According to the World Economic Forum, by 2025, digital transformation will have created nearly $305 billion in value for the tourism industry. One-third of this value is expected to shift from tra…
Number of Vietnam’s foreign visitors dropped by 38%
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage all over the world, different nations are taking stock of their losses and making plans to deal with the challenges posed by the virus outbreak.In the …
BRPs appointed as Comair enters business rescue
Listed airline company, Comair, today (May 5) announced that the group would enter business rescue to “safeguard the interests of the company and its stakeholders” after the COVID-19 cr…
Animal smuggling in Africa is a growing problem yet again
In recent weeks, nature, without the action of man, has proved that it can recover itself. We have seen swans and rays return to the canals of Venice, the Himalayas being observed from regions of I…
Argentina seeks to ban all flights until September
Argentina has banned all internal and international commercial flights until September 1st as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic.A decree from National Civil Aviation Administration asked…
The future of tourism: traveling to become luxury again
The coronavirus will probably make travel more expensive and thus also more climate-friendly. Cheap flights at cut-rate prices will soon be the thing of the past. The future of tourism encompasses …
Global aviation fleet begins long-haul back to operation
Cirium tracking data has provided further tentative evidence that the global passenger jet fleet may have passed the nadir of scheduled flight activity in recent days.Wednesday, April 29th marked t…
Hundreds of companies make use of ATOL extension
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed that of the 805 ATOLs that originally expired on March 31st, 704 have been granted.The announcement comes after it was confirmed the ATOL renewal would…
Heathrow expects passenger numbers to fall by 97 per cent in April
Heathrow airport has seen passenger numbers decline by 18 per cent during quarter one, with 14.6 million guests arriving over the period.As the toll from the coronavirus grows, numbers are expected…
TUI China relaunches domestic holidays
TUI China has resumed business operations, offering domestic tours for holidaymakers in China.Three months after the subsidiary had to completely stop selling tours, the company is now offering mai…