easyJet Holidays has seen a spike in demand for trips, with bookings for summer this year up 250 per cent compared to the same time last year.May is currently proving to be the most popular month for holiday bookings at…
SriLankan Airlines has been awarded the Platinum Standard status by APEX Health Safety powered by SimpliFlying following a full independent audit for our efforts in ensuring the highest standards for passenger safety and wellbeing during air travel, post-Covid.This status recognizes…
Air Peace has announced the resumption of flights into Dubai via Sharjah from February 5, 2021. This is as the airline has also increased its flight frequency to and out of Enugu.Spokesperson of the airline, Stanley Olisa, disclosed this in…
British prime minister, Boris Johnson, has announced the UK will close all travel corridors to protect against the risk of as yet unidentified new Covid-19 strains.The new measures will take effect from Monday.Speaking at a Downing Street press conference this…
Australia’s top health chief has dashed hopes that the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine will allow people to travel overseas this year, predicting borders will remain closed until 2022.The man who urged Prime Minister Scott Morrison to shut the borders…
Carol Cabezas, president of Azamara, wants travel advisors to know that the line’s acquisition by a private equity firm will not mean any changes in terms of the line’s relationship with the trade.Royal Caribbean Group said today that it will…
The vibrant outbound tourism industry of India is optimistic about some green shoots of recovery by the latter half of 2021. Travelling is innate to humans and having spent a considerable amount of time indoors, people are yearning to explore…
Turkish Airlines, flying to more countries than any other airline, launched a new hygiene programme “TK Extra Care”, which highlights new protective hygiene measures, in collaboration with the global carrier’s ambassador Dr Mehmet Oz, the producer and host of the…
Industries worldwide are lobbying for their workers to be put at the head of the long Covid-19 vaccine line, amid limited supply and a slower-than-expected rollout.After protecting society’s most vulnerable, governments are weighing which sectors are most critical in keeping…
Emirates has today announced a new re-accommodation policy for all its passengers affected by the cancellation of flights to and from South Africa, from January 16-28, 2021.This was after Tourism Update’s sister publication, Travel News, reported yesterday that the airline…
