IATA: 2020 Worst Year in History for Air Travel Demand

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Wednesday said 2020 was a catastrophe for passenger demand, the world’s connectivity and people’s freedom to travel, following the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on air travel. The association, during a media briefing, announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2020 showing that demand

UNWTO: 2020 Worst Year in Tourism History

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Global tourism suffered its worst year on record in 2020, with international arrivals dropping by 74 percent, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said on Thursday. According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, destinations worldwide welcomed 1 billion fewer international arrivals in 2020 than in the previous year, due to an unprecedented fall in demand […]

Council Updates Covid-19 Safe Travel List of Third Countries that can Enter the EU

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Photo source: UNWTO The European Council on Thursday updated the list of third countries for which EU member states should lift travel restrictions for non-essential travel, taken due to the coronavirus (Covid-19), at their external borders. As noted by the Council and based on epidemiological data, as from January 28 member states should gradually lift the […]

WTTC: UK’s New Hotel Quarantines Destructive for Tourism

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Photo source: WTTC The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) on Tuesday said the introduction of new hotel quarantines by the UK government in response to the new coronavirus (Covid-19) variants would ‘destroy the Travel & Tourism sector as we know it’. WTTC, which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, fears the crippling […]

Biden: All Travelers Arriving in US will Need to Quarantine

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US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Photo source: whitehouse.gov US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed an executive order that includes a quarantine requirement for all travelers entering America. The travel rule is part of 10 executive orders signed by Biden, during his second day in office, as part of his administration’s […]

IATA, WTTC Welcome Pre-departure Covid-19 Testing Travel Rule of US and UK

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Photo source: JFK Airport The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Thursday welcomed the announcement by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that it will require all travelers to the US as of January 26 to show proof of a negative coronavirus (Covid-19) test taken within three days prior to departure to […]

Norwegian to Stop All Long-haul Flights

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Photo source: Norwegian Oslo-based airline Norwegian on Thursday announced that it will stop its transatlantic and Asian network of long-haul flights and focus on creating a strong European network. As underlined in a company announcement, travel restrictions and changing government advice due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic continue to negatively influence demand

ECTAA: 2020, the Year Travel Stopped

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Photo source: UNWTO In a review of the year, ECTAA, the European Travel Agent and Tour Operator Association, described 2020 as “the most catastrophic year in history of travel” due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. According to ECTAA, with turnover down an average of 80 percent compared to 2019, the value of the activities will barely reach 40 […]

Europe Leads the Way in Easing Covid-19 Travel Restrictions

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Photo source: UNWTO Europe continues to lead the way in lifting or easing travel restrictions, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said on Wednesday. According to the eighth edition of the UNWTO Travel Restrictions Report, as of November 1, a total of 152 destinations – 70 percent of all global destinations – have eased restrictions on international […]

Saudia Airlines to Resume Flights to Athens from Jeddah in January 2021

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Saudia Airlines has announced that it will resume flights from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Athens, Greece, as of January 2021. Launching on January 1, the Athens – Jeddah route will run three times a week, every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. All flights will be carried out on an Airbus A320 aircraft, which offers full-flat bed […]