The tourism industry is “considering its options” to stop the R748 million (€38.3 million) loss of tourism expenditure per day, as well as the further permanent loss of “much-ne…
Falklands: journey info plus mandatory 14 day quarantine for arriving passengers by air or sea
The Falkland Islands Infectious Diseases Control Regulations 2020, which set out the requirement to quarantine for all those arriving in the Islands, whether by sea or air came into force on Monday, J…
Avinor rolls out touch-free airport experience in partnership with Amadeus
Avinor is rolling out an ambitious end-to-end touchless travel programme to tackle the impact of Covid-19 and help restore traveller confidence ahead of the summer season.The firm operates 44 state-ow…
American Express Global Business Travel launches Travel Vitals
American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has launched Travel Vitals, a travel briefing platform that gives travel managers a single source for all the information they need before, during and aft…
Erfert takes up sales leadership role with Eurowings
Michael Erfert will join Eurowings as head of sales on August 15th.He is currently head of global sales steering, products and processes for hub airlines at the Lufthansa Group.In addition to his func…
Poland welcomes British travellers as borders reopen
British travellers are being encouraged to return to Poland, as direct flights between the two relaunch.UK citizens are currently allowed to travel into, out of and throughout Poland without being ask…
Future of Air Asia called into doubt by auditors
The future of low-cost carrier Air Asia has been called into “significant doubt” by auditors Ernst & Young.In a statement to the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange late on Tuesday, the compan…
CEO petitions against SA insurers
CEO of the MORE Family Collection, Rob More, has started a petition against insurance companies that he believes are failing the tourism industry in South Africa.On the petition page, More says the to…
St Lucia unveils new arrival protocols as tourism reopens
Following a reassessment of market conditions, the government of Saint Lucia will introduce several new and updated protocols for arrivals from July 9th.Travellers will be required to obtain a negativ…
Flight demand hits uninspiring numbers as air travel uncertainty continues
Between April and June, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) conducted three large surveys among air passengers – including those who had flown at least once within the past 12 mon…