Travel & Tourism created 7mn new jobs globally in 2017, says World Travel & Tourism Council
Travel & Tourism sector grew at 4.6%, which is 50% faster than the global economy as a whole...
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Dubai’s non-oil segment notes an economic upturn, says Emirates NBD
Non-oil private sectors such as wholesale and retail have shown positive results in performance growth last month...
More than half of US workers feel they have just a job, not a career
28 percent of workers say they hate or tolerate their job, primarily stay because of bills, proximity to home, and insurance need...
Eight million have already booked holiday travel
Women twice as likely to wait until last minute...
More travel complications from US authorities
IRS to revoke Americans’ passports for unpaid taxes...
Trump’s travel ban: markets spooked
But, investors will be seeking out bargains Nigel Green February 1, 2017: US President Donald Trump’s ban on visitors from seven Muslim-majority nations has spooked markets, but clued-up investors won’t be panicking, they’ll be seeking out bargains. The American markets fell on Monday below 20k, taking their cue from weak European and Asian markets. For...
FICO to provide decisioning platform for buddybank
The facility will be only for smartphone users September 20, 2016: Analytic software firm FICO announced it is providing the decision management platform for UniCredit’s buddybank, a bank project exclusively designed for smartphones. Scheduled to launch in early 2017 in Italy, buddybank will use the FICO Decision Management Suite to instantly verify customers and manage...
Surf Air comes to Europe
The membership airline club will offer European travellers smart and affordable travels July 12, 2016: Surf Air, the all-you-can-fly membership club, announced the launch of its European operations, offering unlimited air travel to businesses and consumers for a monthly fee from October onwards. Travelling aboard a state of the art executive jet, Surf Air routes...
£390mn in foreign reserves languishing in British sock drawers
Study suggests that millions in ‘leftover’ currency from holidays and trips abroad is discarded April 18, 2016: There could be a hidden cost of travel abroad – and it’s not what many of us would expect. According to research from Xpress Money Services, up to £390million in unchanged foreign currencies remains tucked in jars and...
Ebola ruins summer of Africa
The outbreak was reported in March just when people begin to take their vacations and travel with their families Samuel Okocha August 19, 2014: Owners of businesses are raising concerns over the economic impact of the Ebola virus, as business travelers cancel visits over fears of contracting the disease that have left more than 1,000...