Most experts believe the effect of the Ukraine crisis on tourism will be limited, UNWTO strengthens partnership with Saudi Arabia and more..

Most experts believe the effect of the Ukraine crisis on tourism will be limited
Thursday, 17th March 2022

Evoking the ongoing war in Ukraine, most experts in various panels during the ITB Convention expect that its negative effects would be limited for the tourism industry itself.

However, skyrocketing prices of commodities and petrol would far more impact the travel sector >>

UNWTO strengthens partnership with Saudi Arabia: Innovation, education and rural development
17 Mar 2022 : UNWTO and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have agreed on the next steps they will jointly take to establish tourism as a driver of growth, opportunity and development across the Middle East and beyond >>

No more PCR test for fully vaccinated visitors entering Seychelles
17 Mar 2022 : Seychelles shifts its gears and allows visitors to enter the destination without having to present a negative PCR test >>

Israel Hotel Market: Ready and waiting for recovery
17 Mar 2022 : There are huge opportunities available to Israel by improving its tourism sector, attracting more international visitors and achieving the potentially considerable boost to the Israeli economy that can ensue therefrom >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Should Employers Rescind Their Mask Mandates?
Thursday, 17th March 2022

As expected, state and local mask requirements continue to be lifted following the CDC’s loosening of its masking recommendations.

As of today, only 10 states require masks – and many of those requirements apply only in certain limited settings, such as in the healthcare context, shelters, residential care facilities, and schools.

The lifting of these governmental mask mandates raises the question of whether employers should continue to require masks in the workplace as a matter of internal policy >>

CRS + PMS = Success!
Everyone who has been working in hotel technology knows that one of the biggest hurdles for hotels in adopting operational technology is the difficulties in fully integrating all their systems >>

Glasgow Declaration as the Starting Point for Re-Opening Tourism
According to Malcolm Roughead, CEO of Visit Scotland, after various Covid-19 lockdowns the Scottish tourism authorities are aiming to make the most of the necessary recovery by fully aligning with the criteria of the 2021 COP26 climate conference in Glasgow >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNewsletter of March 16, 2022
Accor advances its global development strategy with robust line-up, green hotels for a sustainable future and more >>