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Embrace, Change Or Ditch? Have Your Say On How The Travel Industry Should Build Back Better At IWTTF 2021

With just days to go until international travel resumes in many countries across the globe, the International Women in Travel & Tourism Forum (IWTTF) offers the tourism sector a timely chance to get together and discuss ways to build back better by placing gender equality and inclusion at the heart of recovery.

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Visit Maldives And The Maldives Ministry Of Tourism Launch ‘I’m Vaccinated’ Campaign

Visit Maldives together with the Maldives Ministry of Tourism launches the ‘I’m Vaccinated’ campaign, aiming to share a positive message regarding the vaccination of staff working in the tourism sector, as well as promote the initiatives undertaken to ensure the Maldives remains one of the safest destinations for travellers.

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How Can PR Help Hotels Generate Bookings?

Blog post by GEC PR Company Director Fiona Anderson

With an estimated 700,000 hotels operating globally pre-pandemic, it’s clear that even with a large margin of error, there are a lot of hotels out there – and that all hoteliers have a lot of competition!

So, how can a hotel achieve cut-through in order to entice new clients and generate more bookings?

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Dream Then Book A Couples Break For Later At An Aitken Spence Maldives Resort

With international travel set to return later in 2021, couples looking for an exceptional escape should start planning for a trip to one of Aitken Spence Hotels’ resorts in the Maldives.

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Visit Maldives Launches Virtual Event Management Platform

Visit Maldives launches its first virtual event management platform. Named ‘My Virtual Maldives’, the platform will amplify audience engagement and networking by connecting attendees from across the globe through hosted online events, ranging from virtual exhibitions, roadshows, webinars and travel agent training, as well as live marketing events targeting the travel trade and consumers.

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APH.com Announces New Drive-Through Covid-19 Testing Facility At Gatwick Airport Car Park

Airport Parking & Hotels (APH.com), the award-winning airport parking operator, announces a drive-through Covid-19 testing facility at its APH-owned car park at Gatwick Airport providing travellers with a convenient and affordable way to get tested prior to flying abroad and on return to the UK.

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Time for a Radical Rethink: International Women in Travel & Tourism Forum Speakers Urge Industry to Build Back Better

With the travel industry poised to reopen internationally, speakers at May’s International Women in Travel & Tourism Forum are urging the travel sector to have a radical rethink. The five-day event, organised by social enterprise Women in Travel CIC (Community Interest Company), will focus on myriad ways corporates and individuals can avoid old business norms and create greater equality and opportunity across travel and hospitality.

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Discover the Outdoor Hidden Gems of Philadelphia’s Walkable Downtown City Centre

With open-air experiences and wide-open spaces likely to remain popular once international travel returns, Philadelphia CVB has put together a list of outdoor hidden gems that future travellers to the East Coast city can experience when walking around Philadelphia’s Downtown City Centre.

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Book Now And Stay Later: UK Tour Operator Offers To The Maldives

For those travellers looking to book a well-deserved holiday for later this year, the secluded island resorts of the Maldives provide the perfect backdrop for a naturally socially distanced holiday in the Indian Ocean.

Travellers can choose from a range of fantastic offers currently available with UK tour operators including 45% off a 7-night holiday at the luxurious Huvafen Fushi Maldives with Caribtours. Enjoy space and seclusion at the five-star Emerald Maldives Resort & Spa and a 20% saving on a 7-night package with Kuoni or snorkel in one of the best house reefs in the Maldives at Milaidhoo Resort, located in the heart of UNESCO biosphere reserve, when saving up to £2,721 per person on a 7-night stay with Abercrombie & Kent.

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