The travel industry won't survive the coronavirus pandemic without a radical change of direction
4 years, 4 months ago

The travel industry won't survive the coronavirus pandemic without a radical change of direction

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The complete global shutdown of the travel industry was devastating, but as we have reopened, government strategy is now in real danger of causing irretrievable harm to every aspect of the sector. France and Spain, the UK’s two biggest travel partners are now both under quarantine measures, and the latest game of travel musical chairs has seen restrictions placed on Croatia, Austria, Trinidad and Tobago. Many passengers are still experiencing frustrating refund delays, and travel agents have found themselves in a continual battle trying to get customers’ money back for cancelled flights. UK travellers returning from France face quarantine after government places country on 'no-go' list That is why we’ve been proposing the CAA introduces a new system, in association with the International Air Transport Association, whereby money is only transferred to the relevant airline once the flight has departed.

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Tech-led solutions key to restore confidence in international travel
2 years, 1 month ago

Tech-led solutions key to restore confidence in international travel

Hindustan Times  

International travel in the new normal has changed, but the momentum of recovery towards pre-pandemic level has been a lot faster than expected. This is where travel trade stakeholders could play an important role by ensuring an efficient and smooth travel planning process to rebuild traveller confidence. Tech-driven innovations will play two critical roles: Stimulate greater innovation and business integration …

Financial instability hits travel firms with ‘double squeeze’
2 years, 2 months ago

Financial instability hits travel firms with ‘double squeeze’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “And, of course, many travel businesses have come out …

Trends in tourism amid travel rebound in India, post Covid-19
2 years, 3 months ago

Trends in tourism amid travel rebound in India, post Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

The Covid-19 outbreak caused the global economy to collapse almost immediately and the coronavirus pandemic has presented an unprecedented challenge to the hospitality sector. Over the past two years, disturbances brought on by the spread of Covid-19 have had a substantial impact where many of the tourism properties were vacant due to travel restrictions. Trends in tourism amid travel rebound …

Britain airlines, holiday companies ramp up pressure on UK to ease travel rules
3 years, 6 months ago

Britain airlines, holiday companies ramp up pressure on UK to ease travel rules

Hindustan Times  

Britain's airlines and holiday companies are planning a "day of action" on Wednesday to ramp up pressure on the government to ease travel restrictions, with just weeks to go before the start of the peak summer season. As the clock ticks down to July, Europe's biggest airline Ryanair and Manchester Airports Group on Thursday launched legal action to try to …

G20 nations set to back COVID vaccine passports
3 years, 8 months ago

G20 nations set to back COVID vaccine passports

Al Jazeera  

Tourism ministers from G20 nations have met to discuss how to boost the hard-hit global tourism sector, which lost $4.7 trillion and 62 million jobs in 2020. The world’s 20 major economies threw their weight behind efforts to introduce so-called vaccine passports to boost travel and tourism, stressing that a resumption is crucial for a global economic recovery, according to …

Ease travel rules to rescue inbound tourism, airlines demand
3 years, 10 months ago

Ease travel rules to rescue inbound tourism, airlines demand

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “As long as quarantine is in place, borders are almost shut.” Jonathan Hinkles, chief executive of Loganair, said: “Restrictions today …

Europeans are losing jobs and businesses as the pandemic takes its toll
3 years, 11 months ago

Europeans are losing jobs and businesses as the pandemic takes its toll

CNN  

Last year was looking like a record breaker for Chris Wiseheart’s transport company in Prague. She was put onto reduced hours when the pandemic hit in March and received 60% of her salary from the government under the German short-time work system known as “Kurzarbeit.” She dipped into her savings to cover living expenses, including rent, in the hope that …

Covid-19’s blow to business travel is expected to last for years
3 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19’s blow to business travel is expected to last for years

