Month: March 2021

Hawaiian, the nation’s most punctual airline for 17 straight years, will service the route with its modern Airbus A321neos, a quiet and fuel-efficient aircraft with 16 luxurious leather recliners in First Class, 44 Extra Comfort seats and 129 Main Cabin seats. Inside, guests will enjoy Hawaiian’s award-winning hospitality, including complimentary island-inspired meals by Hawai‘i’s top chefs and streaming in-flight entertainment.

Hawaiian has also simplified the experience for guests to meet the state of Hawai‘i’s pre-travel testing requirements and be exempt from quarantine upon arrival. In partnership with Long Beach-based Worksite Labs, the carrier offers guests at LGB airport exclusive access to shallow nasal swab PCR tests – the gold standard in COVID-19 screening – with results within 36 hours for $90. Guests who obtain a negative test will receive a pre-clear wristband during boarding that allows them to bypass airport screening in Hawai‘i.

Zürich – Luzern – Interlaken

Interlaken – Zweisimmen – Montreux

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Macao, 12 March 2021 – Upon completion of expansion construction, the Macao Grand Prix Museum, under the management of Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), will partially come into trial operation starting in March 2021. At the beginning stage, individuals
and organizations from different sectors will be successively invited to pay inspection visits to the Museum and proffer feedback that may facilitate refinement of the Museum’s environment and service quality. Time slots will be opened in April for the public to make visit appointments, with the hope to solicit wider feedback from local and travelling visitors in preparation for the Museum’s upcoming official launch. Further details about arrangements for the public to book museum visits will be announced in due course. The public can stay tuned for MGTO’s latest information release.

Museum zoning by floor enhances visitors’ experience

After remodeling, the Museum now consists of four floors amounting to a total floor area of approximately 16,000 square meters, sixfold than before. The Museum is designed for visitors to learn more deeply about the Macau Grand Prix (MGP) while enjoying the informative
entertainment and leisure experience. The ground floor features a themed zone in memory of the winner in the first edition of MGP, besides a Guia Circuit model coupled with 3D projection mapping, visitor registration counter and so forth. On the first floor, formula race cars from the early editions of MGP and other Formula 3 exhibits are the focus. The second-floor zone spotlights Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, with deconstructed motorcycle display and virtual reality motorcycle racing, among other highlights. The basement zone sheds limelight on
Macau GT Cup and Guia Race. At present, some racing simulators and wax figures of racers are awaiting installation and follow-up by technicians from other cities, who can come to Macao only after travel restrictions are lifted. Other than that, most of the museum facilities
are basically completed.

Internationally-accredited remodeling project

The remodeling construction project of the Macao Grand Prix Museum is accredited with the gold standard of the green building certification Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Since the early stage of preparation for museum remodeling, MGTO has mapped out sustainable development standards guiding proper management of the project undertaker on construction waste and air quality at the construction site. After expansion, the museum infrastructure now incorporates a solar energy system comprising 446 solar panels which capture and transform solar energy from above the rooftop into electricity for running partially the air-conditioning and water-heating systems, to support the use of renewable energy.

Boost of “tourism + sports” effects

The Museum is remodeled with an emphasis on wider accessibility to include disabled visitors within the offer of experience for all. The new pertinent facilities range from barrier-free elevators and platform lifts, accessible washrooms, tactile warning strips and tactile layout
maps per floor, tabletop induction loop systems as hearing aids at ticketing and information counters, to induction loop systems for the multifunction hall and other devices. In addition, the Museum collaborates with a local academic institute to create a tactile barrier-free exhibit zone about formula racing cars to enhance the engagement of visitors with special needs.

The Museum is newly equipped with multimedia interactive facilities and racing scenario display to take visitors’ experience to a new level of educational fun. Furthermore, MGTO plans to enrich the Museum’s activity calendar with regular public guided tours, special
exhibitions, workshops, exhibit collection and more to promote the Museum’s interaction with schools and community organizations, elevate the "tourism + sports" synergy in destination branding, as well as enhance communication and preservation of the Macau Grand Prix’s
motorsport culture.

The entire construction cost of the Macao Grand Prix Museum amounted to approximately 479 million patacas. The cost mainly covers the expansion construction and various museum facilities ranging from barrier-free facilities, interactive games, audio and video equipment,
information technology systems, motorsport and relevant exhibits, wax figures of racers as well as other involved supporting services such as construction consultation and management fees, etc.

During the trial operation of the Macao Grand Prix Museum, MGTO will earnestly consider feedback from different sectors to optimize museum management and visitors’ experience
continuously. For the latest information about the operation of the Macao Grand Prix Museum, please stay tuned to the Macao Tourism Industry Net (https://industry.macaotourism.gov.mo/en/index.php).

Visit Maldives takes part in ITB Berlin, one of the leading travel and trade shows in the world from 09th to 12th March 2021. The event is held virtually for the first time ever this year, due to the ongoing covid-19 situation.

The four-day event presents the opportunity to network with stakeholders from all over the world and manage appointments on the platform with participants and establish new business connections through B2B meetings. It also provides a platform to maintain and strengthen destination presence and promote the Maldives as a safe haven to travel during this challenging period. A total of 15 companies and 27 participants are participating alongside the destination in this event.

Additionally, Visit Maldives will host a live press conference during the event on 10th March 2021. The panel will consist of Dr. Abdulla Mausoom, Minister of Tourism and Mr. Thoyyib Mohamed, Managing Director of Visit Maldives, highlighting the efforts to promote the destination as a safe haven for travelers and the geography of the destination.

To further enhance the visibility of the destination, banners on the ITB Berlin website and social media posts from the official ITB Berlin accounts promoted the participation of the Maldives one week prior to the event. An article on Maldives as an ideal destination for safe travels was shared on the official ITB Berlin e-news website with the destination also listed amongst the official sponsors & partners.

Despite the global pandemic, Maldives has welcomed a total of 555,494 travelers in 2020 and over 190,000 travellers till February 2021. Amongst the many activities planned for the remainder of the year includes, social media campaigns, joint marketing campaigns with global stakeholders, familiarization trips and visibility campaigns. Several marketing activities and strategies have also been shifted to digital platforms in order to promote the destination whilst adapting to the evolving situation.

Other initiatives were introduced to further enhance the destination presence such as the Maldives Border Miles program. This was launched on 1st January 2021 by Maldives Immigration as the world’s first tier-based travel loyalty programme. It is expected to provide a considerable boost for the Maldives tourism as an added advantage when promoting the destination. Tourists are also eligible for the “Allied Inbound” package launched by Allied
Insurance Company in association with the Ministry of Tourism. The package consists of two options which covers medical charges, isolation facility charges, emergency medical transportation charges and interment charges following a positive diagnosis for COVID-19 of a tourist during their stay in Maldives.

The local cuisine is a hymn to the harvest of the Pacific Ocean. Embrace a rare opportunity to enjoy the freshest fish and seafood dishes. The city offers many wonderful restaurants with Asian cuisine suited to every fancy: Japanese, Korean and Chinese.

Aeroflot operates daily direct flights from Moscow to Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky