- WTTC: UK Government Should Pay for Expensive PCR Tests
London, United Kingdom, August 11, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) says the government should bear the cost of hugely expensive and unnecessary ...
- First Bill Bensley Art Gallery Opens in Vietnam
Danang, Vietnam, August 11, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / An exciting and exclusive new art experience is ready to open at InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort! The Bensley Outsider ...
- World Economic Forum President Comments on IPCC report
Geneva, Switzerland, August 10, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Børge Brende, President of the World Economic Forum, comments on today’s release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report.
The ...
- NASA Science, Cargo Launches on Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than 8,200 pounds of science investigations and cargo after launching at 6:01 p.m. ...
- NASA Renews Support of Vertical Lift Research Centers of Excellence
NASA is continuing its support of university research into technologies for future helicopters and other vertical lift aircraft in partnership with the U.S. Army and Navy.
First published at NASA.gov
- NASA Statement on Departure of JPL Director Michael Watkins
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the departure of Michael Watkins, director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California:
First published at NASA.gov
- NASA Invites Media to New OSIRIS-REx, Asteroid Bennu Study Briefing
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 11, to discuss an important finding from NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft.
First ...
- WTTC Calls Upon UK Government to Remove Traffic Light System
London, United Kingdom, August 9, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Travel & Tourism Council has called upon the UK government to abandon the confusing and damaging traffic ...
- The Standard Hotel is Coming to Singapore
Singapore, Singapore, August 9, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The Standard, a hip hotel brand with locations in the U.S., U.K. and Maldives, is expanding into key markets in ...
- Thailand Mid-August Launch Planned for Krabi and Phang Nga
Krabi, Thailand, Augsut 7, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to reiterate that both the Phuket Sandbox and Samui Plus programmes are ...
- Majority of Global Public Thinks Recovery Will Take Two Years
Geneva, Switzerland, August 7, 2021 / SWITZERLAND / A new public opinion poll found, three in four adults believe it will take at least two more years for ...
- NASA’s Perseverance Team Assessing First Mars Sampling Attempt
Data sent to Earth by NASA’s Perseverance rover after its first attempt to collect a rock sample on Mars and seal it in a sample tube indicate that no rock ...
- Rumble in the Jungle Inspires Nicole Miller 2021 Fashion Collection
Chiang Rai, Thailand, August 6, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Elephants, the national symbol of Thailand, are admired for their strength, endurance and intelligence, and for American designer Nicole ...
- Phuket Sandbox First Month Sees in Arrivals and Revenue
Phuket, Thailand, August 6, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to report that in the first month of the ‘Phuket Sandbox’ programme ...
- Europe Becomes Strategic Partner of ITB China
Shanghai, China, August 6, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Many Chinese are looking forward to travelling abroad according to recent data collected by the European Travel Commission (ETC), who ...
- Huge Rings Around a Black Hole
Astronomers spotted an unusual set of rings in X-rays around a black hole with a companion star. These rings are created by light echoes, a phenomenon similar to echoes on ...
- NASA’s TESS Tunes into an All-sky ‘Symphony’ of Red Giant Stars
Using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, astronomers have identified a vast collection of pulsating red giant stars that will help us explore our galactic neighborhood.
First published at NASA.gov
- NASA TV Coverage Set for Next International Space Station Cargo Launch
NASA and Northrop Grumman are targeting 5:56 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Aug. 10, for the company’s 16th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station.
First published at NASA.gov
- Statements on Swearing in of Margaret Vo Schaus as NASA CFO
The following are statements from Margaret Vo Schaus, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy on Wednesday’s swearing in of Vo Schaus as NASA’s Chief Financial Officer:
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- Airline Industry Statistics Confirm 2020 Was Worst Year on Record
Montreal, Canada, August 4, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released the IATA World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) publication with performance figures for 2020 ...
- Conservation, Education and Climate Action, eXist
Valetta, Malta, August 4, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Please find SUNx Malta’s latest monthly bulletin eXist, advancing our Climate Friendly Travel (CFT) system. The eXist project, a monthly bulletin ...
- Phuket Sandbox a Model for Asia-Pacific Reopening
Phuket, Thailand, August 3, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Tourism leaders at Phuket Sandbox Summit urge European governments to recognise Phuket’s status as a safe haven for international travellers. ...
- Cruise Industry Leaders to Put Focus on Sector’s Revival in Australasia
Sydney, Australia, August 3, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Cruise industry leaders from across the globe will put a focus on the sector’s revival in Australasia and Asia this ...
- MSC Cruises to Expand Saudi Arabia Programme
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, August 2, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / MSC Cruises, the contemporary brand of the Cruise Division of MSC Group, today announced that MSC Bellissima, one of ...
- Air France Prepares for Arrival of New Airbus A220
Paris, France, August 2, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Air France is continuing to renew its fleet. At the end of September, the airline will take delivery of the ...