With surging COVID-19 infections across the country for much of the summer, 72% of Americans decided not to take a summer vacation this year, and some have written 2020 off altogether for travel with 32% deciding to take a vacation in summer 2021. Key findings include 72% of Americans did not take a summer vacation […]
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Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the new national airline of the United Arab Emirates celebrated the arrival of its first state-of-the-art new Airbus A321neo aircraft to Abu Dhabi International Airport. Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the joint venture established between ADQ, one of the region’s largest holding companies, and Wizz Air Holdings, recently received national carrier status […]
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Phuket, Thailand reopening delayed as country records new COVID case after three months
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After three months of being COVID-free, Thailand has recorded its first case of locally-transmitted COVID case. Due to this, the proposed “Phuket model” is likely to be delayed, according to Yuthasak Supasorn, governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). A 37-year-old male prison inmate tested positive for COVID-19 during his 14-day quarantine. He worked […]
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Rwanda has become the 21st country with which India has now entered into an air bubble arrangement. The carriers of the two countries are now permitted to operate flights between India and Rwanda. Stranded nationals or residents of Rwanda, foreign nationals destined for Africa and transiting through Rwanda or spouses of these persons, whether accompanying […]
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Globus and Cosmos, part of Globus family of brands (GFOB), have launched a new collection of Australian and New Zealand tours created specifically for local travellers. The itineraries showcase the best the countries have to offer, from the famous sites to lesser-known regions, giving Aussies the opportunity to explore closer to home. Available to book […]
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Low-cost carrier Ryanair has reported a loss of EUR 197 million (USD 230 million) for the first half of financial 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to extract a huge toll on the aviation sector. The loss compares to a profit of EUR 1.15 billion (USD 1.34 billion) for the same period of last year. […]
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(Left to Right) Josephine Smith-Moffat, Loretta St Julian-Ooms and Tammie Tam Tourism Fiji has announced the appointment of three new highly experienced and knowledgeable directors to its board. The three are Josephine Smith-Moffat, Loretta St Julian-Ooms and Tammie Tam. They join the existing board members of Andre Viljoen (chair), Shaheen Ali, Neeraj Chadha, Petaia Tuimanu […]
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Travel insurance firm Medical Travel Compared has analysed 2020 Google searches to identify next year’s top holiday destinations of choice among Brits. The research shows that it’s the picture-perfect Maldives that sweeps the number one spot of dream holiday destinations, closely followed by Mexico and then Bali. For those in the north of the UK […]
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The new-age carrier Vietjet officially self-handled its ground operations at the Noi Bai International Airport in the capital Hanoi, becoming the first ever private carrier to set up its own ground handling arm in Vietnam. The move aims to improve the airline’s service quality, independently and flexibly adjust its own flight schedule to meet seasonal […]
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Bahrain’s Nationality, Passport and Residence Affairs (NPRA) has announced the resuming of on-arrival visa for nationals of 68 countries at the kingdom’s ports. Residents of the Gulf countries could also get the on-arrival visas, except the citizens and residents of Qatar and they have to get their visas before coming to the kingdom. Bahrain had […]