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IATA’s digital Covid Travel Pass will be ready “within weeks” Travel Pass is not the golden ticket to an instant recovery for the global travel sectorInternational travel is a possibility this summer
IATA’s Travel Pass is not the golden ticket to an instant recovery for the global travel sector, but it will no doubt help. According … read more
One year after the break out of the coronavirus pandemic, it is well known that the travel and tourism industry has been severely suffering. All travel companies have been confronted with huge amounts of refund requests for trips that had to be cancelled as a result of lockdowns, border closures and travel restrictions. The whole travel industry… read more
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) data for global airfreight markets showed that global demand for air cargo decreased by 10.6 per cent in 2020 compared to 2019. This was the largest drop in year-on-year (YoY) demand since IATA started to monitor cargo performance in 1990, outpacing the six per cent fall in global … read more
Few trips booked in February, March and April The pandemic is still taking its toll on the travel industry, and for most of us travel is still a distant dream. LuggageHero's data shows that 70% of respondents worldwide have not booked any trips in February, March or April, 2021.
Unlike the UK and the EU, where 76% and 72% res… read more
Tunisair owes TAV Tunisie 20 million euros for services provided at the Enfidha-Hammamet international airport. In 2019, the Tunisian national company paid him only 1% of the amount due.
To constrain the indebted carrier, the port manager initially opted for an act of seizure of his accounts.
TAV Tunisia suspended th… read more
Burkina Faso wants to take advantage of its strong sunstroke. The country is currently working on two solar projects for the international airports of Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso.
The subject was at the center of discussions this week between the government and the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)… read more
In late 2020, the United Nations (UN) launched the COVAX initiative, to ensure equitable access for countries to anti-Covid-19 vaccines. The UN has partnered with 16 airlines to deliver 2 billion doses by the end of 2021 to 190 countries currently affected.
Ethiopian Airlines and the Kenyan cargo company Astral Aviation are the only African a… read more
Six months after the scuttling of the Wakashio’s bow, the dismantling of the stern has finally kicked off in Pointe d’Esny, Mauritius. The parts will be transported on a special barge to Port-Louis’ harbor before being handed over … read more
Timing is everything in travel marketing at the moment. Trying to keep a step ahead of restrictions, guidelines and lockdowns, plus matching that with consumer sentiment and confidence in booking holidays is proving an incredible challenge for all of us in marketing in the travel industry.
HolidayPirates has been worki… read more
In 2019, Cape Verde decreed the establishment of a new tariff system for air transport. Two years later, its implementation is all the more necessary as the health crisis has eroded the purchasing power of the populations.
From next week, large families (with more than 4 children), students, people aged over 65, and children a… read more
IATA’s digital Covid Travel Pass will help recovery of international travel
Airlines’ refusal to refund travel companies and their customers has to stop
60% worldwide are considering replacing international travel with domestic travel in 2021
Unpaid debts: TAV Tunisia suspends the seizure of Tunisair bank accounts
Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso airports soon to be solar powered
Ethiopian Airlines and Astral Aviation, the only African carriers partners of the COV initiative
Wakashio’s Stern Removal Kicks Off in Mauritius
Cabo Verde: State subsidizes domestic transport for nationals