Live Mint  

The coronavirus pandemic delivered a lingering, and possibly permanent, hit to business travel that is likely to weigh on employment and economic growth in some communities for years. Domestic and international business travelers in the U.S. directly spent $334.2 billion in 2019, supporting 2.5 million jobs, according to the U.S. Travel Association. Delta Air Lines Inc. Chief Executive Ed Bastian …

From restaurants to retailers, virus transformed economies
4 years ago

From restaurants to retailers, virus transformed economies

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Within weeks, he’d changed his mind, broke Thimble’s lease …

From restaurants to retailers, virus transformed economies
4 years ago

From restaurants to retailers, virus transformed economies

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — It would be just a temporary precaution. “We’ve pivoted so much.” Optimistically, some experts detect a collective hunger to return to the old ways, at least for people with the means to do so — to the familiar and comfortable routines of gathering at bars, dining in restaurants, strolling in stores, flying off on vacation. “I don’t …

A pandemic, a recession, and a window of opportunity: How lockdown bred a thousand small businesses
4 years, 2 months ago

A pandemic, a recession, and a window of opportunity: How lockdown bred a thousand small businesses

The Independent  

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United Nations Day: How the travel industry is building back more responsibly in the wake of coronavirus
4 years, 2 months ago

United Nations Day: How the travel industry is building back more responsibly in the wake of coronavirus

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s not a step that can be taken lightly; Intrepid will have to make sacrifices to transform into a low …

Coronavirus tests for UK arrivals instead of quarantine could massively help the travel sector
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus tests for UK arrivals instead of quarantine could massively help the travel sector

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the government’s …

This government is erasing the final remnants of confidence in the travel sector
4 years, 3 months ago

This government is erasing the final remnants of confidence in the travel sector

The Independent  

Confined to your room. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the government’s mishandling of the travel and tourism industries could hardly have been more egregious, but sadly the coming weeks could be the most brutal yet. This is a state of affairs that would have been incomprehensible six months ago, but the reality is that without an upturn in fortunes soon, the …

The travel industry will not survive without radical action over a coronavirus second wave
4 years, 3 months ago

The travel industry will not survive without radical action over a coronavirus second wave

The Independent  

The tourism and outbound travel industries are no strangers to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The outbound travel sector alone sustains around 220,000 jobs in the UK and is worth over £37bn. The challenge of balancing public health and economic recovery is tremendous, and unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures, but as we attempt to move towards a period …

UN: Global tourism loses $320bn amid coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

UN: Global tourism loses $320bn amid coronavirus pandemic

Al Jazeera  

Industry devastated by coronavirus, with tourist arrivals halved and more than 120 million jobs at risk, UN chief says. The global tourism industry has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, with $320bn lost in exports in the first five months of the year and more than 120 million jobs at risk, the United Nations chief has said. https://t.co/mfpWatYJxn pic.twitter.com/YjmioVbHRD — …

Global tourism faces challenges on its journey to full recovery
4 years, 4 months ago

Global tourism faces challenges on its journey to full recovery

China Daily  

People walk on the Millennium Bridge backdropped by St Paul's Cathedral in London on Aug 1. As countries around the world get a grip on the novel coronavirus and cautiously begin reopening their economies, global tourism has seen a glimmer of hope, but it still faces an uphill struggle. When the British government announced a nationwide lockdown in March, Georgia …

Global tourism faces challenges on its journey to full recovery
4 years, 4 months ago

Global tourism faces challenges on its journey to full recovery

China Daily  

People walk on the Millennium Bridge backdropped by St Paul's Cathedral in London on Aug 1. As countries around the world get a grip on the novel coronavirus and cautiously begin reopening their economies, global tourism has seen a glimmer of hope, but it still faces an uphill struggle. When the British government announced a nationwide lockdown in March, Georgia …

Can Goa’s Tourism Industry Survive the Coronavirus Pandemic?
4 years, 6 months ago

Can Goa’s Tourism Industry Survive the Coronavirus Pandemic?

