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The World Travel & Tourism Council says up to 50 million jobs in the Travel & Tourism sector are at risk due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Zurab Pololikashvili led a high-delegation to the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva to further advance the two agencies’ coordinated response to the worldwide Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.

A ‘Plastic Ocean Arch’ was recently erected in Victoria, Seychelles to showcase the harsh reality of ocean pollution. 

MGM Resorts International announced that GameSense, an innovative responsible gaming initiative adopted by MGM Resorts in 2017, has surpassed 1.25 million customer interactions at its U.S properties.

As part of its contribution to the global drive to reduce plastic waste, TUI aims to remove 250 million pieces of single-use plastics by the end of 2020 through concerted efforts across its hotels, cruise ships, airlines, destinations, and offices.

The former Chelsea and Galatasaray striker and now UN world tourism ambassador; Didier Drogba was part of a successful global push to promote the rising success and attractiveness of Côte d’Ivoire’s tourist economy.

Porsche is expanding the charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in central Germany with a new charging park called Porsche Turbo Charging.

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in coordination with the Republic of Azerbaijan and the OIC institutions, announced Qabala (Gabala) as the OIC City of Tourism 2020.

Zurab Pololikashvili, the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) today addressed the European Parliament in the context of several high-level meetings aimed at placing tourism high on European Union’s agenda.

Season four of the Netflix series Stranger Things was being shot in Vilnius, Lithuania. Preparations for the production started last November and filming ended on 14 February.

Travel to and within the United States grew 2.4% year over year in December, marking the industry's 10th consecutive year of expansion, according to the U.S. Travel Association's latest Travel Trends Index (TTI).

Le Cordon Bleu Paris launches an MBA in International Hospitality and Culinary Leadership, in partnership with Paris Dauphine-PSL University, in a sector experiencing rapid growth.

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Basque Culinary Center have joined forces again for the second edition of the Global Gastronomy Tourism Startup Competition. For this second edition and with the support of the TUI Care Foundation, there will be two prizes. 

Worries and anxieties are part of life but what are the greatest concerns worldwide in January 2020? We start the year with 61% globally saying that things in their country are heading in the wrong direction, up four points on 12 months ago.