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Curated Articles & Data Tools to keep watch on the Coronavirus Situation

  --//=  9th July 2020 / Issue 121 =//--

Articles

From various online magazines especially about the hospitality industry about the impact of the Coronavirus
Maldives' black market rate for the United States Dollar (USD) has reportedly risen to exchange rates of MVR 18 per dollar.
Hard Rock International has announced the implementation of a new health and safety plan for Hard Rock Hotels, as locations begin to reopen worldwide in compliance with global, national and local health officials. Hard Rock Hotels globally have implemented SAFE + SOUND, a new programme developed
Booking.com has introduced ‘health and safety measures’ feature on its platform. The new feature will allow accommodation partners to select different health and safety measures they are taking in areas such as hygiene, sanitisation, social distancing, and food safety among others.
Travelers are hitting the road again and taking vacations even as the coronavirus pandemic takes different trajectories, Oracle Hospitality data showed.
As Covid-19 began to spread in China, the travel industry braced for impact. Despite the fact that borders and hotels at the epicenter (and throughout China) closed for business, I still don’t think that the rest of the world was ready for what was coming. Today, however, we can see how the...
With international travel on hold, hoteliers need to focus on domestic guests. Here are some strategies for winning local guests. In our largest ever global study about travel trends during Covid-19, we discovered that 70.1% of travelers expect to travel domestically when they take their first...
5 practical tips on how to build a strong operational infrastructure to cope with the unexpected.

Information Sources

Data about the spread of the Coronavirus, from reputable sources

Global
By the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
UNWTO also calls upon the sector and travelers to address this challenge with sound judgment and proportionate measures.
Follow the latest news about coronavirus and its impact on hotels, airlines, cruise lines, tourism destinations, and other sectors of the travel industry.

Maldives
COVID-19 Local Updates - Ministry of Health - Maldives
Analytics, Information and safety
Avas.mv - Maldives news leader

Singapore
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 125 new COVID-19 infections as of noon on Thursday (Jul 9), including 21 community infections, the Ministry of ...

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