Ghanaian president isolates himself despite negative test for the virus
The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, isolated himself as a precautionary measure for two weeks despite negative tests for coronavirus, after one of his contacts was confirmed to have the disease. President Nana Akufo-Addo began his quarantine on Saturday and will work from the presidential villa in Accra. The president chose...
READING TIME: 1 minLoss of 55 billion USD, figures are chilling
With the Covid-19, Africa has lost $55 billion in revenue from tourism and air transport. This industry accounts for 10% of the continent's GDP and supports 24 million families. Some of the continent's airlines will not recover from Covid-19. African airlines have seen...
READING TIME: 1 minJudicial redress today : Air Mauritius on the brink
The Board of Directors of Air Mauritius confirmed today 22 April that it is unable to honour its financial commitments due to "travel restrictions and border closures in all its markets". The 51-year-old national airline of Mauritius has now been placed in receivership as a direct consequence of this lack...
READING TIME: 1 minThe desperate situation of Italian tourism
Italian tourism has just sent a formal and extremely well-argued letter to the government of Giuseppe Conti, asking for emergency financial aid. Italy is the first Western country to be totally paralysed by the pandemic and also the one with the highest number of deaths in Europe. The transport...
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What should we remember about the 40th WTM in London?
This year, the World Trade Market celebrated its 40th edition with several important events. The WTM is experiencing some...
Threat to tourism: Hurricane Bulbul has severely affected India and Bangladesh
Meteorologists have reported that several people have died as a result of tropical cyclone Bulbul, which moved to the...
Matmo waters Phuket
Thailand’s meteorology department had forecast thunderstorms in the north, north-central and eastern parts of the country. He had not...
