Month: November 2021

A grand new hotel in the landmark Grade II listed former Old War Office on Whitehall, the project is being completed in partnership with Hinduja Group.

Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic has broken ground on a $90 million building project designed to enhance the facilities and room options at the resort.

Twitter has a new CEO: Parag Agrawal, who’ll be taking over for Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, the longest-serving chief executive in the company’s 15-plus-year history.

Agrawal isn’t the most well-known of names either inside or outside of Twitter. He’s been with the company for over a decade, though, working his way up from an engineer to become its top executive (and a close friend of Dorsey’s). Agrawal first started at Twitter back in October 2011 with a focus on ad products, and he became the first recipient of the company’s “Distinguished Engineer” title. He was later appointed chief technology officer in October 2017, during which time he’s jumped in to address high-profile problems (like a large-scale password security issue) and take on some of the company’s bolder initiatives (like decentralization). But despite that long tenure, Agrawal, who is 37, hasn’t spent much time in the public eye — something that will immediately change with his new role.

That said, there are a few cues from Agrawal’s history as CTO that could indicate where Twitter might go next under his leadership. Agrawal is the fourth person to take the reins at Twitter, after Dorsey (who led the company from 2006 to 2008, and again from 2015 until now), Evan Williams (who co-founded Twitter alongside Dorsey and served as CEO from 2008 to 2010), and Dick Costolo (Twitter’s former COO, who served as CEO from 2010 through 2015).

In his time as CTO, one of Agrawal’s biggest projects has been his overseeing of the company’s decentralized Bluesky platform, which was first announced in December 2019. Intended as an “open and decentralized standard for social media” that Twitter itself could eventually transition to using, Bluesky has been one of the more dramatic ideas for Twitter’s future and a pet project of Dorsey’s.

In his time as CTO, one of Agrawal’s biggest projects has been his overseeing of the company’s decentralized Bluesky platform, which was first announced in December 2019. Intended as an “open and decentralized standard for social media” that Twitter itself could eventually transition to using, Bluesky has been one of the more dramatic ideas for Twitter’s future and a pet project of Dorsey’s.

Source: An introduction to Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s new CEO – The Verge

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Tahiti Tourisme is encouraging agents to sign up to Tahiti Specialist Programme. The programme is designed to aid the training and development of agents across a growing product base.

Starting from 1 December 2021 onwards, the entry of travelers from eight African countries into Thailand will be banned, as part of Thailand’s measures to prevent the spread of the new COVID-19 variant, known as Omicron.

The eight countries include Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Although travelers from these countries were previously granted permission to enter Thailand through the Thailand Pass system, all permissions will expire from 1 December 2021.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) on 27 November 2021 notified all airlines worldwide about the entry ban and other travel restrictions imposed by the Thai government.

In this notification, if travelers from the eight countries arrive in Thailand from 28 November at 00.01 hr to 30 November at 23.59 hr, a 14-day quarantine is required immediately, regardless of the type of travel permission they have received.

As for travelers from other African countries, who have already received entry permits, they may enter Thailand until 14 December 2021. From 15 December onwards, they will be required to stay in quarantine for 14 days, regardless of the type of permits granted to them.

The CAAT has also asked all airlines flying to Thailand to screen their passengers, especially those travelling from the eight African countries, and to inform them of the travel restrictions imposed by Thailand.

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The latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer finds international tourist arrivals increased by 58 per cent in July-September compared to the same period of 2020.

Spain has updated its entry requirements for travellers from the UK. From December 1st, travellers arriving from the United Kingdom in Spain will need to show a vaccination certificate.

Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Angola have been added to the travel red list for arrivals into England as fears over a new variant of Covid-19 grow.

One out of five destinations continue to have their borders completely closed as new surges of Covid-19 impact the restart of international tourism.