Voices of Travel

In this ongoing series, we explore how humans of travel are mitigating the ongoing COVID19 outbreak. Lakshimaal Samarasinghe, Assistant Manager, Classic Destinations, Sri Lanka tells us his story.  Classic Destinations operates inbound as well as outbound travel. Sri Lanka experienced a catastrophic event last year when a group of extremists bombed several locations killing more […]

In this ongoing series, we explore how humans of travel are mitigating the ongoing COVID19 outbreak. Today, Phurba Tenjing Sherpa, shares his story.  I am a mountain guide. I have climbed Mt. Everest 14 times, two times without artificial oxygen and hold two records in the Guinness Book of World Records, together with my siblings. […]

In this ongoing series, we explore how destinations around the world are mitigating the ongoing COVID19 outbreak. Today Madrid City Council’s Tourism Department tells us they continue to foster a positive image of Madrid as a destination and work towards developing an emotional relationship with visitors. Madrid City Council’s Tourism Department is responsible for managing […]

In this ongoing series, today we reach the shores of Cape Town in South Africa. Representatives from CTICC tell us that they’re continuing to prepare for the resumption of services post lockdown.  The Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) was designed and built to connect Cape Town to the rest of the country, the continent, […]