Flights from Jaffna to India will resume in July, Sri Lankan Aviation Minister says
To boost tourism and help the country in the current dollar crisis, the Sri Lankan Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva on Saturday (Jun 18) said that the country will resume flights from the northern Jaffna peninsula to India from July. The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority plans to attract 800,000 tourists during the rest […]
Oman Air Boosts Flight Frequencies Between Muscat – Salalah
112 weekly flights 238,754 seats Wide-body service Salalah Holidays packages Numerous promotional activities Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has increased weekly flight frequencies on its Muscat-Salalah-Muscat sector to a total of 112 weekly flights, running between 23 June and 11 September 2022. The airline offers wide-body service between Muscat and […]
UNWTO And WHO To Build Coalition Of Health And Tourism Partners
UNWTO will work with the WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) to strengthen ties between tourism and public health in Europe’s smallest states. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of building more sustainability and resilience in both economies and public health systems. Recognizing the need to learn from the lessons of the crisis, the two […]
Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts Set to Debut in Malaysia
Scheduled to open in 2024, Hilton brings its premier luxury brand to the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s famed Bukit Bintang hub KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, one of Hilton’s luxury hotel brands, On Friday (Jun 17) announced its expansion into Malaysia with Waldorf Astoria Kuala Lumpur. Scheduled to open in 2024, Waldorf Astoria […]
Flights Ticket will be costlier as Govt raises fare limits by up to 30 percent
Air travel is likely to be costlier as the Ministry of Civil Aviation has increased the minimum and maximum cap on fares throughout all bands. The limits on airfares have been elevated by 10-30 percent, the ministry mentioned in a notification issued on Thursday. Whereas the transfer is expected to bring some aid to the […]
Pre-flight Covid testing would Reduce Travel Risk, Harvard study findings
Harvard University researchers studying ways to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission during air travel endorsed the idea of fast testing of passengers in a report released Thursday. “Viral testing is an important public health screening mechanism that can quickly and effectively establish those with infections and cease them from undergoing activities that could expose others, including […]
Spain extends its travel ban to travelers from South Africa
On Tuesday, Spain’s Health Minister Carolina Darias announced an extension of the nation’s travel ban on guests from South Africa, Brazil, and the UK. Spain is worried about rising numbers of infections from the new COVID-19 variants. The nation has been hard hit by the Coronavirus pandemic, with more than 63,000 deaths from more than three million […]
France’s New Border Restrictions reduces nearly 50% of Air Passengers in a Week
Only a week after France introduced an entry ban on travelers from outside the EU attempting to enter France for non-essential purposes on January 31, the number of air passengers has halved, with 700 passengers being turned away for failing to justify their journey. In an interview for news channel LCI, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, a junior minister […]
Germany to reinstall border controls over COVID-19 variant
Germany is to shut its borders with the Czech Republic and the Austrian Tyrol region, as both zones have high infection rates of contagious COVID-19 variants. Horst Seehofer informed the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper that the measure will come under force on Sunday evening, with some exceptions which are currently under discussion. The Tyrol and the Czech […]
Emirates doesn’t see travel recovery till the end of 2021
Reuter: International travel is likely to stay subdued till the end of the yr as nations reintroduce tough restrictions to control COVID-19 infections, the head of Dubai-based airline Emirates mentioned on Wednesday, February 10. The comments from Tim Clark represent a more pessimistic view after he informed Reuters last month he didn’t believe the recovery can be further impeded by […]
