for a net profit margin of -20% >>

Nearly 3 million UK tourism jobs could be lost
11 Jun 2020 : Nearly three million jobs could be lost in the UK Travel & Tourism sector if barriers to global travel, such as quarantine measures and blanket anti-travel advisories remain in place, according to new research from the World Travel & Tourism Council >>

Thailand tourism is looking to the sky for answers
11 Jun 2020 : My Saturday is something of a case of man interrupted, so many questions but sadly so few answers and despite a growing tinge of optimism over the green shoots of Thailand’s baby steps towards reopening travel, what keeps me awake at night are nagging thoughts about airlift >>

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Direct Messaging Guests Step-by-Step: The On-Site Experience
Thursday, 11th June 2020

What used to be an innovative way of communicating a few years ago is now the new day-to-day normal, even for older generations.

Direct messaging is always a good way of establishing communications between hotel businesses and guests but there’s one particular stage that brings the most benefits to both parties: the guests’ on-site experience >>

A Guide to Returning to Work in the Next Normal
As employees and tenants begin to return to the workplace, our new guidebook provides resources to help navigate (re)entry in the next normal >>

Safeguarding Food Security in the Age of COVID-19
Food security in sub-Saharan Africa is under threat. The ability of many Africans to access sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs has been disrupted by successive natural disasters and epidemics, cyclones Idai and Kenneth, locust outbreaks in eastern Africa, and droughts in southern and eastern Africa are some examples >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of June 10, 2020
Singapore and Malaysia planning to re-open borders, Langham celebrates 155 years, here is why the hotel industry will bounce back and your book direct strategy >>