Category - Travel Wire News

Europe’s summer air travel recovery fails

The countries which fared worst were those which rely more on long haul tourism, such as France and Italy and those which imposed the most onerous and volatile travel restrictions such as the UK, which languished at the bottom of the list, achieving just 14.3% of 2019 levels. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

Prepare for lines when you fly from London Heathrow

Some Heathrow passengers were reporting absolutely absurd queue times due to a Border Force staff shortage which kept travelers waiting in lines for five hours. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

Is it safe in Paris with massive protests and COVID?

Those who haven’t got the COVID-19 vaccine shot yet, or are not planning to at all, claim that the health pass diminishes their rights and turns them into second class citizens. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

Survive and thrive! UNWTO, it’s time to redesign tourism!

The tourism sector is looking more and more at Saudi Arabia for guidance and support. This was obvious at today's UNWTO regional commission for Africa meeting in Cabo Verde. "It's time to redesign tourism for the future" was the message by the Saudi leader to World Tourism and Africa. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

4 people killed in Connecticut plane crash

Four people were onboard the plane, reportedly a Cessna Citation business jet, according to information from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

WHO wants a donation of 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine

“Ensuring that all those around the world most vulnerable to the impact of the virus, including healthcare workers, older people and those with significant comorbidities, can be vaccinated quickly is a critical step towards curbing the pandemic. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

WTTC responds to the latest recommendations from the EU

Ministers and international decision makers in the public center change travel restrictions on a daily basis. A lack of global cooperation and the lack of a global system makes international a challenge, even for vaccinated passengers. As WTTC did before, the organization representing the largest members of the travel and tourism industry today made another statement and wishlist. If this statement will help to bring any action waits to be seen. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

Why the UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Polokashvili was never properly elected?

After 4 years, it becomes suddenly clear that the 2017 election of the UNWTO Secretary-General was not proper. Zurab Pololikashvili should not be the current Secretary-General. There may be a chance that at the upcoming General Assembly in Morocco, this mistake can be corrected. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News