GREECE SUSPENDS COVID RESTRICTIONS TO ATTRACT MORE TOURISTS Meteora, Thessalia, Greece
From 1st May, Greece will not require vaccination and recovery certificates to be shown to get into most places. However, this is a temporary measure and measures will be reviewed again in September. It is still an entry requirement to the country to present vaccination and recovery certificates. Many countries around the world are postponing or cancelling the necessity to show certificates of vaccination, in order to boost their tourism industry and attract holidaymakers, who are all keen to travel after 2 years stuck in their homes.
REGENT HOTELS & RESORTS DEBUTS IN VIETNAM ON PHU QUOC ISLAND IHG Hotels & Resorts debuts its 1st resort in South East Asia under its upper luxury brand, Regent Hotels & Resorts, with the opening of Regent Phu Quoc. Located off the southwest coast of Vietnam alongside a UNESCO-designated World Biosphere Reserve, the all-suites-and-villas resort offers a serene luxury. The resort sees traditional Vietnamese vernacular and contemporarily designed interiors with a soothing colours. Expansive windows and verandas invite natural light in, transforming suites and villas into light, airy private havens complemented by framed views of landscaped gardens or majestic ocean scenes. In the coming months, additional restaurants and bars will be introduced: Oku, the only restaurant with an Omakase counter in Phu Quoc, and Bar Jade, a speakeasy showcasing fine artisanal spirits and custom cocktails mixed with fresh local herbs. Guests will also be invited on a journey of discovery with the resort’s very own Catamaran, Serenity.
INNOVATION, EDUCATION AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT: UNWTO STRENGTHENS PARTNERSHIP WITH SAUDI ARABIA Regent Hotels & Resorts
As it continues to build tourism as a driver of its alternative economy, Saudi Arabia and UNWTO have been working on further opportunity and development across the Middle East and beyond. Following the opening last year of the Regional Office for the Middle East in Riyadh, plans for a range of projects have been progressing as cooperation between UNWTO and the Kingdom increases. A range of projects is being designed to establish UNWTO’s Regional Office as a leader in tourism for rural development while also making the opportunities of tourism available to everyone through a range of education initiatives. Among the projects is the UNWTO Global Tourism and Rural Development Programme, aimed at making tourism a pillar of growth and opportunity for rural communities. The Programme includes the world’s Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO initiative, now in its 2nd year after the inaugural competition drew huge interest from destinations in every global regions. Alongside this, the Regional Office will also Al Khulb Park, Saudi Arabia
