The Government of Botswana recently announced an increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate, from 12% to 14%, effective from April 1, 2021. Sanctuary Retreats is reminding it’s travel partners that there will be no increase in the 2021 rates of the Sanctuary Retreats camps in Botswana and the VAT increase will be absorbed. …
AIG Travel announced that it has introduced optional lodging expense coverage for travelers barred from boarding a commercial aircraft back to the U.S. as a result of receiving a positive COVID test. The upgrade is a response to the new CDC requirement, which went into effect January 26, 2021, that international travelers get a COVID-19 …
Arrivalist, a leading location intelligence platform in the travel industry, announced that it is making two datasets free to its customers through the end of the year so its clients can act and react to ever-changing travel patterns as the country emerges from the pandemic. The new datasets allow customers to compare visitation in 2021 …