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An interesting way for Singapore Airlines to generate revenue

🔹 Singapore Airlines has sold its Airbus A380 seats not for flight but for dinner and lunch. 🔹 Interestingly, all the seats of this giant plane are reserved in a short time and only in 30 minutes. 🔹 The maximum price for food on a plane parked in the corner of the airport is about 500 $.

Create: Oct 14, 2020 Edit: Oct 17, 2020

Brazilian tourism on the verge of extinction

In recent months, more than 50,000 tourism businesses in Brazil have been shut down due to quarantine and travelers' concerns about flights and hotel accommodation. This figure represents 16.7% of tourism-related businesses in Brazil. So far, about 5,400 hotels have been closed across Brazil and other cities in the country.

Create: Oct 9, 2020 Edit: Oct 9, 2020

Impact of Corona virus outbreak on global tourist arrivals

According to the World Tourism Organization, the number of international tourists entering the world between January and June 2020 decreased by 65% compared to last year. The largest decrease in the number of tourists with 72% is related to Asia and Australia.

Create: Oct 4, 2020 Edit: Oct 4, 2020

Corona 1.8 trillion $ loss to world tourism economy

The corona outbreak in the travel and tourism sector alone has cost the global economy about 1.8 trillion. The corona outbreak is estimated to put some 46 million travel and tourism-related jobs at risk worldwide. This figure has been 4.8 million jobs in the aviation industry alone.

Create: Oct 4, 2020 Edit: Oct 6, 2020

Resumption of millions of trips to China

Millions of domestic trips have begun in China as the trend of coronavirus infection has remained stable. As the situation normalizes and people start traveling in China, more than 550 million trips are expected to be made during the Chinese Golden Week. Chinese travelers, wearing masks, gather side by side at passenger stations to go on their Golden Week holiday.

Create: Oct 1, 2020 Edit: Oct 7, 2020

Crisis in the Tunisian tourism industry

Tunisia's tourism sector is in crisis and has lost 60% of its revenue. According to official figures, Tunisia's tourism revenue totaled $ 563 million this year. Also, the number of nights that tourists have stayed in hotels has decreased by about 80%.

Create: Sep 30, 2020 Edit: Sep 30, 2020

The UK Tourism Fair (WTM) is held virtually

The London Tourism Fair, known as the "Global Travel Market", is being held virtually this year under the influence of the Corona virus. So the London Tourism Fair will share a new experience in the tourism industry as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. The organizers of the exhibition have stated that the main purpose of the virtual event is to help the recovery, reconstruction and formation of the travel industry during this period. The 40th edition of the UK International Tourism Fair will be held virtually from November 9 to 11.

Create: Sep 25, 2020 Edit: Sep 25, 2020

Corona hits Georgia's tourism industry hard

Georgia's finance minister has announced a 78 percent drop in the tourism sector in the first eight months of 2020 compared to the same period last year. Georgia's tourism revenue has fallen by $ 1.8 billion to $ 483 million since the beginning of the year.

Create: Sep 22, 2020 Edit: Sep 22, 2020

The $ 100 million loss of two Trump hotels due to his professionalism and statements

This amount of losses due to the departure of guests and sponsors from these hotels occurred after the remarks of "Donald Trump". Employees of the Trump trading company have said that his controversial remarks during the 2016 presidential campaign played a significant role in the losses.

Create: Sep 22, 2020 Edit: Sep 22, 2020

Hard winter awaits Egyptian tourism

Hotel owners and tour operators in Egypt believe that even if the tourist destinations reopen and international travel resumes, winter will be very difficult. These days, only a very small number of tourists visit the Pyramids of Giza. On the day of the reopening of the historical site of "Aqsar", only 12 people visited it.

Create: Sep 21, 2020 Edit: Sep 21, 2020

The establishment of Turkish Airlines flights to Iran on first of October is in a state of ambiguity

Secretary of Iranian Airlines Associations announced; The establishment of Turkish Airlines flights to Iran on first of October is in a state of ambiguity. The ticket price for a trip to Turkey via Qatar Airways is about 60 to 70 million tomans, during which the plane first goes to Doha and from there to Belgrade and then to Turkey. We advise travelers to refrain from buying Turkish Airlines tickets for the time being, as it is possible to cancel flights again and people may suffer damages.

Create: Sep 13, 2020 Edit: Sep 13, 2020

Resumption of activities of Thomas Cook Tourism Company online

The British tourism giant, which declared bankruptcy last year, plans to resume its activities online. Of course, the license for this activity has not been issued yet and its time is not known, but Thomas Cook, unlike the past, will not possess a hotel, a plane and a shop.

Create: Sep 12, 2020 Edit: Sep 13, 2020