Dream come true for Royal Caribbean: "The Icon of the Seas arrives to change the way we all are going to sail and travel on a cruise," said Alberto Muñoz, Vice President of Royal Caribbean for Latin America.
Brazil postponed for the second time the reintroduction of requirements to obtain tourist visas for citizens of the U.S., Australia and Canada, officials said.
Udaipur, India, witnessed a record 236,299 tourists in November 2023, marking a significant rise in its popularity as a travel destination. The city's allure extends beyond domestic borders, attracting an increasing number of foreign visitors.
The Senior Vice President of WTTC, Virginia Messina, spoke with the press at the WTTC Summit in Kigali: "It is very interesting and impressive to observe how, despite all the global challenges we face in the world, the tourism sector is returning very rapidly," she said.
The biggest challenge for the hospitality sector these days is to find workers to try to meet the demand.
Other countries including Italy have taken similar steps after Beijing’s rollback of ‘zero-Covid’ policies led to surge in cases
"This is a tremendous win for travelers, the travel industry, and America's economy," U.S. Travel Association president and CEO Geoff Freeman says. "Thanks to a bipartisan and bicameral group of Congressional leaders, the United States will now join all G20 countries with a senior federal official focused on travel".
The travel industry cheered the end of the predeparture testing requirement for inbound air travelers, which the Biden administration said would expire June 12.
Repeal of testing requirement for all inbound air travelers projected to add 5.4 million visitors to U.S. and $9 billion in travel spending through remainder of 2022.
