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ALSACE CREATES NEW REGIONAL ENTITY
France’s two easternmost départements (districts), the Bas-Rhin and the Haut-Rhin, have unified…
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EUROPEAN NIGHT TRAINS ARE BACK – WITH TEE 2.0
Night trains are making a come-back in continental Europe as an environmentally…
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BREXIT CHANGES LITTLE FOR TRAVEL TO & FROM UK
While Covid-19 brought tourist movements to and from the UK almost to…
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GERMAN INBOUND TOURISM: RECOVERY PHASE ‘TILL 2023
Petra Hedorfer, Chief Executive Officer of the German National Tourist Board gives…
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SLOVENIA TO PROMOTE “GREEN GASTRONOMY” IN 2021
With Slovenia named “European Region of Gastronomy” 2021, the country’s tourism board is…
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CREATING A SAFE AND SEAMLESS JOURNEY IN THE NEW NORMAL
The World Travel & Tourism Council has unveiled a major new report…
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ABTA REVEALS TRAVEL TRENDS FOR 2021
ABTA – The Travel Association – has revealed six key trends that…
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ITB BERLIN @ IPK: HIGH TRAVEL SATISFACTION IN SUMMER DESPITE COVID-19
For the second time this year and with the participation of ITB…
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LUXURY HOTEL MARKET STILL ON THE RISE
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Luxury Hotels estimated at US$174.9bn in…
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NICE AIRPORT INTRODUCES FREE ANTIGEN TESTING
Nice Côte d’Azur Airport has opened a comprehensive technical platform, supervised by…
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ACCOR TAKES FULL OWNERSHIP OF SBE’S LIFESTYLE HOTEL BRANDS
After a 2018 acquisition of a 50% stake in sbe, Accor has…
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EUROPEANS MAINTAIN A ROBUST DESIRE TO TRAVEL, DESPITE COVID-19 SECOND WAVE
European travellers have a stable and positive attitude towards travel but concerns…
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SAXONY CELEBRATES THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
While the German state of Saxony is regarded as a “Christmas wonderland”,…
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ETC CALLS FOR NATIONS TO JOIN FORCES ON CRISIS SOLUTIONS
The head of the European Travel Commission says with a second wave…
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FLYBE SET TO RESUME BUSINESS
Collapsed regional airline Flybe could restart operations as soon as next year,…
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MORE MILLENNIALS SEEK ADVICE FROM TRAVEL AGENTS
A new consumer survey in the UK has revealed that 44% of…
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FIRST IN-SITU COVID TESTS LAUNCHED AT HEATHROW
Collinson and Swissport have announced the launch of pre-departure rapid testing facilities…
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SAXONY PARTNERS WITH ITB
Saxony is to become the first Official Cultural Destination of ITB Berlin 2021…
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NEW ABTA REPORT UNDERLINES IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABILITY IN TOURISM RECOVERY
ABTA has published a new report which sets out how the devastating…
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LINZ TRIALS AUTONOMOUS AERIAL VEHICLES
The dream of “personal drone” transport is coming a step closer, as…
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VENICE’S MOSE SYSTEM PREVENTS FLOODING FOR FIRST TIME
After decades of delays, sea walls designed to defend Venice from the…
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USA & BELGIUM TO OPEN PRECLEARANCE FACILITY AT BRUSSELS AIRPORT
The USA and Belgium concluded an agreement on 28 September to implement…
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ETC PUBLISHES RECOVERY STRATEGY HANDBOOK FOR NTO’S
The European Travel Commission (ETC) has published a handbook that explores the…