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Airlines: No Vax, No Fly?
Who would’ve thought airlines would be the biggest cheerleaders for the new COVID-19 vaccine? Yes, the aviation industry is pushing hardest for anything that will bring back customers and restore trust in flying.
Qantas got the ball rolling last month when its CEO declared airlines across the world should consider enforcing “no-v… read more
IATA unveils key design elements of IATA Travel Pass
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) unveiled key design elements of the IATA Travel Pass. IATA Travel Pass is a mobile app to help travelers easily and securely manage their travel in line with any government requirements for COVID-19 testing or vaccine information.“Testing is the immediate solution to safely re-open… read more
ITB China delayed until end of 2021
The organisers of ITB China have announced the launch an ITB China Special Edition for 2021. The two-day business event will make its debut in Beijing from May 7th-8th, to deliver an innovative showcase for business exchanges while providing a stage for sharing industry insights for the travel industry.
The regular edi… read more
East Africa with new plan to pull Tourism out of Covid-19 hole
A study that can give the best Covid-19 recovery options for East Africa's tourism industry is on the cards. The exercise is the brainchild of the East African Business Council (EABC) and the African Economic Research Consortium (AERIC), a Nairobi-based think tank.
The study will assess the impact of the pandemic which has se… read more
Aero Africa ready to handle vaccine
Aero Africa has announced that its hubs in Johannesburg and Nairobi can handle vaccines for regional network rollout into Southern and East Africa. The vaccine team in both the hubs will monitor all the shipments 24x7 with specialist cool chain transport partners to upgrade tracking and GPS capabilities.
The company ha… read more
Passengers decry upsurge in air fares
Nigerians, who travel by air, have decried the “sudden” upsurge in air fares and urged the Federal Government to intervene to avoid poor patronage that could dwindle the fortunes of the aviation industry. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the air fares shot up by about 100 per cent in the last one week, with some airlin… read more
WTN temporarily suspends the Safer Tourism Seal
World Tourism Network (WTN) is temporarily suspending awarding the Safer Tourism Seal. Current applications will be worked on after the seal program is resumed. Safer Tourism Seal started with an initiative by the rebuilding. travel discussion group and is now part of the newly established World Tourism Network.
WTN president… read more
Namibia to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Namibia will soon receive an approved COVID-19 vaccine. The country has contributed to the Covax global COVID-19 vaccine distribution scheme co-led by the World Health Organization, and has appointed a team to prepare the necessary infrastructure to store and administer it in the country.
It is not clear yet which vaccine Nam… read more
WTTC: International travel can safely restart, without waiting for vaccines
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
Africa Travel Week to drive Diversity & Inclusion initiatives for 2021
With WTM Africa set to run as a live/hybrid event at the CTICC in Cape Town from 07-09 April 2021, the team at Africa Travel Week (ATW) has pledged to continue driving Inclusion and Diversity (D& I) efforts in the build up to the show.
The tourism landscape is going to look very different next year and we want t… read more
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