![]() It expects to issue guidelines for the hospitality industry this week with guidance for airports to follow. ![]() The World Travel and Tourism Council is working with governments and travel organizations to agree on standardized health checks and cleaning protocols. ![]() The Dubai Health Authority carries out coronavirus screening on passengers heading to Tunisia on a repatriation flight. “The most critical piece is the airports,” she told CNN Business. And rival cruise line Norwegian has had to raise more than $2 billion in the capital markets to stay afloat.Īirports and hotels are trying to lure travelers back with health checks and enhanced cleaning protocols, all of which will add layers of cost at a time when the sector’s finances are in tatters because of the collapse in travel.īut such measures are necessary to restore confidence before a Covid-19 vaccine is widely available, said World Travel and Tourism Council CEO Gloria Guevara. Princess Cruises, a division of Carnival Corporation, has canceled virtually all its summer sailings, citing limited flight availability and the closure of many popular cruise ports. British Airways parent IAG said last week that it does not expect passenger demand to recover to 2019 levels before 2023. “The critical issue is to build confidence between countries that it is safe to reopen borders without risk of reinfection and to build confidence in the general public that it is safe to fly,” John Holland-Kaye, CEO of London’s Heathrow, the busiest airport in Europe, said last month.īut airlines are already downsizing, trimming fleets and slashing thousands of jobs, in expectation that people will fly less. Philipp Herder/picture alliance/Getty Images “Nobody knows exactly how to do this,” he told CNN in an interview earlier this month. ![]() Greece hopes to start welcoming tourists by July 1, but Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis admits that “it’s a very tough trade off.” While hotel owners such as Gavriel desperately need international visitors, reopening borders risks a surge in new coronavirus infections even if it could mean economic relief. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images) Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty ImagesĮurope is in a new phase of reopening, but it's hardly a return to normal Stir-crazy Italians will be free to stroll and visit relatives for the first time in nine weeks on as Europe's hardest-hit country eases back the world's longest nationwide coronavirus lockdown. A 25% decline in tourism income will knock on average 7% off GDP among “small island developing states,” a contraction that could go as deep as 16% in places such as the Maldives and Seychelles, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.Ī waitress handles takeaway coffee at Sciascia caffe in Rome on May 4, 2020, as Italy starts to ease its lockdown, during the country's lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus. As many as a third of these jobs, or more than 100 million positions, and some $2.7 trillion in GDP could be at risk as a result of the current crisis, the council said last month.Ĭountries that rely most heavily on tourist dollars will be hardest hit. Travel and tourism accounts for some 10% of global GDP and one in 10 jobs, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council, an industry group. ![]() (DLAKF), are seeking government bailouts in order to survive. TUI, the world’s biggest tour operator, said Wednesday that it could shed up to 8,000 jobs.Įven some of the biggest global airlines, such as Germany’s Lufthansa The shutdown is affecting everything from small businesses like Gavriel’s to massive companies, such as Marriott International Gavriel’s story is playing out across the globe, as government restrictions designed to curb the coronavirus pandemic keep billions of people at home, bringing international travel and tourism to a standstill. Greece says it'll reopen to tourists on July 1 as it claims success over Covid-19 ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |