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NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) - The rollout of vaccines against Covid-19 has intensified debate about whether they should be made mandatory, with the head of a major tourism lobby saying that doing so would cause irreparable harm to the struggling sector. "I don't think governments will require vaccination next year" for travel, Gloria Guevara, head of the World Travel and Tourism Council, said at a press conference on Thursday (Dec 17). "If they do that they will kill their sector." Those first in line to get the jabs include the elderly and vulnerable, who "are the last people who will travel," she ...

Mandatory vaccines for travel would ‘kill’ sector Bloomberg The rollout of vaccines against COVID-19 has intensified debate about whether they should be made mandatory, with the head of a major tourism lobby saying that doing so would cause irreparable harm to the struggling sector. “I don’t think governments will require vaccination next year” for travel, World Travel and Tourism Council CEO Gloria Guevara told a press conference on Thursday. “If they do that, they will kill their sector.” Those first in line to get the jabs include the elderly and vulnerable, who “are the la...

WTTC and World Economic Forum Reinforce Partnership 17 December 2020 The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the World Economic Forum, announced a reinforced partnership to promote the importance of the sustainable growth of the global Travel & Tourism sector. The strategic partnership will see enhanced collaboration between WTTC and the Forum, with the overall aim of advancing the Safe & Seamless Traveller Journey programme, a major priority for WTTC, developing and advancing projects to increase Travel & Tourism competitiveness and sustainability, supporting one another’s work rel...

Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccines for Travel Would ‘Kill the Sector’ Bloomberg 12/17/2020 Tara Patel © Bloomberg Travelers wearing protective mask arrive at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, India, on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. The pandemic continues to destroy global aviation, with countries closing borders, companies slashing travel budgets and tourists deferring trips indefinitely. (Bloomberg) -- The rollout of vaccines against Covid-19 has intensified debate about whether they should be made mandatory, with the head of a major tourism lobby saying ...

The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average is 8.9 % HIGHER than the 7-day rolling average one week ago. U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 9.6 % HIGHER than the rolling average one week ago. U.S. hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are now 6.2 % HIGHER than the rolling average one week ago. Today's posts include: U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are at an elevated 190,920 U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 1,389 U.S. Coronavirus hospitalizations are at a record 109,331 The 7-day rolling average rate of growth of the pandemic shows new cases improved, hospitalizations marginally worsened, and deaths im...