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

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

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

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 |...

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

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...

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...