GLOBAL
With comprehensive Covid-19 testing allowing for the free and safe movement of travellers, there should be no further requirements for proof of vaccination from the coronavirus...
Linda Hohnholz 13 Jan 2021
GLOBAL
According to Alexandre de Juniac, IATA's director-general and CEO, this is because governments responded to new outbreaks with even more severe travel restrictions and quarantine measures...
GLOBAL
The Covid-19 pandemic brought the global tourism industry to a screeching halt in 2020. With vaccines starting to be rolled out, there is hope international travel can resume soon...
Joseph M. Cheer, Colin Michael Hall, Jarkko Saarinen 29 Dec 2020
GLOBAL
"We are not asking for aviation workers to be on top of the list, but we need governments to ensure that transportation workers are considered as essential when vaccine roll-out plans are developed."
GLOBAL
The Health Department will launch the Covid SA travel system, a digital screening platform that allows travellers to complete the required travel health questionnaire on their personal devices ahead of their arrival at ports of entry...
GLOBAL
The Board of Airline Representatives in Germany supports the demands of numerous international associations and companies for an immediate termination of the current blanket quarantine regulations in air traffic...
GLOBAL
The International Air Transport Association and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations have jointly called on governments to follow the International Civil Aviation Organization Council Aviation Recovery Task Force guidelines to exempt crews from Covid-19 testing that is applied to air travellers...
GLOBAL
After Covid-19 becomes a tragic chapter in the history of the tourism industry, leaders will have to find ways to rebuild the industry and to increase both the number of people travelling and regain profitability.
Dr Peter E. Tarlow 7 Dec 2020
GLOBAL
Following these simple steps can help to keep your holiday memorable in the best possible way...
Thea van de Mortel 1 Dec 2020
GLOBAL
Winners include Maldives, Portugal, Lisbon and The Algarve...
GLOBAL
Airline health advice has so far mostly focused on staying hydrated and avoiding deep vein thrombosis. What passengers really want, however, is free hand masks, hand sanitiser and more space between passengers...
Ramon Zenel Shaban and Cristina Sotomayor-Castill 24 Nov 2020
GLOBAL
With world arrivals forecast to be down 50% by the end of 2020, the global travel supply chain is under immense pressure...
GLOBAL
Academics and others concerned with benefitting from peer professional collaboration can use Covid-19 disruptions as an opportunity to improve conferences through smart design...
Caleb Wellum, Anne Pasek and Emily Roehl 18 Nov 2020
AFRICA
World Travel Awards - the global initiative to recognise and reward excellence in travel and tourism - has unveiled its Africa 2020 winners to coincide with its inaugural Africa Winners Day.
GLOBAL
Travel and tourism professionals from around the world will reconnect with vital business partners this week at WTM Virtual...
GLOBAL
A number of hotels have already joined Radisson Individuals in the UK and Asia with additional properties in discussions in Italy, Germany, Russia and beyond...
GLOBAL
Singapore-based, VResorts has launched a virtual reality booking platform, which enables travellers to choose their destinations and purchase their vacations from within the virtual reality space...
GLOBAL
"The risk of a passenger contracting Covid-19 while onboard appears very low. With only 44 identified potential cases of flight-related transmission among 1.2 billion travellers..."
GLOBAL
The slow recovery in air travel will see the airline industry continuing to burn through cash at an average rate of $5 to $6bn per month in 2021.
GLOBAL
A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test certificate not older than 72 hours and travel insurance are just some of the requirements for travellers to South Africa upon arrival on the country's shores.
GLOBAL
A significant number of Chinese tourists spend large sums on luxury items, such as designer clothes and accessories, when they travel overseas...
Xiaoqing Chen and Carol Zhang 1 Oct 2020
GLOBAL
Here's how to travel with purpose and be a more responsible tourist...
Brendan Paddison and Karla Boluk 18 Sep 2020
GLOBAL
Secretary-General of UN World Tourism Organization Zurab Pololikashvili's shares his thoughts on how African tourism destinations can lead in recovery efforts...
Zurab Pololikashvili 7 Sep 2020
GLOBAL
Smaller countries have been competing for tourists for years. New remote work visas suggest they are now competing for citizens...
Dave Cook 7 Sep 2020
GLOBAL
As religious sites put pilgrimages on hold, a whole industry in travel, transport and accommodation takes a hit...
Faizan Ali and Cihan Cobanoglu 28 Aug 2020
GLOBAL
So you finally hit the shops and cafes after weeks of lockdown. After disinfecting your hands, following the arrows around the shop or to your table, taking care to avoid others where possible...
Jessica Vredenburg and Megan Phillips 24 Jul 2020
GLOBAL
Travellers are taking precautions to protect themselves from Covid-19 with 77% saying that they are washing their hands more frequently, 71% avoiding large meetings and 67% having worn a facemask in public...
GLOBAL
African airlines passenger traffic sank 98.2% in May against improved demand worldwide...
GLOBAL
If bars are forced to restrict people's movement in our post-coronavirus pandemic world, they will lose some some of their most important social functions...
William Straw 12 Jun 2020
GLOBAL
Aircraft cabins have been germ hotspots since long before this pandemic. More 'microbiology literacy' is needed among the general public for this to improve...
Ipek Kurtböke 22 May 2020
