Dhaka : In this post-pandemic time, travel should be further facilitated and made easier allowing it to rebound after over a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus. However, the reality is the exact opposite. Airfares to international destinations, mostly Middle East, have ...

Dhaka : India has removed Bangladesh from its list of "at-risk" countries set over Omicron fears. 
Earlier, India issued a list of "at-risk" countries as an early attempt to halt the transmission of the new coronavirus variant Omicron first id...

Montreal : The Interna-tional Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to adopt "simple, predictable and practical" measures to safely facilitate the ramping-up of international travel as borders re-open.
Specifically, the trade body urged ...

London : New research from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) reveals the recovery of the Asia Pacific Travel and Tourism sector has soared ahead of many regions in the world with a year on year growth of more than 36 per cent.
Before the pandemic struck, Asi...

London : Worldwide business travel spending looks set to rise by more than a quarter this year and reach two thirds of pre-pandemic levels by 2022, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).
The forecast comes in a major new WTTC report in collaboration...

Dhaka : It is no secret that Covid-19 has devastated the aviation industry. In 2020, airlines globally lost USD 138 billion. Losses will reduce to USD 52 billion this year. And we expect a further reduction to a USD 12 billion loss in 2022. Add that up, and the toll that Cov...

Dhaka : A development agency of France will provide EUR 330 million for the implementation of development projects in Bangladesh. Bangladesh and France have signed three agreements in this regard.
Of the EUR 330 million, Agency France Development (AFD), a development ...

Montreal : The Interna-tional Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to use the commitments reached at the ICAO High Level Conference on Covid-19 (HLCC) to make real progress towards restoring global air connectivity.
States attending the event declare...

Madrid : UNWTO and the International Civil Aviation Organisation have agreed to strengthen their partnership with the aim of supporting the safe restart of travel and tourism and accelerating the two sectors' shift towards greater resilience and sustainability.
Co...

Dhaka : The government is going to undertake a BDT 3,140 crore project for the development of Cox's Bazar to ensure international-standard facilities for tourists.
Under the project, a multifunctional road cum dyke, five feet high from the ground, will be construc...