UNWTO Data revealed 2020 Worst year in Tourism history with 1 BILLION FEWER International Arrivals
Global tourism suffered its worst yr on record in 2020, with international arrivals dropping by 74% according to the newest data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Destinations worldwide welcomed 1 billion fewer international arrivals in 2020 than within the earlier yr, due to an unprecedented fall in demand and widespread travel restrictions. This compares […]
Peru to go under lockdown amid the second wave of Covid-19
Peru has announced new lockdowns for 10 of its 25 regions, including the capital Lima, as Covid-19 cases rise and hospitals reach a breaking point. The lockdowns will begin on January 31 and are going to end on February 14, 2021. It has been decided that there will be a curfew during this period from […]
Russia-Greece flights service restart from Feb 8
Reuters: Russia has decided to resume flights to and from Greece beginning from February 8 as the spread of the coronavirus infection has slowed, the government mentioned on Thursday. It mentioned the planes will fly twice a week from Moscow to Athens, also there will be three flights per week to Singapore from the Russian capital. […]
UK stops direct passenger flight to and from UAE due to worries over the covid-19 spread
Reuters – Britain shuts operations of direct passenger flights to and from the United Arab Emirates from Friday, shutting down the world’s busiest international airline route from Dubai to London. Britain stated it was including the United Arab Emirates, Burundi, and Rwanda in its coronavirus travel ban list due to worries over the spread of […]
British Airways from Mid-February begin a trial of the IATA Travel Pass app for COVID tests, vaccination
British Airways will soon begin trialing a new digital ‘Travel Pass’ designed to store the results of COVID-19 tests and proof of vaccination for airlines and the government. BA is the latest airline to embrace the IATA Travel Pass, developed by the International Air Transport Association with the aim of becoming a global standard to […]
Covid-19: Australian state borders to reopen with zero local cases
SYDNEY: Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales recorded its 11th day of zero local coronavirus cases on Thursday, allowing neighboring Queensland state to lift border restrictions whereas Victoria state also hinted at relaxing travel with Sydney. Australian states imposed quarantine or hard border restrictions for travelers from New South Wales after an outbreak […]
Covid-19: Tokyo Olympic test event postponed due to restrictions
TOKYO: The first Tokyo Olympics test event of 2021 has been postponed because of travel restrictions under Japan’s coronavirus state of emergency, organizers confirmed on Thursday. The artistic swimming event will double as the sport’s closing qualifier for the virus-postponed Games. It was because of being held on Mar 4 to 7 in Tokyo however will […]
New Zealand’s border likely shut for most of the year
New Zealand is likely to keep its border closed to the world through most of 2021 amid uncertainty over the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern mentioned. “We will expect our borders to be impacted for a lot of this yr,” Ardern informed a news conference Tuesday in Wellington. “We’ll proceed to pursue […]
Covid-19: Germany considers banning all air travel to cease the spread
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer announced on Tuesday that the German government is considering a ban on almost all international air travel in an effort to cease the spread of new, more deadly strains of the coronavirus. “The danger posed by numerous virus mutations forces us to consider drastic measures. That includes significantly stricter border checks, particularly […]
All non-essential travel to and from Belgium Ban from Wednesday
Belgium: Belgium announced to ban all non-essential travel to and from its territory due to covid-19, anybody eager to get in or out of the nation will likely be required to hold a “declaration on honor” to show that their border-crossing is, actually, essential. A template form for the declaration on honor – which is […]
