The government has announced plans for a financial support scheme aimed at airports in England.The scheme is expected to open this month in response to new travel curbs introduced to slow the sprea…
Celestyal Cruises bumps back restart into April
Due to continued international travel restrictions and port closures arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, Celestyal Cruises has delayed the start of its season until April 24th.The line will offer a…
Vaccine boosts holiday confidence among older travellers
Holiday company Saga has experienced a notable increase in interest for holidays in recent weeks.This comes as those aged over 50, who will likely receive the Covid-19 vaccine ahead of some younger…
‘No legal remedies’ until insurance appeal is heard
As long as there is an appeal pending around a Business Interruption (BI) insurance case, insurance policy holders have very few legal remedies at their disposal.This is according to a spokesperson…
Chile’s tourism sector is losing the employees
Chile’s National Statistics Institute (INE) released the Employment Bulletin in Tourism Characteristic Activities (ACTs) for the September-October-November rolling quarter of 2020. The number…
Swan Hellenic opens North America office as relaunch approaches
Swan Hellenic has announced the opening of its North America office.Based in Fort Lauderdale, the location will offer personal service across the United States, Canada and Mexico, including through…
IATA Travel Pass digital health solution to be rolled out to major airlines in March
IATA’s head of airport, passenger and security products, Alan Murray Hayden, says fast progress is being made to bring its Travel Pass digital health credential solution to market, and &ldquo…
Tourism in italy dropped to 1969 levels
A disastrous year has come to an end for tourism in Italy. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, tourism sales have plummeted to the same levels of 1969. This was reported by the tourism associatio…
The outlook of the European aviation sector is not rosy
While the aviation sector was hit hard all over the world, it seems that European companies were affected the most. According to the latest data, Europe lost more than half of its airline seat capa…
Ascott celebrates record year of growth in 2020
The Ascott added a record of over 14,200 units across 71 properties globally in 2020.Despite Covid-19, the figure exceeds the number of units secured in 2019, marking a fourth consecutive year of r…