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COVID-19 Research
Destination Canada
The Canadian visitor economy is facing unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We know that research is required to guide our collective response so we can make evidence-based decisions.
Destination Canada regularly provides intelligence, tools and insights to our partners — equipping them to optimize their business and maximize their reach. As a result of COVID-19, this work is needed more than ever.
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HVS 40th Anniversary Press Release
HVS
HVS is celebrating its 40th anniversary as the leading global hospitality advisory firm. HVS has built a reputation of excellence in providing comprehensive consulting services that help clients succeed in the complex hospitality arena.
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Wyndham Destinations named to Forbes list of World's Best Employers
Resort Trades
Wyndham Destinations, the world’s largest vacation ownership and exchange company is proud to announce it has been named as a Best Employer on the fourth-annual Forbes Magazine list of World’s Best Employers. The list, compiled with data from over 150,000 associates in nearly 60 countries, asked participants to rate their satisfaction with their employers’ response to COVID-19, as well as score their employer in multiple other areas such as social responsibility, gender equality, and talent development.
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.V-O & TRAVEL INDUSTRY NEWS
European Union takes Canada off approved travel list
Travel Pulse
Reliable sources are reporting that Canada has been taken off the European Union's list of approved countries for visitation.
The CBC, BNN and others report the move was made by the EU today in response to rising COVID-19 numbers in Canada.
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Transat: Potential Trudeau bailout package is 'very welcome news'
Travel Pulse
Transat says reports of a Trudeau government bailout for Canada's aviation industry is "very welcome news."
The Globe and Mail says the Trudeau government is quietly preparing an airline bailout package; something the Canadian aviation industry has been pushing for for months.
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U.S. government approves WestJet-Delta alliance, with conditions
Travelweek
The. U.S. Department of Transportation has granted tentative approval of the alliance agreement between WestJet and Delta Air Lines.
Already approved by Canada’s Competition Bureau in summer 2019, the transborder joint venture will allow the airlines to coordinate services, including network planning, pricing and sales activities.
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.RANDOM BITS & NEWS BITES
In the age of remote work, hotels serve a new purpose
PhocusWire
Since the onset of the forced work-from-home era, many of us at CitizenM kept asking ourselves the same question: how is Zoom going to impact our business?
We rely heavily on corporate travel and bringing people together in person. Are we structurally impaired? Or are we back to normal once a vaccine is available?
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The future always belongs to the leaders who shape it
PhocusWire
Despite the unprecedented conditions created by the COVID-19 global pandemic, Greek tourism showed its leading face — and real leaders are forged and stand out in times of crisis.
Greek tourism rose to the occasion, opened the country to visitors and conveyed the message that life goes on while protecting effectively the health of all people and enhancing the credibility of the country which was built thanks to the excellent management of the first wave of the pandemic.
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HGV wins 5 Stevie® Awards
Resort Trades
Hilton Grand Vacations was recently honoured with five coveted Stevie® Awards, two in the 17th Annual International Business Awards®, and three in the Stevie® Awards for Women in Business.
The International Business Awards recognized HGV with Silver Stevie Awards for Company of the Year — Hospitality and Leisure and Most Valuable Corporate Response for COVID-19. Winners were selected from more than 3,800 nominations submitted by organizations in more than 60 nations.
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'This must become international': Jamaica launches mandatory protection program
Travelweek
Jamaica has announced a groundbreaking — and mandatory — new program for all foreign travellers, effective next month.
Jamaica Cares, a joint collaboration between the Global Tourism Resilience & Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC), the Global Travel and Tourism Resilience Council, and Global Rescue, is being hailed as a first-of-its kind traveller protection and emergency services program designed to protect both visitors and the people of Jamaica.
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Mexico's Yucatan resorts lashed by wind, rain as Hurricane Zeta makes landfall
Global News
Storm-weary Louisiana is once again under a hurricane warning, with Zeta leaving Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on a path that could hit New Orleans Wednesday night.
Zeta, the 27th named storm in a very busy Atlantic season, made landfall just north of the ancient Mayan city of Tulum with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 kph). It weakened to a tropical storm as it crossed over land, but it was expected to regain its strength over the Gulf of Mexico.
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