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Winter Fun Workshop 2021 in Helsinki for Suppliers in Baltic and Nordic countries
Exotic destinations and companies in Northern Europe will be presented in a tourism workshop to foreign travel wholesalers, tour operators, travel agencies and ground handling companies 20.01.2021 in Helsinki We are more than happy to announce the popular North European destinations are promoted to foreign travel trade interested in outbound travel towards Baltic and Nordic…
Americas hasn’t reach the roof of the infections yet
Today, we decide to stop monitoring COVID-19 virus infections and testing in the Americas and Oceania. We have been monitoring for 34 days the number of infections only increasing in both South and North America. In Oceania, last minute news has been an epidemic rise in Australia. We are not likely to see tourist flows…
Europe – the volumes on the continent have increased compared to the beginning of the period
We are ending our 36-day project for Europe today. In just over a month, a lot has happened in different countries. Unfortunately, the volumes on the continent have increased compared to the beginning of the period under review in June 2020. In terms of incoming tourism in the Baltic and Nordic countries, e.g. Infection rates…
We end the Asian review period today – infection rates have doubled in a month
We end the Asian review period today. We have been monitoring the rates of COVID-19 infections for 35 days while testing in those countries. In Asia, infection rates have doubled in a month. The most difficult situation is now in India. For a few countries, we do not understand the decisions of the EU and…
New restrictions for some European countries
The Finnish government decided on Thursday to change travel restrictions. Border checks will be returned to traffic between Finland and Austria, Slovenia and Switzerland. In these countries, the number of cases has since started to increase. The restrictions will take effect on Monday, July 27th. The Finnish government relies primarily on the limit value of…
Latest from Asia and EU Green List update delayed
The publication of an European Union “green list” of countries from which people will not have to self-isolate when returning is to be delayed. The Cabinet meeting on Monday (today) had been cancelled, which will push back the publication of the “green list” of countries. The list will be made up of countries with a…
In Australia, the number of infected people has started to increase
A month has passed since we started monitoring the virus situation in the Americas and Oceania. In the Americas, infection rates remain high and in many countries rates have only increased. In Brazil and Chile, however, volumes have fallen slightly given the situation over the last 14 days. We were initially hopeful that the low…
Finnish numbers are still quite modest
Testing has been identified as one important element in controlling the COVID-19 virus. A few days ago, local news in Finland reported that the Finnish health authorities significantly increased their testing. According to Worldometers, the numbers are still quite modest. Finland is the 26th of all European countries (44 countries). The last is the Vatican…
In many Asian countries, virus testing is surprisingly low
No major changes in Asia. Infection rates are relatively high relative to the population of the country in those countries where they have been high in the past. I do not really believe that, at the end of July, the situation in the countries in question would even be so good that the EU, and…
Unfortunately, in Australia and Canada, infection rates have started to rise
New Zealand is the only country where the COVID-19 epidemic has been kept in tolerable numbers. Australia and Canada, which were previously on the right track, have had to tighten regulation of movement and travel. The countries of South America, as well as Mexico and the United States, are already lost countries this year because…