Global Air Travel Industry Wants End to Covid-19 Controls

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Photo source: @ACI Europe World travel and tourism organizations are reiterating their call on governments to fully lift Covid-19 travel restrictions applying to intra-EU and Schengen area travel, including all testing requirements, the need to present proof of vaccination, or complete a Passenger Locator Form (PLF) as well as the need to wear masks for […]

EU Airports, Airlines: Studies Prove Covid-19 Travel Controls Ineffective

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Photo source: European Commission Blanket travel measures aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19’s Omicron failed, said global travel and tourism organizations this week, reiterating their call on governments to fully lift travel restrictions for the vaccinated or recovered. Citing a new action plan tabled by the European Council which went into effect on February […]

EU Proposes Restriction-free Travel for Digital Covid Certificate Holders

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Photo source: European Commission / Photographer: Denis Lovrovic The European Council took one more step toward simplifying travel procedures during the Covid-19 pandemic, proposing that member states implement a “person-based approach” which allows holders of valid EU digital Covid certificates to travel restriction-free. The recommendation is set to take effect on

Auditor: EU Airlines Failing to Protect Passenger Rights

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Photo source: European Parliament Airlines in Europe have failed to protect the rights of passengers during the Covid-19 pandemic, including not offering refunds, said the European Court of Auditors (ECA) this week. In its report released on Tuesday, the ECA confirmed that many airlines are not refunding customers despite having be awarded 25 billion euros […]

EU Commissioner: ‘We Can’t Go Back to Tourism As We Knew It’

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Photo source: @Thierry Breton Three challenges must be addressed before the EU could call it summer in the aftermath of Covid-19, said Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton in a post on the European Commission’s blog on Tuesday. Under the title “Sea, Vax & Sun – Let’s Get Set for Summer”, Breton lists three […]

EU Aims to Make Schengen ‘Largest Free Travel Area in the World’

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European Commission Chief Spokesperson Eric Mamer; Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas; European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson. Photo source: European Union / Photographer: Claudio Centonze The European Commission tabled a strategy this week aimed at establishing the Schengen zone into the largest free travel area in the world, ensuring security and

EU Lawmakers Propose Testing Protocol to Get Travel Started

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The pandemic shifted travellers’ demands towards ‘safe and clean’ and more sustainable tourism. Photo source” European Parliament ©AdobeStock/Chalabala In efforts to restore safe travel, EU lawmakers are requesting that a new strategy on sustainable tourism include an EU Health Safety protocol for testing before departure as a first step. Listing EU criteria for “safe and

ECTAA Calls on EU to Revise VAT Rules for Travel Agents

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Europe’s travel agents and tour operators are urging the Commission to review and revise a set of special VAT rules to meet the demands of the digital era and to ensure the sector’s competitiveness. Representing some 70,000 travel agents and tour operators in Europe, the European Travel Agents & Tour Operators Association (ECTAA) is requesting […]

Sweden, Austria, Denmark to Introduce Vaccination Certificate

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A standard vaccination certificate that would enable safe travel and allow countries to restart tourism is gaining ground with Sweden, Austria and Denmark being the latest to introduce the documents. Earlier this year, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for a unified digital vaccination certificate to be used and accepted across the EU. The proposal […]

Europe Adopts Update on Covid-19 Travel Restrictions for Non-EU Citizens

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Photo source: @Council of European Union The European Council adopted this week a Commission proposal for updated recommendations on measures affecting non-essential travel into the EU from third countries in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Under the new rules, the following epidemiological criteria should be taken into account to determine the countries for