Rebuilding Air Connectivity: Routes and ACI World Partner to Help Airports

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Photo source: routesonline.com An exclusive partnership designed to help airports recover from the most challenging period the aviation industry has ever faced, was recently signed between Routes, the organiser of the world’s leading route development forums, and Airports Council International (ACI) World, the association that advances the interests and acts as the

ITB India Goes All-virtual for 2021 Event

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Due to the ongoing travel restrictions as a result of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Messe Berlin (Singapore), the organiser of ITB India, has decided to hold the inaugural ITB India 2021 as an entirely virtual event from 7 – 9 April 2021. ITB India 2021 Virtual will be hosted on ITB Community in Asia (ITB […]

Greece Extends Second Lockdown Until December 7

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Athens, Greece. Photo source: Visit Greece / Y. Skoulas Greece will extend its second nationwide lockdown until 6am on Monday, December 7, in efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) and limit the rising number of intubations and fatalities, Greek government spokesperson Stelios Petsas announced on Thursday. According to Petsas, the lockdown’s extension

G20 Leaders Agree to Facilitate Post-Covid Travel and Tourism

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Facilitating tourism and resuming safe travel were among the issues discussed at this month’s G20 summit held on November 21-22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which focused overall on ways of overcoming the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and its far-reaching repercussions. Last week’s G20 summit, hosted for the first time by an Arab nation, sought ways to […]

Minister: Tourism Not to Blame for Second Covid-19 Wave in Greece

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Tourism cannot be blamed for the recurrence of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, said Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis this week, supporting the government’s decision earlier this summer to re-open to travelers despite the unprecedented conditions. Speaking on pubic radio, Theoharis said that Covid-19 was a war and “in times of war, decisions are made based […]

Passenger Traffic Down by 81% at European Airports

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Photo source: @ACI Europe Passenger traffic at European airports has decreased by 81 percent as a result of quarantine-based travel restrictions in many areas, ACI Europe said. The organization’s overall figures reflect data up to and including November across the European airport networks, with the stark lost passenger threshold of 1.5 billion so far this year […]

Covid-19: England Allows Travel Abroad After December 2

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Holidays abroad will be permitted again for millions of Britons after England lifts its current ban on foreign travel and its Covid-19 lockdown measures on December 2. British health authorities on Thursday presented the details of a renewed three-tier regional system for England, announced earlier this week by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, which will allow […]

UNWTO’s Global Tourism Plastics Initiative Gaining Ground

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Photo source: UNWTO The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative has welcomed 26 new signatories, including businesses and organizations from every part of the global tourism value chain. Led by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the initiative unites the tourism sector

Italy’s La Repubblica Lauds Greek Island Lipsi

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Lipsi, Dodecanese. Photo © Maria Theofanopoulou A music video recently released by the Municipality of Lipsi, to promote the island’s nature and tourism offerings, is featured in an extensive article published in the online edition of Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica. Titled “Greece, island of Lipsi: the music video of the Mayor that sings Battisti […]

Greek Tourism Body SETE Calls for Extra Covid-19 Relief

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SETE President Yiannis Retsos Deferring until 30 April 2021 insurance contribution payments and boosting liquidity are among the proposals made by the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) to provide much-needed relief to sector enterprises that have been impacted by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and the ongoing containment measures. In a letter to Finance Minister