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Tourism can adapt to the new normal, according to online travel platform
Tourism is one of the sectors most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Many countries have closed their borders in an attempt to mitigate the spread of infections, effectively cutting off international tourism while even within countries, lockdowns have kept people from straying too far from their doors. But all is not pessimistic. Faeez Fadhlillah, co-founder …
Auto brands that turned to online reservations during COVID-19
The COVID-19 gloom has forced the auto industry to take a sharp turn towards online car reservations to keep their engines running. Here are the brands that do. The final quarter of an already gloomy year was the biggest slump the auto industry has seen in the past decade. All business departments are concerned: Research …
Some Indian Airlines Begin Online Reservations For Domestic Travel From June, India
According to the latest reports, a few airlines have started taking passenger bookings for domestic travel from June, with commercial flight services remaining on hold until May 31 (lockdown 4.0). All commercial flight activities in the country were suspended in March, when the first nationwide lockdown was imposed to stop the spread of the deadly …
Qatar Airways expands flexible booking policy – Business Traveler
Qatar Airways has made several changes to its booking policies, which it says will give customers “even greater choice and peace of mind for passengers when planning their trip.” Some of the improvements in light of Covid-19 include the ability to make unlimited date changes, as well as the ability to make multiple changes to …
Qatar Airways booking policy: too good to be true?
Update: Qatar Airways has changed its reservation change policy. See here for everything you need to know. Yesterday I wrote about a Qatar Airways policy that sounded too good to be true, but it actually appears to be the policy, so I wanted to update this post to reflect what we know. Qatar Airways recently …
National Trust to reopen UK sites with pre-booking policy
It’s been seven long weeks since the National Trust closed its properties, parks and gardens to the public. But, for anyone missing their dose of quaint greenery and opulent stately homes, good news is on the horizon. As of today (Wednesday May 13), the National Trust says it will be ‘work on reopening plans â€. …
Online travel platform HalalBooking secures £1.6m coronavirus loan backed by UK government | Salaam Footbridge
LONDON — UK-based HalalBooking has secured a £1.6 million ($2 million) Coronavirus Business Interruption (CBILS) loan, a UK government-backed facility for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to cope with the economic disruption of the crisis. “This loan is purely a short-term measure to ensure that we are fully prepared, even in the worst case scenario, …