More travel will be possible as countries get vaccinated, UK PM says
London – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that as the COVID-19 vaccination drive is taking pace globally more countries would be opened up for travel, after scrapping quarantine for fully-vaccinated travellers from France. “You’ve got to balance our very strong desire to get people travelling with the need to protect us against […]
Covid-19: Victoria enters sixth pandemic lockdown
Sydney – More than half of all Australians woke as much as hard lockdowns on Friday as the nation battles to contain COVID-19 outbreaks fuelled by the Delta virus variant, with Victoria reporting a slight easing in locally acquired cases. Lockdowns have been enforced throughout the east coast, including Australia’s three largest cities – Sydney, […]
Virgin Galactic resume space travel sales
The ticket counter reopens for space travel at Virgin Galactic, with the price of space flight starting at $450,000 a seat. The company said Thursday it is making progress toward beginning revenue flights next year. It will sell single seats, package deals and entire flights. Virgin Galactic announced the offerings as it reported Thursday that […]
French need Covid ‘health pass’ by Monday after court approval
Paris — France’s top constitutional authority on Thursday approved a Covid pass that limits access to cafes, restaurants and inter-city trains and planes to people who have been vaccinated or tested negative for the virus. But the court rejected as “disproportionate” the government’s wish to force people with Covid infections into isolation for 10 days. […]
UK lift quarantine need for fully vaccinated travellers from France; Move India, Qatar and many to amber list
From 4 am Sunday 8 August, the fully vaccinated amber rules ( No longer need to quarantine ) will apply to France. At the same time, Austria, Germany, Latvia, Norway, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia will move to the green list. Bahrain, India, Qatar and UAE will move to the amber list. Georgia, Mayotte, Mexico and […]
IATA: Airline Industry Statistics Confirm 2020 Was Worst Year on Record
Montreal – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released the IATA World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) publication with performance figures for 2020 demonstrating the devastating effects on global air transport during that year of the COVID-19 crisis. 8 billion passengers flew in 2020, a decrease of 60.2% compared to the 4.5 billion who flew in 2019 Industry-wide air travel demand […]
Air travel hits new pandemic high, flight delays grow
Dallas — Air travel in the U.S. is hitting new pandemic-era highs, and airlines are scrambling to keep up with the summer vacation crowds, despite rising numbers of coronavirus infections fueled by the delta variant. The resurgence of leisure travel, coupled with some bad weather, has led to delays and flight cancellations at airlines struggling […]
UK eases travel restrictions for travellers from the U.S., EU
London — Britain opened its borders to fully vaccinated travellers from the U.S. and the European Union on Monday as travel industry leaders urged the government to further ease restrictions and allow individuals to enjoy the benefits of a successful COVID-19 inoculation program. The new rules came into effect amid reports that Prime Minister Boris […]
UK finance minister presses for travel rules easing
London – Britain’s Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has pressed for an easing of travel restrictions to offer respite to the tourism sector amid concerns that the nation is not reaping the benefit of its vaccination programme, the Sunday Times reported. Sunak had written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson warning of the impact that Britain’s strict […]
UNESCO add Danube Limes to World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee on Friday (July 30) inscribed the transnational property of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment) on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment) features components in Austria, Germany, and Slovakia It covers almost 600km of the whole Roman […]
