Some 22,000 Maldivians employed in the Indian Ocean tourist paradise's resorts have lost their jobs or faced income losses due to the coronavirus pandemic, a UN body has said, painting a bleak picture on short term job security and employability in the island nation's main economic...

LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) updated its guidance on Friday to recommend that governments ask everyone to wear fabric face masks in public areas where there is a risk of transmission of COVID-19 to help reduce the spread of the pandemic disease. In its new guidance, prom

Maldives has reported its eighth coronavirus related fatality after a foreign worker died Saturday. Health Protection Agency (HPA) said the 38-year-old Bangladeshi man in critical condition at 9.25am after he was taken to the main Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) in capital Male. Before

Universal Enterprises has donated 20,200 test kits to help the Maldives contain the novel coronavirus outbreak. Health minister Abdulla Ameen received the donation Saturday. One of the largest conglomerates in the Maldives, Universal owns and operates the largest collection of resorts in the M

To give a deeper insight about how this will look, and what lies ahead, I have reached out to a range of travel insiders and experts to hear their views. Here’s what they have to say...

Hotels, transport services and retailers see huge customer drop on coronavirus

With many hotels closed worldwide, hotel owners and investors are rightfully looking to their insurance policies for compensation after the pandemic. This article focuses on how to go about adjusting the settings on premiums in order to secure justifiable rebates.

Thailand plans to launch a tourism marketing campaign positioning itself as a trusted destination for Asian tourists after the pandemic.

Japan’s hospitality sector is adapting its offerings to include daily room use and takeaway services to bring in much needed revenue during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.

The GCI is driven fully by big data, and the index scores and ranks 184 countries on how well they are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.

By the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)

Shows day by day growth/decline per country

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UNWTO also calls upon the sector and travelers to address this challenge with sound judgment and proportionate measures.

Follow the latest news about coronavirus and its impact on hotels, airlines, cruise lines, tourism destinations, and other sectors of the travel industry.

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How many cases are there in Singapore?

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 344 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Saturday (Jun 6) and recorded one more death, according to the Ministry of ...