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

  --//=  24th June 2020 / Issue 106 =//--

Articles

From various online magazines especially about the hospitality industry about the impact of the Coronavirus
The President, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has announced that the Maldives will be reopening its borders on 15 July. Ministry of Tourism has also published a Guideline for restarting tourism in the Maldives, setting out the standard requirements which have to be met by all tourist establishments...
Speaking at the press conference held on 23rd June, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih said that with the reopening of the borders, Maldives will be able to welcome tourists from July or August.
John Keells Holding (JKH) has secured a $175 million investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to fund planned expansion and refurbishment of the group's hotels in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, and expand its supermarket chain in Sri Lanka. The $175 million long term...
Kandima Maldives has introduced a new health and safety programme as it prepares to begin welcoming guests again in September. Kandima strives to give its guests the coolest and safest holiday one could ever imagine. The resort has enhanced its health and safety standards in line with the lat
As parts of the world continue to grapple with COVID-19, China has already been moving forward. The beginning signs of recovery from COVID-19 started in Hubei back in March, and has progressed to an above-expectations number of domestic trips within China during the Labour Day weekend in May. ...
May is the light at the end of the tunnel that hoteliers across the globe have been in search for. A glimmer of hope that revenue and profit, though still mightily depressed, are at least turning around.
For over 50 years PADI®, the Professional Association of Diving Instructors, has enabled people around the globe to experience the wonder of the underwater world. COVID-19 has disrupted travel and scuba diving operations across the globe but as the world slowly opens again, PADI wants to help...
NEEDHAM, Mass.,- Tripadvisor®, the world's largest travel platform, today launched a new suite of "Travel Safe" tools to help consumers find, filter for, and validate health and safety information to feel more confident with their future travel choices across town and around the world.
After nearly three months of quarantine, millions of Americans are ready to travel -- an overnight trip, a weekend getaway, a summer sojourn. With states reopening, that's now possible, with a caveat.
To better understand the impact of COVID-19, we posed three questions to a series of Revenue Management experts in the field to pulse their sentiment. First up, Gabriela Cojocaru, the director of revenue and business strategy at Bürgenstock Hotels & Resort, lets us know her thoughts.

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 191 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday (Jun 24), including seven new cases in the community, said the Ministry of ...

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