New data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) shows the UK fell out of the top five biggest tourism markets in 2020. Figures suggest the hospitality sector suffering a punishing GDP fall of 63 per cent last year. The fall from fifth place in 2019 to eighth position in 2020 saw it sustain […]
Issued on: 14/05/2021 – 11:56 Israeli troops have been massing along the Gaza border, despite its military saying they had not yet entered the coastal strip, despite previous reports saying a ground operation had been launched. So far, 119 Palestinians and 9 Israeli died since Monday, due to the escalating violence. Both parties show no […]
BATKEN, Kyrgyzstan — There have been minor skirmishes along Kyrgyzstan’s southern border with Uzbekistan’s Sokh exclave but officials say the situation was quickly brought under control. Officials in Kyrgyzstan’s southern region of Batken said on May 14 that residents of the Kyrgyz village of Sai and the Uzbek village of Chashma “brawled following a misunderstanding” […]
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May 17 is probably circled and underlined in many British people’s diaries. It marks a key point in the UK’s exit from lockdown: from this date, six people or two households can mix indoors, indoor drinking and dining can resume, and people can stay overnight at other people’s houses. But there’s a problem. B16172, a […]
So, should President Biden scrap his economic agenda because Americans are rushing to buy used cars? OK, I’m being a bit snarky here, but only a bit. That’s pretty much what economists trying to draw big conclusions based on Wednesday’s inflation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics are saying. It’s true that while almost […]
Issued on: 14/05/2021 – 08:26 Thousands of Brazilians on Thursday thronged the streets of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo to protest against racism and police brutality after 28 people were killed in an anti-drug raid in a Rio favela last week. The police operation was the deadliest ever carried out by the country’s security […]
The owner of the largest fuel pipeline in the United States says it has restarted its entire pipeline system and begun delivering fuel again after a cyberattack that Washington said originated in Russia forced it offline and triggered worries about fuel supplies. It will take several days for fuel deliveries to return to normal along […]
New research from Amadeus has sought to examine how the hospitality industry has adapted to Covid-19, as well as the trends hoteliers think are likely to stay as the industry rebuilds. Amadeus’ Demand360 business intelligence data shows that hotel occupancy levels are now on an upward trajectory. Worldwide occupancy reached 46 per cent in April, […]
Issued on: 14/05/2021 – 04:00Modified: 14/05/2021 – 03:59 Advertising Read more Benghazi (Libya) (AFP) Bikers of Libya’s Mediterranean city of Benghazi, the cradle of its 2011 revolution and a one-time Islamist bastion, rev up their motors to show another side to their war-scarred country. In a cocktail of gleaming chrome and rumbling engines, dozens of […]