Author Archives: Pappu
As Coronavirus spreads tube passengers decline by 20 per cent
Transport for London (TfL) is expected to lose £500 million as passengers avoid using public transport amid coronavirus fears. Underground travel is down almost 20 per cent from the same period last year – with bus journeys falling by 10 …
Portugal and Spain agree to stop tourism across their 1,200-kilometer shared border
Portugal and Spain have agreed to stop tourism across their 1,200-kilometer shared border beginning from Monday, but they will still allow workers to commute as well as the exchange of goods across the land border, said Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio …
Spain sees a drop in German and British tourists in January
As per latest figures from the Ministry of Tourism, there is a drop in tourism from German and British tourists throughout Spain in January, and an estimated overall drop throughout the year. This forecast will characterize the …
Corona virus outbreak creating a huge setback for the $1.7 trillion Italy tourism industry
Reports say that the corona virus outbreak is creating a huge setback for the $1.7 trillion tourism industry of Italy, the biggest one for the travel sector in almost 20 years. International tourism generated $1.7 trillion in …
Corona virus cases hit European tourism drastically
Across Europe, normally busy tourist sites are witnessing visitor numbers go down amid fears over the corona virus epidemic. On Monday, the EU’s industry chief said that the tourism sector is seeing a loss of around €1 billion a month …
Irish tourism faces new blow after US issued ‘no travel’ advice to Italy
Irish tourism is experiencing improbability after the US issued caution against traveling to parts of Italy and the French authorities have shut down the Louvre Museum in Paris in regards to the concerns for its staff getting affected by coronavirus …
European network of passenger corridors necessary for railway market boost
The Netherlands’ Ministry of Infrastructure & Water Management recently proposed the idea of establishing a pan-European network of passenger corridors. The proposal has been made with the aim of boosting European rail’s market share for international traffic. The passenger corridors …
As coronavirus enters Europe, tourism Kenya in an uncertain state
The tourism sector of Kenya is probably to get intense in terms of the coronavirus which has since extended to Europe, with Italy, being the main source of tourists to Malindi recording confirmed cases of the virus. …
British Airways to increase Bengaluru to London Heathrow flights this spring
British Airways has recently announced its plans to increase the frequency in service on its Bengaluru Sector for the spring season schedule. There will be a considerable increase in the number of flights to British Airways’ daily schedule from Bengaluru …
Italy’s tourism industry struggling with worst crisis in recent history after outbreak
Italy’s tourism industry stakeholders have warned that “panic” over coronavirus could “sink” the tourism sector, as up to 90 per cent of bookings have been cancelled for March in some parts of the country. Around 200 million …
