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Boeing to Introduce Ultraviolet Wand to Combat COVID-19
Travel Pulse
Boeing has teamed up with Florida-based Healthe Inc. to develop a new ultraviolet (UV) wand as part of its Confident Travel Initiative (CTI) to support the health and safety of passengers and crew amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The wand uses….Read more>>

TOURISM


S.Africa tourism sector cautiously hopeful as borders set to reopen

Reuters
CAPE TOWN, Sept 17 (Reuters) – South Africa’s pandemic-battered tourism sector on Thursday welcomed a government decision to allow international travel from Oct. 1 but officials worried restrictions on key markets facing high infection rates could…Read more>>

First Sub-Saharan Africa Tourism Acceleration programme launches
Venture Burn
A new online acceleration programme has launched for the African tourism sector, aiming to digitize the industry. Developed by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) in partnership with Google, the acceleration programme will be…Read more>>