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2020 "Worst Year" In Tourism History As Pandemic Cost $1.3 Trillion: UN
The coronavirus crisis cost the global tourism sector $1.3 trillion in lost revenue in 2020 as the number of people travelling plunged, the UN said Tuesday, calling it "the worst year in tourism history".
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Britain Holds Crisis Meeting Over Travel Ban
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was to chair a crisis meeting Monday as a growing number of countries from France to Argentina blocked flights to Britain over a new highly infectious coronavirus strain the UK said was "out of control".
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Coronavirus Cost Global Tourism $460 Billion In January-June: United Nations
The coronavirus crisis cost the global tourism sector $460 billion in lost revenue during the first six months of 2020 as the number of people travelling plunged, the UN said Tuesday.
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Stay Out Of Punjab: Amarinder Singh To Arvind Kejriwal In Row Over Covid
A day after Arvind Kejriwal asked AAP workers to travel across Punjab with an oximeter to identify potential Covid patients, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh called on Mr Kejriwal to stay out of his state and focus on managing the crisis in Delhi
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One-Step Gap In Escalators, Foot Pedal For Lifts: New Delhi Metro Rules
Delhi Metro, which has been shut since March 22 due to the coronavirus crisis, is set to resume operations from Monday, September 7, in a graded manner. The metro travel experience is set to change, with thermal scanning and social distancing rules across the stations as well as inside trains. The Urban Development Ministry has announced that if vi...
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Golfer Lee Westwood Apprehensive About Travelling To United States Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The attraction of playing in a major is not enough to sway Lee Westwood, who said he is worried about the way the United States is handling the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Flights Safest Way Of Travel Amid COVID-19 Crisis: AIIMS Delhi Director
Travelling in flight is the "safest" mode of travel when compared to others during a pandemic, said All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria said on Tuesday.
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Qatar Airways To Slash Foreign Pilots' Pay: Memo
Qatar Airways will slash some pilots' salaries and make others redundant to offset the revenue collapse caused by the novel coronavirus travel crisis, it said in a memo seen by AFP Monday.
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Qatar Airways To Slash Foreign Pilots' Pay: Memo
Qatar Airways will slash some pilots' salaries and make others redundant to offset the revenue collapse caused by the novel coronavirus travel crisis, it said in a memo seen by AFP Monday.
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MakeMyTrip Lays Off 350 Employees as Travel Sector Suffers Due To COVID-19 Crisis
Founder Deep Kalra and CEO Rajesh Magow sent out a letter to all MakeMyTrip employees informing them about the layoff. The letter was accessed by Gadgets 360, and the reason for this layoff has been attributed to the COVID-19 crisis, and its long-drawn impact on the travel industry.
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Piyush Goyal Urges "Vulnerable" Migrants To Travel Only When Necessary
Railways Minister Piyush Goyal today urged people suffering from serious ailments, underlying medical conditions, pregnant women, children and those above 65 years to travel in Shramik Special trains "only when necessary".
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Karnataka Clarifies Fewer Flights From 5 States, No Ban
Karnataka has requested the Civil Aviation Ministry to reduce the number of incoming flights from five states - Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan - to contain the spiralling coronavirus infection in the state.
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UK's EasyJet To Cut 4,500 Jobs To Stay Competitive After Coronavirus Crisis
Britain's easyJet plans to cut up to 4,500 jobs and shrink its fleet to adjust to the smaller travel market which is forecast to emerge from the coronavirus crisis.
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Air Space Restrictions To Be Eased To Cut Flying Time, Fuel Cost: Centre
Restrictions on Indian air space will be eased to reduce travel time and save fuel, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today, in her fourth set of announcements on a mega stimulus package to tackle the economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis on various sectors. She also gave details of six airports to be auctioned to private players.
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Hyatt Hotels To Lay Off 1,300 Employees As COVID-19 Cripples Travel
Hyatt Hotels Corp said late Monday it would lay off 1,300 people globally as it tries to cope with the coronavirus crisis, which has virtually halted global travel by keeping people indoors.
