Photo source: WTTC The world’s travel and tourism industry is calling on governments to keep borders open and facilitate travel with vigilance despite the emergence of the fast-spreading Omicron variant of Covid-19, which has now made its way to Greece, France, the US, Australia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Italy, Israel, the UK, Scotland, Germany, South Korea, […]
Photo source: European Commission Aiming to ensure better coordination and communication of travel-related measures at EU level, the European Commission on Monday proposed an update to the Council’s recommendation of last October on coordinating measures affecting free movement in the European Union in response to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. “The
Photo source: WTTC Setting Covid-19 vaccination as a prerequisite for travel would be equal to “discrimination“, said World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) President & CEO Gloria Guevara on Tuesday. The WTTC has repeatedly stressed that vaccines will help in the long-term, but they must not be a requirement for travel. “It will take a […]
In an effort to contain the spread of Covid-19, New York City authorities have reinstalled 14-day quarantine measure for international visitors concerned about a fast-spreading strain of the virus detected in the UK. “We are really serious about the fact that if you violate quarantine you are creating a danger for everyone else. We are […]
Photo source: European Commission Aiming for a coordinated approach to travel and transport measures in the EU, the European Commission on Tuesday called on member states to facilitate essential travel and transit of passengers from the United Kingdom. The recommendation follows a number of countries closing their borders to flights from the UK due to […]
Photo source: WTTC Following the decision of countries to ban flights from the United Kingdom due to the new mutant strain of the coronavirus (Covid-19) that has been spreading recently in England, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) on Tuesday called for a testing regime to be placed at airports rather than for governments […]














