The International Air Transport Association has released an updated analysis showing that the Covid-19 crisis will see airline passenger revenues drop by $314 billion in 2020.The figure represents a 5…
South America
Monaco launches now tourism campaign
With more than three billion people around the world under lockdown, airlines grounded and many airports closed, global tourism has ground to a halt.The principality of Monaco has been heavily affecte…
Covid 19 coronavirus: Christ the Redeemer lights up Brazil in surgical scrubs
Christ the healer donned stethoscope and messages of hope in Rio, in a spectacular 700m tribute to Brazil’s healthcare workers.Brazil’s most recognisable landmark, Christ the Redeemer in R…
WTTC: Tourism to play key role in Americas economic recovery
The World Travel & Tourism Council has released a new report detailing the critical role the industry will have in the economic recovery in the Americas once the Covid-19 pandemic has passed.In it…
IATA warns 25 million jobs could be lost in aviation collapse
The International Air Transport Association has released new analysis showing that some 25 million jobs are at risk of disappearing with plummeting demand for air travel amid the Covid-19 crisis.Globa…
New direct Cape Town-Lisbon flight
A new direct flight operated by TAP is scheduled to start operating between Cape Town and Lisbon in November. The seasonal flights will operate three times a week until the end of March 2021.The first…
Argentine authorities allow cruise M/V Ushuaia crew members ashore Argentine authorities allow cruise M/V Ushuaia crew members ashore
An Argentine federal judge lifted precautionary measures impeding the access and docking at Mar del Plata port of a cruise vessel with 37 crewmembers which were originally believed to include some pos…
Lufthansa extends coronavirus cuts until early May
Lufthansa has extended its repatriation flight schedule to May 3rd.The system was originally scheduled to run until April 19th, but has been extended due to the continuing travel restrictions surround…
“Greg Mortimer” off the coast of Uruguay has 81 passengers tested positive
Eighty-one people on the Greg Mortimer cruise ship, which has been stranded off the coast of Uruguay for almost two weeks and has over 90 Australians on board, have tested positive for coronavirus.In …
LATAM cuts nearly all international departures in April
LATAM Airlines Group has announced a 95 per cent reduction in operations during April.The move comes in light of border closures and lower demand due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Measures wi…