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Global tourism rebounds to 80% of pre-pandemic levels, UNWTO reports

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) announced in a recent report that global tourism, in terms of tourist arrival numbers, has rebounded to 80 percent

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China's reopening is 'final piece' needed for global tourism's recovery: UNWTO chief

Zurabyearresumption of Chinese domestic tourism is the final step for global tourism to recover from the pandemic according to the UN World Tourism Organization UNWTO.

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Egypt moves 22 Pharaonic mummies to new museum

Egypt moved on Saturday evening 22 Pharaonic mummies from the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) in a festive, remarkable parade

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Chinese becomes an official language of the UNWTO

UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili congratulates China on the Chinese language officially becoming an official language of UNWTO in a specially produced video. /UNWTO The United Nati

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Spotlight: Global tourism struggles to recover amid easing COVID-19 restrictions

As countries around the world are cautiously reopening to revive their hard-hit economies in the COVID-19 pandemic, global tourism has seen a glimmer of hope, but stil

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UNWTO barometer shows enormous impacts of coronavirus on tourism industry

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Tuesday highlighted the enormous cost which the coronavirus pandemic brings to the global tourism sector, both

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China will be a main source market for European destinations, says UNWTO chief

As countries in Europe start to reopen to tourism amidst a decline in the spread of COVID-19, a senior official from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) revealed that "the Euro

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Int'l tourism slowly reopening: UNWTO

The Eiffel Tower is seen in Paris, France, June 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)"The restart of tourism is of vital importance -- for livelihoods, for businesses and for national economies." MADRID, June 2

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Europe-based airlines start to resume services

Europe-based airlines are starting to resume services step by step as countries try to revive tourism as a way to bring their economies battered hard by the COVID-19 pandemic back to life.Alitalia

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Europe-based airlines start to resume services as countries try to revive tourism

Europe-based airlines are starting to resume services step by step as countries try to revive tourism as a way to bring their economies battered hard by the COVID-19 pandemic back to life. Alitalia,

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UNWTO calls for easing of COVID-19 travel restrictions in responsible manner

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Monday called on governments to work together to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions in a timely and responsible ma

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UNWTO predicts 60-80 pct fall in int'l tourism

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) predicted Thursday that international tourist arrivals could fall between 60 to 80 percent in 2020 due to COVID-1

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Tourism takes a pounding from COVID-19

04:22 Tourism has been laid low by the coronavirus pandemic, with predictions that the mortality rate of businesses in the sector will be greater than the disease itself.The devastatin

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UNWTO releases recommendations to help tourist industry recover from coronavirus crisis

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Wednesday issued a series of recommendations aimed at helping the recovery of the tourism sector once the global health crisi

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UNWTO estimates global tourism to suffer 30-50 bln USD in losses due to coronavirus

The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Friday estimated a loss of 30 to 50 billion U.S. dollars in international tourism receipts in 2020 due to the coronavirus

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1.5 bln int'l tourist arrivals recorded in 2019: UNWTO

2019 saw a new record for international tourist numbers, with 1.5 billion arrivals recorded, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) confirmed at a press