A new set of guidelines will help both governments and businesses better address the needs of women in the tourism sector.

The guidelines published by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) were developed with the support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Development (BMZ), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and UN Women.

Western Australia has welcomed back its first international visitors with a warm and smiley Quokka welcome, native to Rottnest Island. The first international arrivals have landed at Perth Airport, with the visitors receiving vouchers for tours and experiences in the Perth purchased by Tourism Western Australia.

‎Qatar Airways has enhanced its presence in Nigeria with the launch of four weekly flights to Kano (KAN) on 02 March 2022, and three weekly flights to Port Harcourt (PHC) on 03 March 2022, both operating via the Nigerian capital, Abuja. To mark this milestone, the new service was inaugurated by the airline’s state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner featuring 22 seats in Business Class and 232 seats in Economy Class.

Jamaica has eased its entry protocols, making it easier for travellers to visit the destination. Effective March 1, 2022, international visitors will no longer be required to obtain travel authorization to enter the island. 

As travel restrictions relax, summer holidays are high on the nation's agenda and to meet the demand TUI UK has added an additional based aircraft at Birmingham Airport this summer. Birmingham Airport will see an increase of flights throughout the summer to 6 different destinations including Greek hotspots Kos, Rhodes and Crete as well as Turkey and Palma. 

Major travel and hospitality companies are beginning the year with confidence as COVID-19 cases go down again and major tourist destinations lift travel restrictions. Businesses are already seeing trends and signs of what to expect for the rest of the year, many of which point to the industry going big and green in 2022.

Hilton, as one shining example, believes its third quarter will eclipse the peak of 2019.