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WTTC: Tourism sector risks losing 75 million jobs
Breaking Travel News | News: tourismUp to 75 million jobs are at immediate risk in global tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council. The alarming figure shows a tourism GDP loss to the world economy of up to[…]
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Saint Lucia launches Instagram travel series to self-isolating Brits
Breaking Travel News | News: tourismThe Saint Lucia Tourism Authority is inviting people to escape to the Caribbean with a social media series that airs twice per week on Instagram.
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Discover Puerto Rico offers virtual salsa, cocktails and cooking
Breaking Travel News | News: tourism“We encourage travellers to daydream about our island now and consider a visit later, when the time is right,” said Brad Dean, chief executive of Discover Puerto Rico.
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Take a virtual trip with Florida Beach Finder
Breaking Travel News | News: tourismIn partnership with Google, Visit Florida completed a four-month odyssey to capture stunning images of all 825 miles of coast in the Sunshine State using Street View Trekker technology.
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Third of global airline fleet in storage as coronavirus rages
Breaking Travel News | News: tourismNearly 900 jets have been added to the stored inventory during the past day, according to data from analytics expert, Cirium. In total, around 7,500 planes are now idle as schedules continue to be cut.
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Antigua & Barbuda closes international airport
Breaking Travel News | News: tourismThe cabinet of Antigua & Barbuda has decided to close the V.C. Bird International airport to all incoming commercial traffic from tonight. To date, there have been no confirmed cases of community spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Antigua.
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Global Tourism Resilience Centre to lead coronavirus fight in Caribbean
Breaking Travel News | News: tourismJamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has argued the Global Tourism Resilience & Crisis Management Centre will be charged with driving the recovery of tourism in the destination and elsewhere in the region post Covid-19.
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Summer holiday bookings down by a third in the Americas
Breaking Travel News | News: tourismInternational summer season bookings for air travel to all American destinations are currently 26.8 per cent behind where they were at the equivalent moment last year, according to new research.
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