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It's been a cruel summer for Europe's tourism industry - but did local visitors help make up for the lack for international travellers? Will the French government's plan to boost the economy help struggling small businesses? We talk to Paris-based entrepreneur Christian Osburn from Bike About Tours and Le Peleton Café. Plus: champagne producers try to keep a cork in this year's grape harvest, as demand for the sparkling wine loses its fizz.
As lockdowns around the world begin to ease and a whole new post-pandemic world starts to take shape, one thing is certain; air travel is uncertain, meaning car travel and local tourism is expected to prevail… 2020 is going to be the summer of the staycation. In this important year for holidaying at home, SEAT is here to help; providing the perfect road trip car which not only helps to alleviate a common family argument, but also provides the healthiest family drive yet.
With overseas travel largely restricted due to Covid-19, Senegalese are opting for staycations this summer, exploring holiday options within the country. The boom in local business has jumpstarted Senegalese tourism operators affected by the pandemic.
The European Commission has recommended to extend travelling restrictions until June 15. After that date, it has appealed for states to reopen borders to Shenghen citizens. Guillaume Linton, managing director of the Asia Agency, says the decision will be problematic for tourism and travel sectors over summer.
Putting a safe distance between deckchairs and parasols, installing automatic disinfection systems, Europe's beaches are opening for tourism season. Desperate to save millions of tourism jobs, the European Union set out plans for a phased restart of travel this summer.
As the coronavirus continues to grip the world, the EU looks to how it can save a tourism sector that has witnessed one of its worst summer seasons on record.
Socially-distanced sunbeds, anyone? EU ministers pledge to support the bloc's key tourism industry while taking measures to prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections.
Inflation may be rearing its ugly head in the US economy sooner than predicted. According to Business Insider, a recovery of the US's hardest-hit businesses could drive a faster-than-expected rebound for inflation. The US Federal Reserve aims to reach inflation of at least 2% before considering lifting its benchmark interest rate. However, price growth has trended below that level for years and fell further at the start of the pandemic. Kansas City Fed President Esther George said Tuesday that struggling industries could be placing outsized downward pressure on inflation. She added that a swift economic reopening could see businesses in travel and hospitality could rapidly bounce back--thereby driving inflation higher.
Stephanie Keith/Getty Images Airbnb is banning all "hate group members" — including the Proud Boys — from its platform as a part of its newly announced "Capitol Safety Plan" ahead of the presidential inauguration. The company will be deleting accounts held by people who have been named by media or law enforcement as someone who committed a "violent criminal activity" at the historic Capitol siege. Guests in the Washington, DC area who are a part of hate groups or "planning violence" may face legal repercussions from Airbnb. Any platform members who have been cited by the media or law enforcement as Capitol siege attendees who partake in "violent criminal activity" or will also be banned, Airbnb said.
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