Aeroflot and S7 airlines will launch flights from Moscow, Rossiya, which is already flying to Egypt, will increase the frequency of flights. Ural Airlines, Azur air, Nordwind, Ikar, Red Wings, S7, and Yamal will launch flights from the region. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Category - rebuilding travel
Denmark ends ALL COVID-19 restrictions on September 10
The soon-to-be-ended classification of COVID-19 as a critical societal threat allowed Danish authorities to force such restrictions as obligatory mask-wearing and 'coronapass' requirements, as well as the banning of mass gatherings in the country. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
No restrictions: Russia resumes full flights with Dominican Republic, Czech Republic and South Korea
Despite the cancelation of all restrictions, as of now no Russian or foreign airline has reported additional flights opened from Russia to those countries. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Quarantine-free flights to Singapore now with Lufthansa
Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines will jointly offer one of these Vaccinated Travel Lane flights every day, either from Frankfurt or Munich, beginning on 16 September. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Boeing 737 MAX cleared to fly in Indian airspace again
So far, 175 out of 195 countries have lifted restrictions on Max, and over 30 operators have returned the plane to service. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Hyatt boosts its leisure portfolio with acquisition of Apple Leisure Group
The strong recovery of luxury travel alongside the geographical expansion of Hyatt’s market portfolio point to future gains for the company. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Passenger personal data stolen in Bangkok Airways cybersecurity attack
An initial investigation of the incident appeared to confirm that some of the personal data may have been accessed which are, passenger name, family name, nationality, gender, phone number, email, address, contact information, passport information, historical travel information, partial credit card information, and special meal information. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Air Astana receives its sixth new Airbus A321LR jet
The Airbus A321LR fleet operates across the airline’s international network, with destinations including Dubai, Frankfurt, London (from September 2021), Istanbul, Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt) and Podgorica (Montenegro). - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
4 US Marines, 60 Afghans killed in attack on Kabul airport
Many US allies had either already ended their evacuation efforts before Thursday’s explosions, citing advance intelligence about a terrorist attack, or have announced Thursday as the last chance to exit. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
IATA backs European Digital COVID Certificate as global standard
The DCC was delivered in record time to help facilitate the reopening of EU states to travel. In the absence of a single global standard for digital vaccine certificates, it should serve as a blueprint for other nations looking to implement digital vaccination certificates to help facilitate travel and its associated economic benefits. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Confusion over vaccine certificates hinders travel recovery
The lack of digitalized records in some countries, including the US, makes proving vaccinated status laborious. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Global Tourism Resilience Centre committed to recovery of Haiti Tourism
In the first meeting held today, members of the high-level Tourism Resilience, Recovery and Sustainability taskforce have pledged their full support to provide assistance to earthquake-stricken Haiti. Minister of Tourism and co-founder of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC), Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the move solidifies the commitment to accelerate the recovery and resilience of Haiti’s tourism product. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Tanzania tour operators roll out the red carpet for international travel agents
Tour operators are rolling out the red carpet for international travel agents due to arrive soon in Tanzania as part of its grand plan to reboot the multi-billion-dollar tourism industry in the post-COVID-19 pandemic. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
India Tour Operators: How to achieve US$400 billion in exports
A number of suggestions were given by the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) in a meeting called by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, to get input from the exporters on required measures to be taken on PM’s call to increase exports to US$400 billion this year and taking India to a US$5 trillion economy in the future. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Booking Travel to Hawaii is now a Life and Death Decision
Hotels, attractions, transportation, shops, restaurants had been fighting to reopen business in the State of Hawaii. Airlines had been adding new tourism source market destinations for the Aloha State. Business is good- but is this a suicide mission? Elections are coming up. No one in the State is brave enough to suggest and enforce restrictions badly needed to facilitate safe travel to Hawaii again. What part of Hawaii is not safe to visit right now travelers don't understand? - eTurboNews |...
Delta Air Lines: All unvaccinated staff will be charged extra $200 for health insurance monthly
In recent weeks since the rise of the B.1.617.2 variant, all Delta employees who have been hospitalized with COVID were not fully vaccinated. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
South African Airways returns to the skies September 23
South African Airways will as an initial phase operate flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town, Accra, Kinshasa, Harare, Lusaka and Maputo. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
COVID-19 vaccination now mandatory for all Air Canada employees
Failure to be fully vaccinated by October 30, 2021 will have consequences up to and including unpaid leave or termination, except for those who qualify for accommodation. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
The ‘Rome of Britain’ may lose UNESCO World Heritage Status
A major tourism attraction just 66.5 miles (107 km) southeast of London, Canterbury is in danger of losing its beauty and history by allowing an increasing number of ugly and outsized developments within, or adjacent to, the city's historic core, still enclosed within its circuit of medieval walls. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Fiji pushes towards tourism reopening by December 2021
Each vaccination brings Fiji one step closer to being able to welcome international guests to the islands once again. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
British Airways returns to Budapest with London Heathrow flights
British Airways’ return offers Budapest’s passengers connections to numerous long-haul flights via its hub as further markets re-open. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine approved for emergency use in Indonesia
"The National Agency of Drug and Food approved another coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V, on Tuesday, August 24," the statement published today on the website of the country’s National Agency of Drug and Food Control reads. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Alitalia airline: Closed for business
Beginning from midnight, August 24, 2021, Alitalia airline will no longer sell tickets for flights taking place from October 15 on. The airline will send emails to its customers who have purchased flights from October 15, 2021, going forward - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Masks, Lederhosen, and a beer ok on new Air Canada Toronto to Munich Flights
Bavarians will be allowed to board the upcoming Air Canada 77-9 Dreamliner aircraft in all 3 classes wearing Lederhosen or a Dirndl. Lederhosen were and are traditionally made from leather material, making them easier to clean and to remove dirt and dust, after a hard day's work. Lederhosen, therefore, were generally working-class apparel that carried specific cultural and social meanings in German-speaking cultures and countries. They are trendy in Bavaria, they raise eyebrows in the rest of...
Japan to declare COVID-19 State of Emergency in eight more prefectures
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
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
US Travel Warnings, but it’s still better in the Bahamas
The list of countries the United States is adding to its "do not travel list" is growing. Since yesterday it also includes the Bahamas. It's still better and safer in the Bahamas when compared traveling to many US States like Florida or Louisiana. Since such a domestic do not travel list is not in place, and domestic comparison is not part of an international travel warning, tourism dependent foreign destinations like Bahamas are now knocked out by the American system. - eTurboNews | Trends |...
Maldives Rich Cultural Heritage shouts out InternationalYacht Rally Style
‘Savaadheeththa Dhathuru’ is a sailing event organized by the Maldives Integrated Tourism Corporation (MITDC) inviting sailors from all across the globe to participate in a journey across the Maldives seas, making stops at local islands, exploring the heritage, experiencing famous dive sites, sandbanks etc. The journey begins on February 2022 starting from the most northern atoll of the country, Haa Alif Atoll, taking a course of 3 weeks to reach Baa Atoll. It is designed to visit a total of 11...
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