Goa - a holiday haven to a hotspot with 35% positivity rate, will tourists be deterred?Tourism in Goa bounced back big time towards the second half of last year, more than it did at any other top travel destination, coinciding...
28 May, 2021, 10.27 AM IST
Hit hard by COVID-19, Goa's tourism industry hopes for revivalGoa government has extended till May 31 the coronavirus-induced curfew in the state.
27 May, 2021, 04.00 PM IST
Tourists will not be 'harassed' for COVID-19 report on Himachal Pradesh borders: CMDays after the state government announced making it mandatory for people coming from seven worst-affected states to show a COVID-19 negativ...
13 Apr, 2021, 11.29 AM IST
UAE central bank extends stimulus scheme to stem COVID-19 impactThe UAE economy is expected to shrink by 6.6% this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has estimated, as vital sectors such as tran...
16 Nov, 2020, 09.56 PM IST
Travel and tourism sector likely to lose Rs 5 lakh crore due to COVID-19 crisis: ReportThe organised sector alone is likely to lose $25 billion.The figures are quite alarming and the industry needs immediate measures for survi...
09 Sep, 2020, 03.34 PM IST
ET Explains: Everything you need to know about coronavirusThe deadly outbreak has claimed lives of over 169,000 people and infected nearly 2,500,000 globally. The WHO has declared it a pandemic.
21 Apr, 2020, 05.39 PM IST
Japan sees 51 coronavirus-related bankruptciesThe bankruptcies were mostly in the hotel and restaurant industries such as hot spring hotel operator Fujimi-so in Aichi, central Japan, th...
10 Apr, 2020, 11.47 AM IST
What could an Olympics postponement cost Japan?Toshiro Muto, CEO of Tokyo 2020, asked about how much delaying the games will cost Japan, said: "The basic policy of postponement was decid...
24 Mar, 2020, 08.34 PM IST
Coronavirus impact may render 3.8 crore people jobless in tourism, hospitality sectorThe Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH) also said there should be a support fund for twelve months to suppor...
19 Mar, 2020, 03.23 PM IST
IRCTC shares hit 5% lower circuit; only sell orders on boursesTraders feared a rapidly spreading coronavirus could hit travel plans of domestic and international travellers.
12 Mar, 2020, 02.25 PM IST
As coronavirus scare spreads, Goa beaches wear deserted lookThe coronavirus scare in several countries across the world has started affecting tourism in Goa, with crowds at its famed beaches thinning...
09 Mar, 2020, 10.02 AM IST
Over 60% of Japan firms seeing earnings hit by coronavirus: SurveyOver 60% of Japanese companies said their earnings were being hurt by the coronavirus outbreak, a survey by a private think tank showed on ...
04 Mar, 2020, 01.29 PM IST
Tourism sector comes to a standstill as quarantine fears loomWith India temporarily suspending visas to people from China and those who visited China due to coronavirus outbreak, restrictions on trave...
03 Mar, 2020, 09.48 AM IST
Has India stumbled upon a chance defence against coronavirus? Nomura economist thinks it hasThe outbreak of the virus in China has hit India's manufacturing and exports sectors.
02 Mar, 2020, 05.02 PM IST
Singapore downgrades GDP forecast to 0.5% due to coronavirus outbreakSingapore has downgraded its gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for 2020 to around 0.5 per cent, the mid-point of a new estimated range ...
17 Feb, 2020, 12.28 PM IST
Coronovirus scare hits Kerala's tourism sector, triggers wave of cancellationsThe Nipah outbreak of 2018-19, two consecutive monsoon floods in 2018, the worst in a century, and last year had hit hard the state's touri...
06 Feb, 2020, 01.15 PM IST
Coronavirus: Mass cancellation of hotel bookings in Kerala, says MinisterA day after the Kerala government declared the novel coronavirus as a 'state calamity', Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran on Tuesday ...
04 Feb, 2020, 12.28 PM IST