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
Category - Transportation 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
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
France sets up evacuation flights from Kabul to Paris via Abu Dhabi
For several years already, France has been in first place throughout Europe in terms of granting asylum to Afghans on its territory. - 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
Electric aircraft and bumblebees cannot fly
For decades the theoreticians proved that bumblebees could not fly and were extremely irritated that they continued to fly anyway – using different equations. Much the same thing is happening with fixed-wing battery-electric aircraft. They were supposed to be impossible, but over one hundred are up there with around 1000 on order. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Nonstop San José to Chicago flights return on American Airlines
Nonstop service to Chicago-O’Hare from Mineta San José Airport returns on American Airlines. - 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
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
Travel and tourism deal-making activity down almost 7% in July
Deal activity remained at the same level in key markets such as the USA, the UK and China, while India and Australia witnessed an improvement in deal activity. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Leisure travel is a safe bet for Air France
Air France has announced the extension into winter of what are typically summer-only flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Seville, Las Palmas, Palma de Mallorca, Tangier, Faro, Djerba, and Krakow. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
US Travel: Federal mask mandate extension makes sense
Extending the federal mask mandate for travel makes sense for the current health environment and has the travel industry’s full support. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Minister Bartlett: Strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols key to successful return of cruise
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says safeguarding the health and safety of the citizens of Jamaica, as well as visitors, remains the top priority as the island welcomed the successful return of cruise operations. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
US travel mask mandate to be extended through mid-January 2022
US mask mandate requires face masks to be worn by all travelers on airplanes, ships, trains, subways, buses, taxis and ride-shares and at transportation hubs such as airports, bus or ferry terminals, train and subway stations, and seaports. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Travel plans: Where Gen Z, Millennials and Gen X clash and where they align?
Travel study reveals clashes and alignments amongst Gen Z, Millennials and Gen X. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Cruise passengers delighted to visit Jamaica after two-year wait
“It’s totally awesome, been waiting two years for this,” admitted Terry Davis as he perused the Jamaican landscape with his partner, Katy Peale who added: “It’s just wonderful to be out, to travel, to see beautiful places again, be together with friends and family; have fun." - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Prototype plane crashes in Russia killing all people on board
The plane missed the landing stripe by 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles) and exploded upon its collision with the ground. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Taliban halts all flights from Kabul International Airport
Taliban units have come in direct proximity to the airport and fired several warning shots to disperse the people that have flocked there. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Alaska Airlines brings in 12 new Boeing 737-9 jets
Options exercised for deliveries in 2023 and 2024 further enhance Alaska Airlines' financial and sustainability outlook. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
South African Airways announces new Interim Executive
Simon Newton-Smith has previously held key leadership positions with Virgin Atlantic Airways and with Qatar Airways. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Russia resumes flights to Czech Republic, Dominican Republic and South Korea
Following discussions and considering the epidemiological situation in certain countries, the decision was made to lift restrictions on international regular and non-regular (charter) flights from Russian airports to the Dominican Republic, South Korea and the Czech Republic starting from August 27, 2021. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
North American inbound tourism spend declined by 74.1% in 2020
North America’s forecast recovery follows the general global travel consensus that domestic tourism will recover first by 2022, but international arrivals will not recover until 2024. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Gulf Air resumes flights from Bahrain to Moscow Domodedovo Airport
The national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain restarts scheduled passenger flights to Russian Federation. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Russian plane crashes into mountain in Turkey killing everyone on board
Several firefighting aircraft have been sent to Turkey by Russia to assist the nation in its struggle with wildfires, which have plagued it in recent week. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Air Canada Ready to Implement New Vaccination Policy
Government of Canada's announcement that federally regulated employees in the transport sector must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 31, 2021. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Paradise Cruise Line Grand Classica Grand Bahamas Island Return Heralded Success
After a 16-month hiatus, the Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line recently boarded her first passengers in Palm Beach, Florida, and, with the first month anniversary of operation fast approaching, the service is being heralded as a success. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News