The Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition was a blockbuster when it opened at the British Museum in the summer of 2013. Now Pompeii Live (britishmuseum.org/pompeii-live) offers a privat…
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Sabre and Lufthansa are at an impasse
The pending end of Lufthansa Group’s participation in the Sabre GDS could be a sign of things to come, according to Phocuswright senior analyst Norm Rose.“I see a major trend toward NDC ad…
European states are cautious about reopening borders
The European tourism ministers agreed to reopen their borders on the basis of bilateral agreements between countries with the same epidemiological data. However, the 27 ministers were unable to agree …
IATA sets out restart principles
Five principles for re-connecting the world by air transport gained endorsement from airline CEOs at the conclusion of the International Air Transport Association’s Board of Governors meeting.&l…
Turkey has launched “Healthy Tourism Certification” Program
Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey has initiated Healthy Tourism Certification program, which shall be applicable as of summer season of 2020. Healthy Tourism Certification, whi…
Holiday bonus and other innovative measures to revive Italian tourism
The tourism industry was hit hard by the Coronavirus pandemic and Italy is one of the countries affected most, seeing as its economy is heavily dependent on the sector. After difficult months and a le…
How the coronavirus will change the hotel guest behavior?
The Coronavirus crisis has significantly affected the lives of billions of people around the world in the last couple of months. Tourism has come to a standstill, borders have been partially closed, a…
Massive €18 billion support for France’s tourism sector, “rescuing it is a national priority”
France announced measures worth €18 billion (US$19 billion) to support its tourism sector, which has been hammered by the COVID-19 crisis and resulting shutdown in beaches, leisure attractions, a…
ATPCO automates coronavirus waivers for travel agents
ATPCO has developed an automated solution enabling airlines to override existing fare rules and waive change fees in the GDSs.The solution will go live in the Sabre, Amadeus and Travelport GDSs for Am…
JetBlue postponing launch of London service
JetBlue will push back its planned launch of London service, but still intends to compete in the transatlantic market.Though it hadn’t set specific dates, JetBlue had planned to begin flying to …