Cellet Travel Services has been awarded a three year contract by the Kissimmee Convention & Visitors Bureau to spearhead the destinationâs marketing campaign for travel trade and consumers within the UK and Ireland. Kissimmee, in Central Florida, is one of the USâ leading tourist destinations for Brits. Boasting warm weather year round, Kissimmee is just…
Oyo joins hands with Microsoft to digitally transform travel industry
In a major boost to rebuild the travel industry together, Microsoft and OYO have announced a multi-year strategic partnership to co-develop next-gen travel and hospitality products and technologies. The announcement comes on the back of Microsoftâs recent strategic equity investment of nearly USD 5 million (INR 37 crore) in OYO. Going forward, the companies will…
France Bans Unvaccinated American Travelers
France has become the latest EU country to place a travel ban on American travelers, with a ban on unvaccinated American travelers to come into effect after this weekend. The story was announced late last night, courtesy of a tweet from the French embassy in the US, and is bound to be a blow for…
Nigerian Tourism joins United States Tour Operators
The Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation, the official tourism organisation for Nigeria, has joined the United States Tour Operators Association as an associate member. This membership makes Nigeria the first and only west African country to be accepted into USTOA. Nigeria Tourismâs acceptance into USTOA comes as no surprise, as its goals match up aptly with…
UAE Covid cases down 62% from January
From January to August of this year, the number of Covid-19 cases in the UAE decreased by 62%. According to Dr Farida Al Hosani, the official spokesperson for the UAE health sector, cases totalled 95,787 in the first month of 2021, but that number was reduced to 36,516 last month. A total of 87.19% of…
Recent Study Suggests Risk Of Catching Covid On Flights Very Low
A recent study has shown that the risk of contracting Covid-19 on board an airplane during a flight is extremely low. The study was carried out by Delta Airlines, Mayo Clinic and the Georgia Department of Health, and tested the risk of exposure to Covid-19 on flights where every passenger had tested negative prior to…
American secretary of transport Ray LaHood steps down
American secretary of transport Ray LaHood has confirmed he will step down from the position. Speaking on the official department of transport blog, Fast Lane, LaHood said he had elected not to serve a second term in the position, but work remained to be done. Outlining his accomplishments while in office, he the department had…
Abu Dhabi opens to vaccinated travellers
Fully vaccinated travellers (with vaccines approved by the World Health Organisation) can arrive from all international destinations without the need to quarantine. All travellers will require a PCR test within 48 hours of departure, a test on arrival and retesting on select days depending on the country they have travelled from. Unvaccinated travellers, however, should…
ETIAS Guide to Visa-Free Travel in Europe
We’ve all dreamed of glorious European vacations, right? Whether it’s spending a week in Barcelona, visiting Sardinia in Italy or eating our way through Paris – there are many European travel dreams. Citizens of roughly 60 countries, including the US, who can travel visa-free in Europe will soon need to make an ETIAS application electronically before entering any Schengen country.…
5.8 million international visitors traveled to the United States
The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that 5.8 million international visitors traveled to the United States in September 2012, an eight percent increase over September 2011. September 2012 registered the 18th straight month of increases in total U.S. visits. In September 2012, the top inbound markets continued to be Canada and Mexico with each…