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Europe debates vaccine passports as a way to save summer tourism

Published 7 March 2021

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Attendees show off their “green passes” — proof of being fully vaccinated against the coronavirus — as they arrive at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv on Friday before a “green pass concert” for vaccinated seniors. (Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images)

By Rick NoackMarch 7, 2021 at 5:00 a.m. EST

BERLIN — Ahead of Europe’s summer holiday season, some top destinations such as Greece and Spain are pushing the European Union to introduce digital “vaccine passports” to ease entry for visitors — and their tourism cash.Support our journalism. Subscribe today.

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St. Kitts Tourism Minister Featured in TravelAge West

Published 4 March, 2021

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Hon. Lindsay F.P. Grant  Minister of Tourism, Transport and Ports
Featured in TravelAge West

BASSETERRE (4th March, 2021) –  TravelAge West published their recent interview with the Hon. Lindsay F.P. Grant, Minister of Tourism, Transport and Ports.

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‘Bleak state’ of Barbadian LIAT ex-workers

Article by
Emmanuel Joseph

A picture emerged Wednesday of “humiliation” and “depression” among severed LIAT employees in Barbados, many of whom have run out of cash and have been forced to beg for help, while the near year-long non-payment of severance by the failed carrier drags on.

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LIAT ex-staff take protest online

Published 3 March, 2021

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Article by
Emmanuel Joseph

Hundreds of long-suffering, out-of-work former LIAT workers have now created a special protest video for circulation across social media highlighting their plight for the non-payment of EC$119 million in outstanding entitlements including EC$79 million in severance outstanding for close to a year.

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TravelPulse Triple Recognition of St. Kitts for Management of COVID-19

Published 23 February 2021

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TravelPulse Triple Recognition of St. Kitts for Management of COVID-19

BASSETERRE (23rd February, 2021): St. Kitts has been featured three times on TravelPulse in the past week. St. Kitts and Nevis Protocols Ignite Tourism Relaunch published on February 22nd2021 Travel Restrictions: Safest Destinations To Visit in the Caribbean published on February 21st, and Win a Trip for Two To St. Kitts published on February 18th.

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