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2020 "Worst Year" In Tourism History As Pandemic Cost $1.3 Trillion: UN
The coronavirus crisis cost the global tourism sector $1.3 trillion in lost revenue in 2020 as the number of people travelling plunged, the UN said Tuesday, calling it "the worst year in tourism history".
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Britain Holds Crisis Meeting Over Travel Ban
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was to chair a crisis meeting Monday as a growing number of countries from France to Argentina blocked flights to Britain over a new highly infectious coronavirus strain the UK said was "out of control".
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Coronavirus Cost Global Tourism $460 Billion In January-June: United Nations
The coronavirus crisis cost the global tourism sector $460 billion in lost revenue during the first six months of 2020 as the number of people travelling plunged, the UN said Tuesday.
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Stay Out Of Punjab: Amarinder Singh To Arvind Kejriwal In Row Over Covid
A day after Arvind Kejriwal asked AAP workers to travel across Punjab with an oximeter to identify potential Covid patients, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh called on Mr Kejriwal to stay out of his state and focus on managing the crisis in Delhi
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One-Step Gap In Escalators, Foot Pedal For Lifts: New Delhi Metro Rules
Delhi Metro, which has been shut since March 22 due to the coronavirus crisis, is set to resume operations from Monday, September 7, in a graded manner. The metro travel experience is set to change, with thermal scanning and social distancing rules across the stations as well as inside trains. The Urban Development Ministry has announced that if vi...
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Golfer Lee Westwood Apprehensive About Travelling To United States Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The attraction of playing in a major is not enough to sway Lee Westwood, who said he is worried about the way the United States is handling the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Flights Safest Way Of Travel Amid COVID-19 Crisis: AIIMS Delhi Director
Travelling in flight is the "safest" mode of travel when compared to others during a pandemic, said All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria said on Tuesday.
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Qatar Airways To Slash Foreign Pilots' Pay: Memo
Qatar Airways will slash some pilots' salaries and make others redundant to offset the revenue collapse caused by the novel coronavirus travel crisis, it said in a memo seen by AFP Monday.
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Qatar Airways To Slash Foreign Pilots' Pay: Memo
Qatar Airways will slash some pilots' salaries and make others redundant to offset the revenue collapse caused by the novel coronavirus travel crisis, it said in a memo seen by AFP Monday.
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MakeMyTrip Lays Off 350 Employees as Travel Sector Suffers Due To COVID-19 Crisis
Founder Deep Kalra and CEO Rajesh Magow sent out a letter to all MakeMyTrip employees informing them about the layoff. The letter was accessed by Gadgets 360, and the reason for this layoff has been attributed to the COVID-19 crisis, and its long-drawn impact on the travel industry.
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Piyush Goyal Urges "Vulnerable" Migrants To Travel Only When Necessary
Railways Minister Piyush Goyal today urged people suffering from serious ailments, underlying medical conditions, pregnant women, children and those above 65 years to travel in Shramik Special trains "only when necessary".
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Karnataka Clarifies Fewer Flights From 5 States, No Ban
Karnataka has requested the Civil Aviation Ministry to reduce the number of incoming flights from five states - Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan - to contain the spiralling coronavirus infection in the state.
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UK's EasyJet To Cut 4,500 Jobs To Stay Competitive After Coronavirus Crisis
Britain's easyJet plans to cut up to 4,500 jobs and shrink its fleet to adjust to the smaller travel market which is forecast to emerge from the coronavirus crisis.
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Air Space Restrictions To Be Eased To Cut Flying Time, Fuel Cost: Centre
Restrictions on Indian air space will be eased to reduce travel time and save fuel, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today, in her fourth set of announcements on a mega stimulus package to tackle the economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis on various sectors. She also gave details of six airports to be auctioned to private players.
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Hyatt Hotels To Lay Off 1,300 Employees As COVID-19 Cripples Travel
Hyatt Hotels Corp said late Monday it would lay off 1,300 people globally as it tries to cope with the coronavirus crisis, which has virtually halted global travel by keeping people indoors.
