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FAA issues Super Bowl LV flight requirements for General Aviation pilots
FAA publishes a webpage with information for Tampa, Fla. area airspace and airports Read More
Sports Events and Tourism Association praises passing of Pandemic Relief Package
Sports Events and Tourism Association (Sports ETA) issued the following statement on the Congressional passing of the Pandemic Relief Package: “We applaud the work of Congress in passing the latest ... Read More
Fraport issues RFP for a sports/multi-functional hall at Frankfurt Airport
Fraport is to issue a request for proposals (RFP) to assess market interest in the construction of a sports/multi-functional hall on a vacant plot of land at Frankfurt Airport. The ... Read More
Hard Rock International launches Hard Rock Digital
Hard Rock International (HRI), a global leader in hospitality and entertainment, today announced the launch of Hard Rock Digital as part of its ongoing commitment to innovation and diversification of ... Read More
Tokyo Olympics set to refund almost one fifth of all tickets sold
Tokyo Olympic Games were scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Games' organizers to postpone the event. The Games' officials vowed to ... Read More
Qatar Airways reveals first bespoke FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 aircraft
Qatar Airways, Official Partner and the Official Airline of FIFA, today unveiled a specially-branded Boeing 777 aircraft painted in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 livery, to mark two years to go ... Read More
Istanbul ready for Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix 2020
The highly anticipated Istanbul leg of Formula 1, which is closely followed by motorsports fans and is considered the largest event in the world in its field, will take place ... Read More
The Rink at Rockefeller Center opens on November 21
Tishman Speyer announced today that The Rink at Rockefeller Center, the most famous ice skating rink in the world, will open for the 2020/21 season on Saturday, November 21st at ... Read More
Dominican Republic Seeks to Increase Tourism Through Baseball
Few would question the Dominican Republic’s love for baseball. What is less known is how the Dominican Republic during the dark years of Nazi Germany attempted to save hundreds of ... Read More
2021 UCI MTB Marathon World Championships Announced
The next appointment for the most important mountain bike race in the world to be held at Elba Island in Tuscany, Italy, will take place on the occasion of the ... Read More
Uganda Wildlife Authority Jacob Kiplimo Sets Record
Uganda Wildlife Authority long distance teenage sensation, Jacob Kiplimo, bagged the Gold medal at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon in Gdynia, Poland, this past week on October 17, 2020. ... Read More
Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19
The Portuguese Football Federation GOIH ComB announced that Portugal and Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for COVID-19. The soccer star, 35, is currently on national team duty with ... Read More
New York City named one of world’s top ten best walking cities
One of the best ways of exploring a new city is by ditching the car and strolling along the streets, taking in the sights and discovering hidden gems you may ... Read More
Philadelphia 2026 World Cup bid gets boost from star athletes
Philadelphia Soccer 2026, Philadelphia’s civic committee overseeing the region’s bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2026™, today announced that Carli Lloyd, forward for the U.S. Women’s National Team and ... Read More
UFC Fight Island returns to Abu Dhabi Yas Island
The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, have announced that Return to UFC Fight Island, the ... Read More
Uganda Wildlife Authority Jacob Kiplimo Bags Gold
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) cheered on as its own Jacob Kiplimo won the 5000-meter International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) 2020 Ostrava Golden Spike World Athletics meet in the Czech Republic. ... Read More
Travel Partnership Corporation Announces Creation of .Travel SmartConnect
Since 2005, .Travel has been the exclusive domain name extension for the travel and tourism industry. Small and medium size travel companies globally have embraced and promoted their .Travel domains, ... Read More
Successful Indian Premier League could help rebuild confidence in UAE tourism
Major sporting events have had to be cancelled or rescheduled due to COVID-19 – one of which was the The Indian Premier League (IPL) that was rescheduled to September. However, ... Read More
Barbados cancels annual Run Barbados series this year
