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Thursday, Oct 01, 2020

UNWTO to Harness the Power of A.I to Link Tourism Workers with Jobs

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is to work with California-based Eightfold.ai to help *connect tourism jobseekers with employers* and so drive the global recovery of the sector. The new partner...

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Tuesday, Sep 29, 2020

UNWTO and FAO to Work Together on Developing Tourism for Rural Development

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see the two agencies work together to a...

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Monday, Sep 28, 2020

Malta’s consumer sentiment improved slightly in September 2020

*Consumer Confidence in Malta * *EMCS Consumer Confidence Index* Following a downward blip in Consumer Confidence in August 2020, Malta’s consumer sentiment improved slightly in Septemb...

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Sunday, Sep 27, 2020

Official Message by Zurab Pololikashvil, Secretary-General, UNWTO

For the past 40 years, World Tourism Day has highlighted the power of tourism to touch on almost every part of our societies. Right now, this message is more important than ever. The theme of *World T...

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Sunday, Sep 27, 2020

Making the best out of the worst situation possible for tourism

Today marks *World Tourism Day*, which this year is taking place in a far different reality than anyone ever imagined. The upheaval in the travel and tourism industry caused by the Covid-19 pandemic i...

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Saturday, Sep 26, 2020

Travel digitally with Google on World Tourism Day

*September 27 is World Tourism Day* - a time to celebrate tourism's ability to promote meaningful exchanges between people around the world, have fun, recall how travel helps us all recharge – and mak...

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Friday, Sep 25, 2020

The rise of the 'half-tourist' who combines work with a change of scene

*Covid-19 has accelerated the decline of the office, but not everyone wants to work from home. We look at travel firms catering to the growing number of nomadic workers* Until the pandemic the term “...

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Friday, Sep 25, 2020

UNWTO supports EBRD’s web tool for green technologies

* More than 26,000 green technologies available* *Hotels and hospitality businesses to benefit from access to green technologies* *Green Technology Selector identifies more than 26,000 green technolog...

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Thursday, Sep 24, 2020

UNWTO Launches Comprehensive Tourism Recovery Tracker

As growing numbers of countries around the world ease restrictions on travel, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has launched a new Tourism Recovery Tracker to support global tourism. This represe...

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Tuesday, Sep 22, 2020

Coronavirus: Pubs bosses insist early shutdown won't help reduce infection rates

*Leading figures in the hospitality sector insist it is not to blame for rising rates of coronavirus infections.* *Boris Johnson's 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants are being roundly criticised by t...

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Tuesday, Sep 22, 2020

Coronavirus: New Covid restrictions could last six months, says Boris Johnson

*The UK has reached "a perilous turning point", Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said, as he set out a raft of new coronavirus restrictions for England which could last for up to six months.* Shop sta...

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Saturday, Sep 19, 2020

€120m Comino Hotel revamp pledges focus on sustainability

* Bungalows to be replaced by low-lying villas for short and long-let* The Comino Hotel and its bungalows are up for a massive facelift, with an investment of between €110 and €120 million, occupying ...

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