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EK to restart operations to Newark via Athens
Emirates has announced it will resume daily services to Newark via Athens from 1st June 2021. The resumed flight will provide global travellers with another access point to the popular New York Metropolitan area, serving the large Greek-American community in the United States while offering a convenient connection to travellers hea… read more
Emirates operates first flight operated by fully vaccinated frontline
EK215 to Los Angeles supported by over 70 vaccinated frontline team members across the operational spectrum Close to 26,000 of Emirates Group’s frontline aviation workforce already vaccinated with two doses
Honouring its commitment to the health and safety of its employees and customers, Emirates today has become among the first airlines i… read more
P&O Cruises cuts steel for new cruise ship Arvia
P& O Cruises has cut the first pieces of steel for its new LNG-powered Excel-class cruise ship Arvia at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany.
At more than 180,000-gross tons, and carrying 5,200 passengers, Arvia will be a sister ship to Iona, delivered in 2020, but P& O have hinted she w… read more
IATA’s digital Covid Travel Pass will help recovery of international travel
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
Zambia and African Parks to boost the protection of Kafue National Park
The Government of Zambia and African Parks, a non-governmental organization (NGO) focused on conservation, have si… read more
Air Senegal: Benin, Cameroon, Gabon… regular flights starting next month?
Air Senegal should serve Benin, Cameroon and Gabon with regular flights from March 29. According to an article in the Cameroonian newspaper Eco Matin, dated Monday, February 22, the marketing director of the Senegalese public company revealed it over the microphone of a Senegalese radio station.
“Regarding the opening… read more
Chinese Travel and Tourism: Strong return
What impact has the pandemic had on Chinese daily life, in particular the impact on travel behavior? China will see an increase of more than 200% in international departures in 2021, reaching approximately 30 million international departures. Pre-COVID-19 levels are expected to return by 2023 with outbound traffic forecast to reach 88 mil… read more
Réunion Island from Lyon starting from summer 2021
The Lyonnais will be able to explore Reunion Island (and Mayotte) starting from next summer. In order to facilitate access to the Indian Ocean for the inhabitants of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Corsair will offer a program of flights from Lyon to Réunion twice a week from June… read more
RwandAir to be the first African airline to trial IATA Travel Pass
RwandAir will become the first African airline to trial IATA Travel Pass to enable safe and seamless international travel. The airline will begin a three-week trial in April for customers travelling between Kigali and Nairobi in Kenya.
IATA Travel Pass is a digital platform to help passengers easily and securely… read more
Airlines’ refusal to refund travel companies and their customers has to stop
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
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