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The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and major international industry bodies have joined forces to call for the immediate restoration of international travel using proven processes and without waiting for or requiring vaccinations.
WTTC, which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, along wi… read more
The first KLM aircraft equipped with Premium Economy will take to the air in mid-2022 said CEO Pieter Elbers in an interview with Luchtvaartnieuws Magazine. From 2022, KLM will also offer a revamped World Business Class cabin.
“We continue to invest in our onboard product, also during the coronavirus crisis”, said Elbers. “We… read more
Lufthansa Group will have shed 29,000 employees by year-end, bringing the total staff down to 109,000. Next year, the German airline will cut another 10,000 jobs in its home country as the company keeps on struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bild am Sonntag – citing unnamed company sources – said that Lufthansa would also axe 20,… read more
Lufthansa is recording a sharp rise in intercontinental and intra-European bookings for the upcoming Christmas and New Year travel season. Last week, up to 400 percent more people booked destinations overseas as well as Southern and Northern Europe than in the previous week. Particularly in demand were flight destinations in South … read more
Analysis reveals a potential overall loss of airline business trips ranging from a low of 19% to a high of 36%.
Travel for “sales activity and securing clients” is the largest category of business air travel (25% of the total); it’s projected to show a modest loss ranging from zero up to 20%. Intra-company meetings comprise 20% of a… read more
Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, is set to kick off Part Two of its annual Avoya Conference, which takes place December 1-4, 2020, with a newly added pre-conference event on November 30. Understanding the financial difficulties travel agencies are experiencing due to the global pandemic and the importance… read more
According to the latest reports, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is taking some drastic steps, such as shutting down the capital city of Pyongyang and banning fishing, in order to halt the spread of COVID-19 in his hermit state.
Kim was reportedly taking “irrational measures” in a bout of coronavirus “parano… read more
Thailand has reported just 3,880 COVID-19 cases and 60 deaths since the start of the pandemic and is considered one of the lowest risk countries in the world. But travel and tourism are suffering. With no end in sight to the stifling government imposed travel restrictions, businesses large and small are hemorrhaging and struggli… read more
IATA, via its North Asia regional briefing, reported (26-Nov-2020) domestic passenger traffic in China declined by 2.8% year-on-year in Sep-2020, up 16ppts from contraction in Aug-2020.
IATA noted the pace of the recovery increased recently, with signs that consumer spending and the overall economy are almost back to normal.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Chief Executive Officer Pieter Elbers says the struggling airline will require more financial support, but it’s too early to speculate exactly when it will be needed.
In an interview on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe“, he also discusses the potential impact of a Covid-19 on the airline… read more
WTTC: International travel can safely restart, without waiting for vaccines
From 2022, KLM will offer Premium Economy and a revamped World Business Class
Lufthansa Group will have shed 29,000 employees by year-end, Bild am Sonntag writes
Airline business trips could drop 36% as corporate travelers embrace technology
Avoya prepares for the resumption of travel
