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After being closed to foreign travelers for more than 18 months, Malaysia is opening its borders to fully vaccinated tourists in November. The country follows Indonesia to start reopening its doors to foreign tourists. Tropical Langkawi, a cluster of 99 islands in the Strait of Malacca, will be the first destination in the country to …
According to a study by the Management Department of the University of Turin led by Paolo Biancone and Silvana Secinaro, Italy has “no overall approach” to create an extensive halal hospitality network, which would entice Muslim travelers to the country. In the international halal tourism market, researchers said, Italy’s competitive capacity is “so low” that …
Indonesia will allow international flights to begin landing at the airport on Bali island next week as it weighs reopening the country to foreign tourists for the first time in more than 18 months. International carriers from countries including China, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates could resume flights to Bali …
It hasn’t been a great year for airlines, thanks to Covid’s impact on the aviation industry, but for one Middle East carrier, it’s just got a lot better. Qatar Airways has taken the top spot in the latest ranking of the world’s best airlines by Skytrax, a review body that also produces a hotly anticipated …
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, in 2020 international air travel declined by 75.6% and domestic travel declined by 48.8%. world-wide. According to the IATA, 2020 was the worst year in travel history. Post pandemic travel is expected to rebound slowly and consumers are changing their travel and tourism demands to include longer more …
