Newsletter - 31st December 2021

Daily News Updates / 31st December 2021

Hospitality
Renaissance Hotels Unveils Its Latest Resort in the Island of the Gods Dynamic Lifestyle Brand Brings its Theatrical Design and Unexpected Mindset to Nusa Dua, Bali Renaissance Hotels, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 30 extraord... READ MORE

Travel Trade
Tourism Malaysia promotes ecotourism at Expo 2020 Dubai Malaysia’s participation in Expo 2020 Dubai is spearheaded by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) with the Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change C... READ MORE

Aviation
AirAsia to complete RM974.5 million rights issue Fundraising strategy on track to provide sufficient liquidity through 2022. AirAsia Group Berhad (AAGB) has announced that it will complete its renounceable rights is... READ MORE

Travel Trade
SITE Global- India chapter appoints Barun Gupta as President Barun will replace Nitin Sachdeva as President who has now been nominated as the SITE Global Board of Directors representing the Asia region. Society for Incentive Travel Excel... READ MORE

International
Passenger Traffic Drops by 20% Due to Omicron Variant, ACI Reveals Airports Council International (ACI) has revealed that passenger traffic at Europe’s airports has declined by 20 per cent since the first reports of the Omicron variant virus oc... READ MORE

International
More Than 8,000 Flights Cancelled Worldwide Due to Large Spread of Omicron Variant More than 8,000 flights were cancelled all over the world from Friday until Sunday due to the current COVID-19 situation that has been prevailing for weeks now in the European con... READ MORE

Associations
China’s Travel & Tourism sector is set to recover by more than 60% this year, reveals WTTC If key measures are followed, the number of those employed in the sector could eclipse pre-pandemic levels New research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) rev... READ MORE

International
Ireland Registered 40% Decrease in Overseas Travel During November Compared to Pre-Pandemic Period The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has revealed through its latest update that overseas travel in Ireland decreased notably in November. The data shows that in November 2021, ... READ MORE

Associations
WTTC calls on EU governments to avoid reintroduction of severe travel restriction Julia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO, joined other EU Travel & Tourism stakeholders in urging EU governments against reintroducing damaging and ineffective travel... READ MORE

Travel Trade
36th IATO Convention: Subhash Goyal Conferred The ‘Hall Of Fame’ Award IATO (Indian Association of Tour Operators) which organised its 36th edition of the annual convention in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, conferred the ‘Hall of Fame’ award to indus... READ MORE

Travel Trade
TAFI takes up issues concerning the disruption of Air India Bookings There’s something seriously wrong at AIR INDIA! Since Wednesday, 22 December travel agents across the country have been unable to access Air India’s inventory on the GDS whi... READ MORE

Travel Trade
Thai Golf Pass Season 5 launched in India Thailand is the perfect holiday offering something for every one of diverse interest, every age and every budget. It offers pristine sandy beaches to lush jungles, bustling busy c... READ MORE

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