IATA: Marginal Improvements in May Travel Demand
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that both international and domestic travel demand showed marginal improvements in May 2021, compared to the prior month, but traffic remained well below pre-pandemic levels. Recovery in international traffic, in particular, continued to be stymied by extensive government travel restrictions. Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly […]
Covid-19: Sydney lockdown extended
Sydney – The leader of Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) on Wednesday ordered a week-long extension of Sydney’s hard COVID-19 lockdown, warning new cases are bound to rise as the nation’s biggest city grapples with the highly infectious Delta variant. Sydney, home to a fifth of Australia’s 25 million individuals, was plunged into lockdown on […]
UNWTO: Vaccines And Digital Solutions To Ease Travel Restrictions
The global vaccination rollout and increased adoption of digital solutions for safe travel should lead to a rise in international mobility over the weeks and months ahead, the latest data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) indicates. According to the newest edition of the Travel Restrictions Report from the United Nations specialized agency for tourism, […]
Australian F1 Grand Prix and MotoGP canceled over Covid fear
Melbourne: The Australian Grand Prix has been axed for the second year in a row with the 21st round of the Formula 1 championship a victim of the country’s tight border controls, organizers said on Tuesday (July 6). “We regret to announce that the 2021 Australian Grand Prix has been canceled due to restrictions and […]
England Stadiums set to return to full capacity from July 19
Sports stadiums across England are set to return to full capacity from July 19 after the British government announced the next stage in easing the COVID-19 restrictions on Monday. The proposal, which will be voted upon on July 12, would lift all remaining restrictions within the nation. While social distancing and mandatory mask-wearing will be […]
Cannes Film Festival Signals Reopening
Cannes, France — Cannes Film Festival is back. The show is running 14 months late, thanks to the pandemic. And it’s about time for the city’s merchants, hoteliers, and restaurateurs, who hope the return of the festival’s glamour and revenues heralds a broader renaissance for the region and France’s cultural world after an exceptionally damaging […]
Fully vaccinated travellers eligible to enter Canada now benefit from reduced public health measures
Canada from Beginning Monday (July 5, 2021), at 12:01 a.m. EDT, will allow fully vaccinated travelers, arriving by land or air to enter Canada and who comply with specific criteria will not be required to quarantine or complete a day-8 test. In addition, fully vaccinated travelers arriving by air will not be required to stay at […]
Face masks to become a personal choice in England, minister says
London – The wearing of face coverings in England will become a personal choice and the data that will determine if lockdown restrictions will be lifted this month was looking “very positive”, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said on Sunday. “It will be a different interval where we as private citizens make these judgments rather than […]
UNWTO plan to Support Wine Tourism And Rural Development Will Be Discussed In Portugal On 9-10 September 2021
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Visit Portugal and the city of Reguengos de Monsaraz announce dates for the 5th UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism. Following the success of the past four editions, the Conference will take place on 9-10 September 2021, in Reguengos de Monsaraz in the Alentejo region, in collaboration with the Government of […]
Covid-19: Australia to halve arrivals from abroad to curb the spread
Sydney – Australia will halve the number of abroad arrivals as its coronavirus hotel quarantine system creaks under pressure from outbreaks of the highly transmissible Delta variant, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday. The new restrictions on travel come as Australia fights outbreaks of the Delta variant simultaneously in three state capital cities, meaning […]
