Coronavirus: 40% of Destinations Have Eased Travel Restrictions

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Forty percent of all destinations worldwide have now eased the travel restrictions they placed on international tourism in response to coronavirus (Covid-19), the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said on Thursday. According to the UNWTO, the latest outlook, recorded on July 19, is up from 22 percent of destinations that had eased restrictions on travel by June […]

Travel to Return First with Staycations post-Covid-19, Says WTTC

By admin 12 Μαΐου 2020 No comment

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Photo source: WTTC Travel is likely to return first to domestic markets with staycations when travel restrictions are eased, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). In its outline on what the “Travelling in the New Normal” will look like as countries begin to end their Covid-19 lockdowns and ease travel restrictions, WTTC […]

UNWTO: 96% of Global Destinations Impose Covid-19 Travel Restrictions

By admin 17 Απριλίου 2020 No comment

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Covid-19 has dramatically interrupted travel facilitation, openness – UNWTO Ninety-six percent of all worldwide destinations, as of 6 April, have introduced travel restrictions in response to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said on Friday. Research carried out for a new UNWTO report shows that around 90 destinations

US Airlines to Get $25 billion Coronavirus Payroll Bailout

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Ten coronavirus-hit US airlines have tentatively agreed to a 25-billion-dollar injection to help them meet payroll needs through to September and to avoid massive layoffs in exchange for granting the US Treasury Department the option to exercise small ownership stakes. The US Treasury Department announced on Tuesday that 10 airline companies, including the country’s four

Covid-19 May Deliver $314bn Blow to Airline Revenues, Says IATA

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Airline passenger revenues may drop by $314 billion in 2020 due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis, according to an updated analysis by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The downturn sees full year passenger revenues plummet 55 percent compared to 2019, while traffic falls 48 percent. “In other words, half our business disappears. That’s catastrophic,”

Government Secures Return of Stranded Greeks

By admin 23 Μαρτίου 2020 No comment

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The Greek government as of last week has launched a repatriation operation to ensure that Greeks stranded abroad, due to travel restrictions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, can get back home. The operation is being coordinated by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with Aegean Airlines. “The state is doing everything […]

World Tourism Organization: Stay Home, But Travel Tomorrow!

By admin 18 Μαρτίου 2020 No comment

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1.5Kshares People and their wellbeing must come first, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said on Tuesday, underlining that it continues to work closely with the World Health Organization (WHO) to further a collaborative response to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. With tourism becoming among the hardest hit sectors as the Covid-19 situation evolves, the UNWTO

Air Cargo is Essential in Fight Against Covid-19, Says IATA

By admin 18 Μαρτίου 2020 No comment

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Monday requested that air cargo operations be excluded from any Covid-19-related travel restrictions to ensure life-saving medical products can be transported without disruptions. As underlined by IATA Director General and CEO Alexandre de Juniac at a media briefing in Geneva, the measures that governments have