In keeping with the global ongoing efforts to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) has made the difficult decision to cancel the annual Run Barbados series ... Read More
Abu Dhabi tourist attraction breaks two Guinness World Records titles
CLYMB Abu Dhabi, the new sports and leisure attraction on Yas Island, is awarded with two Guinness World Records titles for the world’s largest indoor skydiving wind tunnel at 10 ... Read More
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism announces Virtual Golf Shootout on YouTube
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism announced Monday, the launch of a first-of-its kind virtual Closest to the Pin golf shootout. This unique competition will feature LPGA Tour professionals and golf ... Read More
Sandals Foundation Invests in Community Youth Center
The basketball and multi-purpose playing courts at Buckfield Playfield, located in the heart of Ocho Rios in Jamaica, have received a major facelift and renovations to better serve residents across ... Read More
LOCALiQ Series Announces Season-ending Event in Bahamas
The PGA TOUR announced Tuesday that the Ocean Club Golf Course at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas will be the host site of the LOCALiQ Series Championship, the season-ending event of ... Read More
International Golf Travel Market in Wales postponed until 2021
Reed Travel Exhibitions, the exhibition organizers behind IGTM (International Golf Travel Market) has confirmed that IGTM 2020 (due to take place 19th – 22nd October 2020) at Celtic Manor Wales ... Read More
Budapest Airport’s charity runway race to go ahead
The annual charity race ‘Runway Run’, organised on Budapest Airport’s runway, will be held for the eighth time this year. Runway I will be closed for the duration of the ... Read More
COVID-19 Kills Ironman Kona
The Ironman Kona World Championships have been held annually in Hawaii since 1978. Originally, it was held in February on Oahu but moved to Kailua-Kona on the Hawaii Island in ... Read More
US Tourism Outlook 2020-2023: US Travel is in deep trouble!
The United States Travel and Tourism industry is in deep trouble. Brand USA today updated the US travel and tourism industry about the latest trends due to the COVID-19 outbreak. ... Read More
Tokyo Olympics organizers: Postponed Games will keep same venues and schedules
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games organizers announced today that all venues and the schedule of competitions for the postponed event will be unchanged and Tokyo Olympic Games will be staged as ... Read More
World Surf League cancels 2020 season due to COVID-19
The World Surf League (WSL) today announced major updates and changes to its Tours and Competitions, as well as the cancellation of the 2020 Championship Tour (CT) season due to ... Read More
Virtual Gozo Half Marathon in the Mediterranean Archipelago of Malta?
Malta’s charming sister island of Gozo is one of the Mediterranean islands that make up the Maltese archipelago. Gozo Half Marathon’s team has collectively volunteered time to keep raising the ... Read More
Puerto Rico golf courses and resorts re-open
Many of Puerto Rico's 18 golf courses have reopened, as recently announced by Gov. Wanda Vázquez. Caution, patience, and discipline have been staples of the Island's proactive edicts designed to ... Read More
Belize State of Emergency: Official Statement of Prime Minister
The Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow delivered an address to the citizens of Belize on the current Belize state of emergency because of the COVID-19 coronavirus and the way forward: My ... Read More
‘No choice’ but to cancel: Tour de France would be a disaster, expert warns
After French president Emmanuel Macron banned all large public gatherings in the country until at least July 11, the legendary annual cycling race, Tour de France, was pushed back to ... Read More
Tokyo 2020 organizers cancel Olympic Flame display in Fukushima
Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee officials announced today that the exhibition of the Olympic Flame will be closed. The exhibition was scheduled to remain on display in Fukushima until the end ... Read More
Wimbledon 2020 cancelled over coronavirus epidemic
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) announced today that the 134th Wimbledon Championships that was due to take place from June 29 to July 12, 2020, will instead now ... Read More
Parks Canada tells visitors to stay home
Parks Canada is committed to protecting the health and safety of Canadians, visitors, and employees. Despite the suspension of visitor services and closure of facilities on March 19, 2020, high ... Read More