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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Tobago Tobago Hotel and Tourism Association vice president Carol-Ann Birchwood-James wants to discuss plans for the sector with the new THA administration. - Photo by David Reid Tobago Hotel and Tourism Association (THTA) vice president Carol-Ann Birchwood-James is hoping the new Farley Augustine-led Tobago House of Assembly (THA) administration will meet with hoteliers and other businessmen early in the new year to discuss the future of island’s tourism sector. “Business is […]
South Africa is one of the hardest-hit countries in Africa with over 740,000 infections.
The country recorded 60 more virus-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 20,011.
As Guyana works to revive its tourism sector, Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) Carla James yesterday said the country is well positioned to accommodate travel and tourism activities under the new norms of COVID-19.
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Tobago Hotel and Tourism Association vice president Carol-Ann Birchwood-James believes the measures and penalties outlined by Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi for the operation of safe zones is all part of the 'new normal' as the Government slowly reopens the economy in the midst of the covid19 pandemic. At a news conference on Saturday at the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann's, Al-Rawi outlined the procedures to be undertaken by employers and patrons from October 11 to contain the spread of covid19 at […]
AS JAMAICA makes preparatory steps to reopen the tourism sector and, by extension, the country’s borders, more stringent measures are proposed to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Audley Deidrick, president of the Airports Authority of Jamaica and CEO of the Norman Manley International Airport Limited, said that operators of the airports have developed measures to respond to the health threats that COVID-19 might present when the borders reopen.
“There will most likely also be a situation where the public may not have the usual access to parts of the airport that they are accustomed to accessing, just to keep the crowd level in those areas to a minimum and other measures that will be developed as we go along.
Additionally, he said some of the other plans to be implemented to ensure safety amid the pandemic include social distancing and the wearing of protective gear by passengers, airport users and staff.
Shane Munroe, the new head of MBJ Airports Limited, operator of Sangster International Airport, said that additional safety measures would also be introduced at the Montego Bay airport in anticipation of a reopening of the country’s borders.
Social and environmental vulnerabilities facing the Eastern Caribbean
High unemployment and aging populations, with a concomitant prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), add to this region’s troubles.
While spending on health varies across the region (between three and seven percent of GDP), Eastern Caribbean health systems perform substantially below the global average, forcing this region on the back foot as it tackles this health crisis.
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it necessary for Caribbean countries to reassess their preparedness against a wider range of increasing risks – including health pandemics.
Accustomed to the impact of natural disasters, the Caribbean will not only need resilience against global warming but also against a new wave of health risks that threaten the lives and livelihoods of its citizens.
This is why the United Nations COVID-19 Multi-sectoral Response Plan and Funding Appeal for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean states was launched on the May 6 to support the region to tackle this crisis with resources it urgently needs.
BY KIMBERLY KARIATI RUNWAY and commercial male model Delroy Demarco Manuel says COVID-19 has robbed the sector its glitz and glamour. Speaking
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The weather did not deter people from heading to the KwaKhethomthandayo royal palace to join a crowd of people – including dignitaries and President Cyril Ramaphosa – and pay tribute to King Goodwill Zwelithini.
[The Conversation Africa] Governments can build credibility over time through consistent commitment to implementing policies efficiently and effectively. South Africa hasn't done well on this score. As a result of the poor record of policy implementation, investors and the general public have become sceptical of government policy pronouncements.
Caribbean women are being celebrated for the efforts being made in helping the region's countries and territories combat and recover from COVID-19.
[Daily News] THE government yesterday moved to reduce Tanzania Tourism Business Licence (TALA) for tour operators, a move it says will promote the country's key for exearning sector.
“Berlin is a city filled with art, culture, and history,” Kesi Irvin, who quit her job on Wall Street six years ago and is a self-described Black solo-female traveler, told NNPA Newswire. She noted that the city is open about its dark history and offers many tours regarding the old and hateful Nazi regime. “I would recommend going on one of the Underground Berlin tours, which shows how people escaped from East to West Berlin,” Irvin remarked.
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The UK and the US have dealt local hospitality industry a fresh blow after postponing trips to late this year and next year amid travel restrictions over the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tom Blakey of UK's Wayfairer Travel said most of their customers had postponed their plans to late 2020 to 2021.
\"We have some bookings for those periods, but very few compared to 'normal' times,\" Mr Blakey said.
This came as latest Africa's safari company Safaribooking.com data shows that 93 percent of tour operators have lost three quarters of their bookings that they normally make during this time of the year.
The survey, which was done in June from 3 to 6, involved 308 tour operators in Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa, among others.
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Two American Airlines pilots who were born in Jamaica were responsible for steering the first flight of 126 passengers to the island on Monday as the island reopened its tourism sector, since the reopening fo the border.
The pilots, Captain Shaun Nelson of Montego Bay, and First Officer Bethoya Powell, from Tower Isle, safely landed a Boeing 737 aircraft on the tarmac of the Sangster International Airport with the aim of helping to restart the Jamaican economy.
The aircraft, which left Miami, Florida, at 11:30 a.m., arrived in the tourism capital city of Montego Bay at 12:40 p.m.
Powell, Nelson said, was responsible for the roster that brought them together on the same flight – in her role as pilot manager in Dallas, Texas.
Powell said that American Airlines has sought to maintain COVID-19 social-distancing protocols by keeping the middle seats empty.
