Travel & Tourism

Qatar Airways Bounces Back from Pandemic with Record Revenues and Profits

Forbes This Forbes article discusses the efforts, resilience and trajectory of Qatar Airways in emerging from the coronavirus pandemic. It references a sharp uptick in annual revenues to QR52.3 billion ($14.4 billion). Article

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Bahrain Ranks First in Post-Pandemic Tourism Recovery Report

National News According to money.co.uk’s study, Bahrain has been given the highest ranking in tourism recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at a 95% rate. This ranking indicated that the Gulf nation’s 2021 tourist numbers bounced almost all the way back to the 2019 level of 3.8 million. Article

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Emirates to Start Paying Back Dubai for Its $4B Lifeline

US News Emirates Airlines plans to use profits from this fiscal year to pay back Dubai for a part of the 4 billion dollars with which the Emirate has supported the corporation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Article

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Some Socio-Economic Sectors in the United Arab Emirates

Open Journal of Social Sciences This article examines the impact of COVID-19 on multiple UAE governmental and non-governmental sectors such as the aviation sector, real estate market, tourism, and education. Journal Article

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Introduction of the SARS-CoV-2 Beta Variant from Comoros into the Marseille Geographical Area

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease This article describes the epidemiology of the first cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Beta variant and how this variant was imported to Marseille. The analyses highlight that, as for the case of other SARS-CoV-2 variants that have been diagnosed in Marseille, the Beta variant was imported to Marseille through travel from…

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المغرب يعد خطة بـ220 مليون دولار لدعم قطاع السياحة المتضرر من كورونا

Al Arabiya The Moroccan Ministry of Tourism has promised that authorities will supply 220 Million Dollars to help companies and workers in the tourism sector adapt with the covid-19 restrictive measures. Article

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Royal Jordanian Airlines Asks for A $282 Million COVID Bailout

Simple Flying Royal Jordanian Airlines is seeking government aid after having been hit hard by travel restrictions in the wake of the pandemic. Article

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The Economic and Social Impact of COVID-19 on Tourism and Hospitality Industry: A Case Study from Oman

Journal of Public Affairs This article investigates the economic and social impacts of COVID-19 on the tourism and hospitality sector of Oman based on data collected from business owners. Journal Article

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Phased Repatriation of Lebanese Expatriates Stranded Abroad during Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Archives of Public Health Stranded Lebanese citizens abroad appealed to the Lebanese government to embark on citizen repatriation missions. This article evaluates Lebanon’s experience in repatriating citizens in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Article

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