Articles tagged “united nations”

Tourism

Who Needs a Travel Visa? Requirements Are Easing

While international travel has gotten easier in some regards coming out of the pandemic, far too many travelers are still dealing with lengthy visa processing delays that have hurt the industry's recovery.

Rashaad Jorden | 4 months ago

Who Needs a Travel Visa? Requirements Are Easing

Tourism

United Nations Rebrands its Tourism Agency

United Nations World Tourism Organization was a mouthful and it sounded clunky. Seems the UN wants to make life easier for everyone with a simpler name.

Dawit Habtemariam | 5 months ago

United Nations Rebrands its Tourism Agency

Tourism

Skift India Daily: U.S.-India Visa Backlog Gets Urgent Help From U.S. Consulate

Tourism boards are sitting up and taking note of the possibilities that Indian outbound presents for the global tourism industry. Now if only visa issues could get resolved and airline capacity comes back.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

Skift India Daily: U.S.-India Visa Backlog Gets Urgent Help From U.S. Consulate

Tourism

New UN Vaccine Equity Campaign Underscores Travel’s Inaction

The data now confirms it: vaccine hoarding by rich nations is having dire consequences on the global economy, and on society everywhere. But it's not too late for the travel industry to speak up and demand the resolution of the primary stumbling block to its sustained recovery.

Lebawit Lily Girma | 2 years ago

New UN Vaccine Equity Campaign Underscores Travel’s Inaction

Coronavirus

New Covid Variant Demands Fast Action on Travel Curbs: UN’s Tourism Chief

The new Covid variant is an enormous setback for an industry that seemingly can't catch a break, and it kills any chance of a complete recovery soon — especially as 98 percent of destinations worldwide still have some sort of travel restrictions.

Rashaad Jorden | 3 years ago

New Covid Variant Demands Fast Action on Travel Curbs: UN’s Tourism Chief

Tourism

Advocates Push for Fairness by Asking to Delay Election for UN Tourism Agency Leadership

Calling for an ethical nomination process, a new petition spearheaded by respected voices in the industry— including former secretary general Taleb Rifai — could lead to a potential shakedown at UNWTO in 2021, just as travel enters a year in which a unified tourism voice will be sorely needed.

Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift | 4 years ago

Advocates Push for Fairness by Asking to Delay Election for UN Tourism Agency Leadership

Business Travel

U.S. condemns United Nations’ $769 million bill for business class airfares

The U.S. is hypocritical to point out the flaws of the international body with its own history of lavishly spending employees, a problem that the sequester has taken care of in recent weeks.

Skift | 11 years ago