Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA) and the Eastern Cape tourism sector have rallied to help international tourists get home, following the travel restrictions that were implemented in late March.One couple wrote to ECPTA, thanking them for helping them…
Asia is predicted to spearhead a return to visitor growth across Asia Pacific in 2021 according to the newly updated forecasts released last week by the Pacific Asia Travel Association.Considering the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, the volume of arrivals…
Carnival Cruises has revealed plans to return to limited sailing from August.As part of a phased resumption in North American service this summer, a total of eight ships will depart from Miami, Port Canaveral and Galveston.From August 1st, Carnival Dream,…
Air Canada has announced the launch of Air Canada CleanCare+, a program of enhanced aircraft cleaning designed to provide customers with greater peace of mind during all stages of travel.The new program is designed to reduce the risk of exposure…
Virgin Atlantic has announced plans to downsize it business in response to the severe impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global economy.The London-based carrier said it expected a recovery in aviation traffic to pre-crisis levels to take up to…
The Swiss government will provide CHF1.9 billion (£1.6 billion) to the domestic aviation sector to bridge liquidity shortfalls as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.Some CHF1.275 billion will go directly for the two airlines, Swiss and Edelweiss, while up to…
Thomas Cook (India), India’s leading integrated travel services company, was selected as winner of the prestigious silver award for Asia’s Best Integrated Report (First Time) at the 5th Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (ASRA).The ceremony hosted virtually on April 29, 2020…
Last week we asked readers if they thought the South African government should also be focusing on resolving legacy issues facing the tourism industry, such as visas and National Public Transport Regulator (NPTR) operator licence delays.Yes, the tourism sector needs…
Quito Airport will be ready to return to full operation whenever the situation allows, according to Andrew O’Brian, chief executive of Corporación Quiport.While Ecuador has been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the airport has to date remained open and…
Among the collateral damage that the coronavirus pandemic is having in the aviation industry are in-flight magazines. As airlines cut flights in late March, several companies removed the magazines for health reasons. Now it does not seem that they will…