Stimulus package targets those who lost jobs, on pay-cuts and the self-employed.
CARIBBEAN HOTEL, tourism, and health officials have unveiled a new initiative they say will help...
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The Jamaica dollar hit a new milestone on Wednesday at $150.02 to the US dollar, its lowest value ever. The higher the exchange rate, the lower the value of the local currency and the higher the cost of doing business for Jamaican companies that...
As the country prepares to reopen its borders, Minister of Works and Transport Rohan Sinanan said all airlines are welcome to resume flights to the Piarco Airport when they are ready.
Newsday contacted Sinanan on Tuesday for an update on the plans leading up to the reopening of the borders, closed on March 21, 2020 to curb the spread of the covid19 pandemic
Asked when flights by carriers other than Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) will resume, he said, “We have no control of scheduling of carriers. They submit scheduling to Civil Aviation and Airports Authority of TT (AATT). How soon they will fly in and out will be up to them.
\"The borders will be declared open from July 17.”
Airlines that previously flew into Piarco include JetBlue Airways, American Airlines, Air Jamaica, United Airlines, Air Canada, Surinam Airways, Copa Airlines and Westjet.
Airlines that operated to and from Tobago included British Airways, Condor, CAL and Virgin Atlantic.
But Tobago will remain closed to international flights for the time being, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Stuart Young said last week.
Tobago’s Secretary for Health, Wellness and Family Services Tracy Davidson-Celestine said the Tobago Hotel and Tourism Association (THTA) had asked for more time. But THTA president Chris James denied his association made such a request, saying hotels on the island are ready and eager to welcome guests.
On Saturday the Prime Minister echoed Young’s statement that all international air traffic will pass through Piarco.
AATT’s communications officer Zola Joseph told Newsday, “The authority wishes to advise that following the announcement of the reopening of the borders, all airlines operating out of Piarco and ANR Robinson International Airports will be able to resume international flight operations.”
She said many international airlines are working out their schedules
The post Sinanan on border reopening: Airlines welcome when they're ready appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
Cities and town, where people live and work in close proximity, are among the worst hit in light of how the disease spreads
Lockdowns, enforced as one of the ways to curb the spread of the disease, have resulted in an economic downturn, with large numbers of people losing their jobs.
The urban dwellers are now faced with a looming food crisis as authorities disconnect cities from rural areas to contain the virus, and to protect elderly populations residing in the rural areas.
That means there is triple problem here; the virus causing death and havoc, a larger number of people sitting at home without work and a potential food crises in towns because little is being brought from the rural areas.
CGIAR centres and their partners can also support application of advanced hyper-resolution earth observation systems to map, characterise and recommend suitability of pockets of areas for urban or peri-urban farming.
Time is ripe for an urban and peri-urban agricultural economy to be re-engineered to create multifunctional cities that provide multiple benefits.
With zero per cent occupancy, Mr Ishpal Oberoi has to cough up Sh1.4 million every month to maintain his hotel on the shores of the Indian Ocean.
Even when the tourism sector was at its worst due to terrorism, the investor said hoteliers managed to stay afloat through other business avenues.
Not even terrorism could destroy the industry, but Covid-19 has,” said Mr Oberoi, Kuldip's Touring Company managing director.
Mr Oberoi, Kenya Association of Tour Operators (Kato) Coast branch chairman, said he has exhausted his financial reserves and he is now relying on bank loans.
Operators want Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala to agitate for reduction of water and electricity costs.
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Wildlife Michael Usi has said innovation and culture are key to the tourism sector’s recovery strategies from Covid-19. He was speaking at the ‘Innovation and Investment in Tourism Economy Summit’ in Bodrum, Turkey on June 12, 2021. The minister said prior to COVID-19, the tourism sector was an emerging industry […]
The post Minister Usi in Turkey, says innovation and culture key to tourism sector’s recovery from COVID-19 first appeared on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.
In contrast, Health Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, while allowing the hospitality industry in Kenya to re-open, directed that they undergo mandatory testing of staff for the virus, space tables and seats for social distancing and sell alcohol only when a customer orders a meal.
Most of them have had to send their staff on unpaid leave while some have shed jobs, and this has led to yet another challenge that is likely to hurt the hospitality industry in the medium and long-term — the loss of intellectual property (IP).
Hospitality employees are among those already feeling the heat of these restrictions, forcing the government to write to industry players, such as the Fairmont Norfolk, to question the rationale for the termination of employment for all staff.
One of the unintended consequences of the closure of top hotels is the loss of skilled manpower, trained at great cost to become the best in the hospitality industry.
Unlike other industries, such as manufacturing, the hospitality industry sells customer experience.
More than 14 million people have received the first dose of the vaccine, many with the Sinopharm jab. In May, Morocco gradually relaxed some restrictions, and it resumed international flights in June
Concerns are being raised that there are still too many micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Barbados and the rest of the Caribbean that are unable to process online transactions, limiting their ability to benefit more from the tourism sector. In addition, some of the region’s development partners are calling for greater focus on […]
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(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says employers asking unvaccinated staff to take the vaccine or pay for PCR COVID tests on a regular basis, are making decisions based on their responsibility to the population.
The article Trinidad PM on unvaccinated workers: Employers have a responsibility to their staff, citizens appeared first on Stabroek News.
[This Day] The fifth Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Association of Tour Operators (NATOP) would once again play host to high profile speakers.
