Hokkaido, Miyagi, Gifu, Aichi, Mie, Shiga, Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures will officially be under the State of Emergency from this Friday until September 12. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
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Algeria severs diplomatic relations with Morocco
The cutting of diplomatic relations Between Algeria and the Kingdom of Morocco is effective from Tuesday but consulates in each country will remain open. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Uganda to Dubai: once they get off COVID red list
Uganda Airlines is on course to begin long-haul flights to Dubai slated for October 2021, followed by London and Guangzhou since the Airbuses officially received an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) from the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) yesterday, August 23, 2021. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Flying start to August: Seychelles records excellent visitor arrival numbers
Marking another milestone for the year, and a flying start to August, the island destination officially hit the bar of 80,000 visitors, a further positive sign of recovery for the tourism industry in Seychelles. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Not true: Ukraine denies hijacking of its plane in Kabul
According to Ukraine's Foreign Ministry, all aircraft that Kiev used to evacuate Ukrainian citizens from Afghanistan have safely returned to Ukraine. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Global Tourism Film Festival launches on October 21
GTFF, a world-first nomadic Tourism Film Festival is produced to be held in support of tourism destinations and local economies dependent on tourism. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Delta Air Lines buys 30 more Airbus A321neo aircraft
Adding Airbus A321neo aircraft strengthens Delta Air Lines' commitment to replacing older fleets with more sustainable, efficient jets. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Venice now is charging tourists an entry fee
Venice paid turnstiles make a comeback for tourists to enter city.The pandemic did not compromise an emergency that was already seemingly badly left resolved in Venice, Italy - that of over tourism. The excess of tourists which, despite the almost total absence of flows from abroad, also characterized this Venetian summer. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
New York City makes COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for all public school teachers and staff
The New York City COVID-19 vaccine mandate follows a similar policy imposed by outgoing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in July, who announced that all frontline healthcare workers at state-run hospitals will have to receive the jab by Labor Day, with no testing option provided. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Barbados tourism rebounds with record July arrivals
Barbados has, and continues to weather this COVID-19 storm, but while this period has been difficult for the industry, the BTMI is so pleased to see the recent sprouts of positive growth. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
33% of unvaccinated Americans say they will never get vaccinated
People in the UK are twice as likely to get vaccinated as people in the US. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Direct flights from Nur-Sultan to London Heathrow resume on Air Astana
Flights will be operated by the latest Airbus A321LR aircraft, with the flight time being 7 hours and 15 minutes outbound to London and 6 hours and 30 minutes on the return to Nur-Sultan. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
In flames: Huge fire breaks out at Kabul Airport
Little is known about the fire’s severity or origin, but videos posted to social media show a hazy cloud of smoke rising from the airport, which has been the focal point of US and Western evacuation efforts for the past week. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
North Queensland Tourism job losses to escalate by Christmas
The region grew its workforce across the entire supply chain ready for a busy winter, but now these new recruits, including more than 200 from the tourism industry, who have been in training for months are being told to find other work. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Emirates new healthy brother in South Africa is called Cemair
Cemair in South Africa now has a big healthy brother in Dubai: Emirates Airlines South Africa-based Cemair (5Z) operates domestic and international passenger flights, as well as charter flight. The airline's headquarters and hub is located at Johannesburg's O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB). Flight destinations include Bloemfontein’s Bram Fischer Airport (BFN), Cape Town International Airport (CPT), Margate Airport (MGH), Sishen Airport (SIS) and Plettenberg Bay Airport (PBZ). The...
Travel Beyond my New York City, Manhattan Zip Code
I may covet a closet filled with Prada and LV, but what I want IMMEDIATELY is the opportunity to safely travel outside my Zip Code. As I listen to MSNBC, FOX and CNN, I am warned of COVID variants, the emerging need for booster shots, the increased number of people getting sick and death lurking just beyond the horizon. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
US Northeast braces for Hurricane Henri strike
With wind speeds currently around 75mph, Henri is expected to batter Long Island or southern New England on Sunday. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
$15.39 billion: China’s car rental market is booming
The market will embrace high-speed development after the car rental industry reshuffled over the previous five or six years. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Allegiant announces new nonstop Key West flights
Allegiant expects Key West to be a big draw for leisure travelers seeking an affordable, convenient vacation spot for warm winter getaways. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Sri Lanka goes on new lockdown as COVID deaths surge
The island nations had to resort to drastic measures in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, as surging infections and deaths overwhelm Sri Lanka's hospitals, morgues and crematoriums. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
World’s first COVID-19 DNA vaccine approved in India
The vaccine, ZyCoV-D, uses a section of genetic material from the virus that gives instructions as either DNA or RNA to make the specific protein that the immune system recognizes and responds to. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
European transport union demands minimum working standards within Lufthansa
Crucially, both workers and employers need to come out of this crisis together, and therefore we must engage in social dialogue early to ensure the smooth creation of any new entities and the transition through any necessary change processes with fairness and openness at the core of such discussions. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
US to keep land borders with Canada and Mexico closed until September 22
To minimize the spread of COVID19, including the Delta variant, the United States is extending restrictions on non-essential travel at our land and ferry crossings with Canada and Mexico through September 21. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Live It: Saint Lucia expands its extended stay program
Saint Lucia invites visitors to live like a local with new multiple-entry for up to one year option. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
EU: New Hong Kong entry rules threaten its international status
New quarantine regime could make many in the international business community question whether they want to remain locked down in Hong Kong. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
WHO: West Africa is COVID-19 ‘death central’
The situation with COVID-19 is further complicated by the fact that patients with dangerous diseases have been identified in two countries of the region: Ebola fever in Côte d'Ivoire and Marburg fever in neighboring Guinea. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
El Al relaunches Budapest to Tel Aviv flight
Re-opening its connection between Budapest and Tel Aviv today, El Al will operate a four-times weekly service on the 2,165km sector. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Washington D.C. Capitol Hill evacuated after ‘active bomb threat’
A man in a black pick-up truck drove right up to the Library of Congress building and claimed to have an explosive device in the vehicle, before displaying what appeared to be a detonator. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Blocking airline funds threatens industry recovery
Approximately $963 million in airline funds are being blocked from repatriation in nearly 20 countries. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
IATA Travel Pass recognizes EU and UK digital COVID certificates
EU Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) and UK NHS COVID Pass can now be uploaded into IATA Travel Pass as verified proof of vaccination for travel. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News