OKTOBERFEST CANCELLED – BEER FESTIVAL TO COME BACK IN 2021

The largest public festival in the world, the Munich Oktoberfest, will not take place this year because of the Corona pandemic. This was announced last week by Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter in a joint pres ...

COVID-FREE: SPAIN’S GOAL BEFORE TOURISM RECOVERY

Justin N. Froyd -
Tourism has been one of the most affected industries by the coronavirus crisis. An industry that in Spain accounts for 15% of the GDP has been brought to a halt, putting at risk thousands of jobs and ...

VICTIMS IN THE AIRWAYS: CORONAVIRUS RESULTED IN FIRST BANKRUPTCIES

Kevin Eagan -
Air transport is very strongly affected by the Covid-19 crisis. In the last few days, three companies have been unable to avoid bankruptcy – South African Airways, Norwegian and Virgin Australia. ...

CHINESE TOURISM REOPENS BUT TOURIST ATTRACTIONS FACE CHALLENGES

Sara Thopson -
As many industries in China return to normalcy and people come back to work a large number of tourist attractions (65.8%) have also opened to domestic visitors. Many of them now fight overcrowding. ...

EU PROPOSES A EUROPEAN TOURISM SUMMIT

Ashley Nault -
The European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, proposed the organization of a European tourism summit to take place in September or October. ...