Dimer UCV Innovations has introduced a UV-C emitting cleaning machine called GermFalcon for the airline industry. With the spread of COVID-19 globally, the demand for GermFalcon has risen significantly as many airlines use this innovation to decontaminate airplanes.

Minister of Tourism Ali Waheed has announced that there are 187 tourists still stranded across 10 resorts in Maldives due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of today (27th April).

Maldives Marketing & Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) in association with Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and world’s largest travel platform Tripadvisor, hosted a webinar today. The webinar titled “React, Rethink, Recover: Destination Management Solutions to the COVID-19 Crisis”...

We spoke to Simon Bosshart, Director China and Director Asia Pacific for Switzerland Tourism, about maintaining digital marketing during the coronavirus crisis, helping travelers to get off the beaten track, and what’s next for Chinese tourism.

China's inbound tourism market will take a long time to recover from the coronavirus as the country must work on repairing its brand image, which has been marred due to negative narrative in international media as well as its close ties to the virus outbreak, according to GlobalData.

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