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The latest research from ForwardKeys, which has the most up to date and comprehensive fight booking data available, reveals that vaccinations appear to hold the key to reviving international travel.
Two destinations, Greece, and Iceland, which have announced that they will welcome vaccinated visitors this summer have seen inbound fl… read more
Corporate Traveller UK, specialists in managing travel for companies with an SME size annual travel spend of £50K to £2M, has seen significant changes to customers’ travel programmes and policies over the last six months among the 50 per cent of businesses who continued to travel, as well as those preparing to resume business travel.
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Industry bodies are not doing enough to ensure tour operators and travel agencies notify customers of their rights before booking. Equally, agencies who have underperformed in this regard have not been made accountable. As a result, the travel industry being called into question by BBC Watchdog will do little to reassure UK consumers’ confidence… read more
Global travel marketplace Skyscanner has released an in-depth report exploring the new and emerging trends in travel in 2021. Titled ‘Skyscanner Horizons – The Return of Travel’, the report analyses three years of search and booking data to shine a light on how travellers are planning for the new normal ahead of the peak holiday se… read more
Europe’s aviation, travel and tourism sectors fully welcome yesterday’s vote in the European Parliament on the EU’s proposed Digital Green Certificate Regulation, setting trialogue negotiations between the Parliament, the Council and the European Commission into motion. Swift action and alignment among the institutions is now critical in order t… read more
Ryanair has launched the Price Checker tool and Verified Seal, two new initiatives on the Ryanair website/app to protect customers against Online Travel Agent’s (OTA’s) who may be overcharging customers, providing incorrect customer details and preventing Ryanair from dealing directly with passengers.
The ‘Price Checker’ tool will allow cu… read more
Accor has reported consolidated first-quarter revenue of €361 million for 2021. The figure is down 53 per cent on a reported basis against last year, and down 57 per cent when compared to pre-Covid first quarter of 2019.
RevPAR at the French hotel giant fell by 64 per cent versus quarter one of 2019, reflecting an environment that r… read more
he airline industry’s revenues are expected to take longer to recover
from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic than previously envisaged,
according to the International Air Transport Association.
Industry revenue this year is only likely to recover to 43 per cent
of 2019 levels, compared with a previous forecast in December of 55… read more
Unilabs, the leading European diagnostic services provider, and the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the trade association for the world’s airlines, have signed an agreement to incorporate Unilabs’ worldwide Covid-19 testing network into IATA Travel Pass.
The agreement will make Unilabs one of the first major l… read more
SWISS is to become the first airline in the Lufthansa Group to trial IATA’s new Travel Pass app, which it will do on its Zurich-London Heathrow route from 22 April onwards. The trial marks a major further step in making travel simple and reliable again during the current COVID-19 pandemic. SWISS has also been testing further such concepts… read more
“Vaccinations revive international travel”, says ForwardKeys
Corporate Traveller identifies SME trends for resuming travel
Travel industry bodies need to communicate more effectively to increase consumer confidence, says Gl
Aviation, Travel & Tourism sectors applaud European Parliament vote on “EU COVID-19 Certificates”
Accor preparing for strong rebound this summer
IATA and Unilabs partner to help passengers manage Covid-19 tests
SWISS to trial IATA Travel Pass app
