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Ryanair to Cut October Capacity by Another 20% Due to Travel Restrictions, Policies

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Ryanair To Cut October Capacity By Another 20% Due To Travel Restrictions, Policies
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Photo source: Ryanair Ryanair on Friday announced that it would cut its October capacity by a further 20 percent, due to damage caused to forward bookings by continuous changes in EU government Covid-19 travel restrictions and policies. The capacity slash is in addition to the 20 percent cut the airline already announced in mid-August. As […]

Europe’s Travel and Tourism Industry Call for End to Quarantines in EU

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Europe’s Travel And Tourism Industry Call For End To Quarantines In Eu
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Photo source: European Travel Commission (ETC) Over 20 travel and tourism bodies as well as unions across Europe on Friday united in an unprecedented call for European Commission leadership to replace quarantine restrictions with a common EU testing protocol for travel. According to the groups, the current restrictions taken to combat the coronavirus (Covid-19) are […]

OECD: Better Outlook but Covid-19 Risks and Uncertainty Still High

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Oecd: Better Outlook But Covid 19 Risks And Uncertainty Still High
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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has revised its outlook for 2020, predicting a smaller recession of the global economy and slightly greater potential for growth. According to the OECD’s Economic Outlook interim report for September 2020, risks and uncertainty are still high due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. OECD analysts note that

Eurocontrol: Covid-19 Controls Hindering Hopes for Air Travel Recovery

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Eurocontrol: Covid 19 Controls Hindering Hopes For Air Travel Recovery
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Photo Source: @Eurocontrol Divergent Covid-19 restrictions across Europe have hindered all efforts to reverse the slowdown in air travel caused by the pandemic and at the same time are creating confusion and lack of confidence among passengers, according to the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol). The agency is warning that failure […]

Covid-19: International Tourism Loses 440 Million Arrivals in January-June 2020

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Covid 19: International Tourism Loses 440 Million Arrivals In January June 2020
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Photo source: UNWTO International tourist arrivals dropped by 65 percent during the first half of the year when compared to 2019, with the latest data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Barometer showing the severe impact the coronavirus (Covid-19) has had on the sector. According to UNWTO, the massive drop in global travel demand over […]

Greek Hoteliers President Sees 2021 as ‘Year of Survival’

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Greek Hoteliers President Sees 2021 As ‘year Of Survival’
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Hellenic Hoteliers Federation President Grigoris Tasios “Greek tourism remains strong… but 2021 will be a year of survival,” Hellenic Hoteliers Federation President Grigoris Tasios said during the Thessaloniki Helexpo Forum on Monday. According to Tasios, despite the difficulties, Greece reopened to tourism, entered the competition and proved to be one of the best

Fraport Greece Completes Upgrade Works at 11 Regional Airports

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Fraport Greece Completes Upgrade Works At 11 Regional Airports
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Kavala Airport. Photo source: Skiathos Greece Fraport Greece has completed renovation and upgrade works at 11 out of the 14 Greek regional airports it manages and operates, according to the company’s executive director for commercial and business development, George Vilos. Works have been completed at the airports of Aktio, Chania, Corfu, Kavala, Kefalonia, Zakynthos,