Tag: Novel Coronavirus Impact
Travel restrictions grip 96% of global destinations
The UNWTO is calling on all governments to continuously review travel restrictions and ease or lift them once it is safe to do so,...
Domestic travel to bailout India’s tourism sector
India's industry players are banking on domestic tourism to revive their sagging fortunes amid travel slowdown, in view that local holidaymakers may prefer to...
Asian countries step up social distancing, extend lockdowns as virus toll...
Governments across Asia are tightening the screws on social distancing and travel restrictions, with many announcing the extension of travel bans and lockdowns, in...
57% Indian hotels shut as tourism dries up
The coronavirus has put the hospitality sector under huge strain, and India is no exception, with the majority of hotels in the country having...
Covid-19 hammers India’s hotel sector
With the intensifying Covid-19 situation in India, with authorities in some cities tightening restrictions on movement and warning that the 21-day nationwide lockdown which...
Navigating the present crisis differently
Deep Bhong, director of Travind Institute in India, believes that the travel and tourism faternity needs to embrace competitors, training opportunities and responsible practices, among other things, to rise above the current crisis.
