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
Category - International Visitor 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
Endangered Black Rhino protection in Tanzania takes new stride, aiding tourism
Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania this week launched a new protection method to save the most endangered black rhino within its conservation ecosystem and the rest of the East African region. Jointly with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism with technical support from Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS), Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) is now protecting its rhino population with special marks and electronic devices for radio monitoring for ease tracking. ...
Violent street protests break out in Sydney and Melbourne, hundreds arrested
Ahead of the marches, police declared a zero-tolerance policy for any protest in Sydney, with the New South Wales deputy police commissioner Mal Lanyon saying some 1,400 officers would be deployed for that purpose. - 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
The Bahamas welcomes new Crystal Cruises voyages starting this fall
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation is excited to add 3 new Crystal Cruises voyages to its growing roster of itineraries starting this fall and into the peak winter season. Crystal Cruises has announced its new series of sailings aboard the Crystal Symphony, as the cooler season approaches. - 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
Inflatable boat sinks near Canary Islands, 52 people dead
Only one person survived in African inflatable dinghy disaster near the Spanish archipelago. - 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
Russian Sputnik vaccine a boon for Phuket tourism
Phuket has for years been a very popular destination with Russian travelers, peaking in 2019 with over 700,000 arrivals in a short 5-month period in 2019, all arriving on direct flights from the Russian Federation. A total of 1.4 million Russians visited Phuket in 2019. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
As COVID-19 variants escalate, face masks on airplanes are changing
Think you’re ready to board your aircraft because you have your face mask on? Hold on, you may be in for a surprise. - 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
Jamaica Tourism rewards Japanese Olympic volunteer with luxury vacation
Jamaica Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett has announced that the Jamaica Tourist Board with the assistance of local stakeholders will be offering Japanese Olympic volunteer, Tijana Kawashima Stojkovic, and a guest of her choosing, a special all-expense paid trip to Jamaica. The trip, which spans four parishes, will include visits to attractions as well as stays at five luxury hotels. - 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
Turkmenistan opens its airspace for Afghanistan evacuation flights
In this situation, fulfilling its international commitments, including those arising from international humanitarian law, Turkmenistan will provide its airspace for the carriage of these persons by the planes of foreign states. - 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
The impact of the fall of Afghanistan on the world Travel and Tourism industry
The World Tourism Network is concerned about the current situation in Afghanistan. WTN President Dr. Peter Tarlow is the first global travel association leader giving his evaluation of the fall of Kabul and what the takeover of the Taliban in Afghanistan will do to world tourism. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Aeroflot cancels all Bangkok flights due to danger in Afghanistan airspace
It is no longer possible to purchase a ticket from Moscow to Bangkok for September or October of this year on the Aeroflot website. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Malta is open to vaccinated Americans
Michelle Buttigieg, North American Representative for the Malta Tourism Authority, attending Virtuoso Travel Week in person, brought good news to the Virtuoso Travel Advisors she met with. Malta, an archipelago in the Mediterranean, recently announced that it is open to vaccinated Americans who can verify their health information through a digital app called Verifly. Ms. Buttigieg noted that “Malta, now, has even more to offer the luxury traveler with new five-star accommodations, state of the...
2021 tourism revenues less than half of pre-pandemic levels
The global travel and tourism revenues are projected to reach only $385 billion in 2021, less than half pre-COVID-19 levels. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
3 more COVID-19 cases confirmed in New Zealand
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said genome sequencing results confirmed that it is the Delta variant that is linked to genome sequencing of cases in Australia's New South Wales outbreak. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News