Major 2020 initiatives presented to attendees included WTTC’s ground-breaking 100 million Jobs Recovery Plan, which was presented to and welcomed by the G20 during a historic meeting between G20 Tourism Ministers, and more than 45 CEOs and Members of WTTC in October, under Saudi Arabia’s leadership
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Le Meridien Kochi opens fast dining restaurant, Car-Go Bites
Car-Go Bites is a fast-casual dining restaurant which serves international and India inspired food for Kochites those who want a casual, al-fresco, no-fuss dining experience and also for the long-distance highway road commuters.
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Sinclairs Hotels launches its 8th property at Gangtok, Sikkim
The hotel has 60 rooms and suites offering different types of accommodation
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flydubai’s first commercial flight lands in Tel Aviv
The first scheduled commercial flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv received a warm welcome
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IATA Travel Pass to enable safe reopening of borders
The first cross-border IATA Travel Pass pilot is scheduled for later this year and the launch slated for quarter one 2021
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IHG launches Cyber Sale Offer
IHG Rewards Club members can avail this offer when booking a two night minimum stay at participating hotels such as Regent, InterContinental, Kimpton, voco, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express or Staybridge Suites hotels etc. Non-members will receive a guaranteed 45% off when booking a two-night minimum stay
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Sarovar Hotels expands its presence in Gujarat with the signing of Sarovar Portico, Sasan Gir
Sarovar Portico, Sasan Gir, upon completion will feature 56 deluxe and studio rooms
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Airbnb’s Q3 earnings demonstrates a positive reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic
According to GlobalData’s Week 9 COVID-19 recovery survey (fieldwork was undertaken 7-11 October), 41% of global respondents stated that they would consider booking a domestic trip this year, compared to just 30% stating that they would consider booking an international trip
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Global Tourism Plastics Initiative welcomes 26 new signatories
The new signatories include Booking.com, G Adventures, The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Inkaterra, TUI Care Foundation, deSter part of gategroup, and International Aviation Waste Management Platform, among others
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Novotel introduces Vivaah at Novotel
With Vivaah at Novotel, guests get to select a host hotel in any city as their wedding venue. To bring the couple’s dear ones closer to them on their wedding, the host hotel extends the web telecast of the wedding to their relatives and friends present in different cities