During the pandemic, we ve all dreamt of travelling again, whether it be around the world or just to the unknown and unexplored corners of one s own country?
The International Tourism Trade Fair, which took place from the 19th to the 23rd of May in Madrid, was packed with hopeful proposals to whet anyone s appetite for travel.
For the first time since the pandemic hit, 5000 professionals from 55 countries came together again face to face for this event. All of them full of ways to take on tourism and help the sector recover. Sustainability, diversification and security were high on the agenda.
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The organizers of the FITUR International Tourism Trade Fair in Madrid marked Georgia’s National Tourism Administration’s stand as the best, the ministry informed.
The director of the Madrid exhibition, Maria Valkarse, presented a special certificate to the National Tourism Administration, noting that Georgia s special space at FITUR-2021 allows international tour operators, companies, media representatives to get more information about tourist destinations in the country, Georgia Online reports. 1210 views
By: Xinhua
MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday that his country will reopen to travellers from ten countries, including China and the United Kingdom (UK), without restrictions or sanitary requirements from May 24.
The other countries are Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Israel, South Korea, Thailand, Rwanda and Japan.
As of June 7, Spain will reopen to all international travellers without restrictions as long as they are able to provide proof that they have been fully vaccinated using a vaccine recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO) or the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
Speaking at the International Tourism Trade Fair (FITUR 2021) here, Sanchez presented the European Union s (EU) planned Digital COVID Certificate, which is meant to be key to restoring easy and safe travel across the bloc. The certificate is scheduled to be officially launched on July 1.
Ideas To Build Back Better: SDGS Start-Up Competition Final Held In Madrid
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Innovators with ideas to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals have been celebrated in Madrid. The final of the UNWTO SDGs Global Startup Competition saw 25 entrepreneurs and enterprises recognized for their creativity and commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 ambitious goals. Advertisements
Organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), with the support of over 25 partners from across the global innovation ecosystem, this competition is the biggest innovation initiative ever launched by any part of the wider United Nations system. In all, more than 10,000 applications from 138 different countries were received, each of them promising to advance one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).