The Quint  

That the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on businesses and industries in India is not news anymore. While the nation is implementing ‘Unlock 1.0’ with varying degrees of leniency, in Goa, there’s still uncertainty about the revival of the tourism industry that the state relies rather heavily on. With more than 700 COVID-19 cases in a small state like Goa, …

The coronavirus is changing the way Londoners get to work
4 years, 6 months ago

The coronavirus is changing the way Londoners get to work

Al Jazeera  

With public transport capacity cut, bicycle sales have soared as London struggles to retain top financial centre crown. “The COVID crisis is making us have to radically rethink the way we move around our city, how transport operates,” said Will Norman, the London mayor’s commissioner for walking and cycling. “Forty years of public policy about transport has gone into reverse,” …

UK economy risks ‘catastrophic’ one-two punch from coronavirus and Brexit
4 years, 6 months ago

UK economy risks ‘catastrophic’ one-two punch from coronavirus and Brexit

CNN  

London CNN Business — Britain is already heading for the worst coronavirus-induced slump of any major economy. “As one member put it to me — just because the house is on fire, it doesn’t make it okay to set fire to the garden shed.” British companies have already borrowed nearly £35 billion under government coronavirus relief programs, according to figures …

The longer the government persists with its quarantine plan – the worse it will be for all
4 years, 7 months ago

The longer the government persists with its quarantine plan – the worse it will be for all

The Independent  

And decent governments own up and try to make good. A cheap political stunt, dreamed up by Dominic Cummings in a bid to divert attention from the care homes scandal has mutated into devastatingly damaging legislation. And if solitary confinement gets too much for you, the answer is simple: return to the airport and hop on another flight – leaving …

Nearly half of travel, tourism firms staring at complete shutdown risk in next 3-6 months; resumption of flights revive hopes: Report
4 years, 7 months ago

Nearly half of travel, tourism firms staring at complete shutdown risk in next 3-6 months; resumption of flights revive hopes: Report

Firstpost  

The report said that 81 percent travel and tourism companies have lost their revenue up to 100 percent while 15 percent of the companies have witnessed it slide up to 75 percent. Mumbai: Around 40 percent companies operating in the travel and tourism sector are staring at the risk of complete shutdown over the next 3 to 6 months, says …

May 13, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years, 7 months ago

May 13, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

A woman walks along a London Underground platform on May 11 in London. Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images London’s transport operator is in a “critical” financial situation and needs to reach an agreement with the government in the next 48 hours, London’s Deputy Mayor for Transport Heidi Alexander said Tuesday. “It’s clear the situation is now critical … and that …

Vacationing in a pandemic: Coronavirus-wary Americans expected to forgo flights in favor of road trip getaways this summer
4 years, 8 months ago

Vacationing in a pandemic: Coronavirus-wary Americans expected to forgo flights in favor of road trip getaways this summer

CNN  

Raleigh, North Carolina CNN Business — Coronavirus fears and related shelter-in-place orders didn’t stop many Americans from getting out of the house and hitting parks and beaches last weekend. “There is this pent-up demand for travel,” Amir Eylon, president and CEO of Longwoods International, a tourism market research consultancy, told CNN Business. Kerem Yucel/AFP/Getty Images Travel industry economists and researchers …

UK economy heading for worst crash in 300 years due to coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

UK economy heading for worst crash in 300 years due to coronavirus

CNN  

London CNN Business — The UK economy is heading for its worst crash in more than 300 years because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new forecast from the Bank of England. The central bank expects a swift economic recovery in 2021, but it cautioned that its forecast, which assumes a gradual easing of social distancing measures and “very …

Pandemic may affect flying habits: Survey
4 years, 8 months ago

Pandemic may affect flying habits: Survey

Hindustan Times  

The coronavirus pandemic, which has brought the aviation industry to a near halt with only few cargo flights operating, may impact the flying habits of passengers in times to come. HT Image According to a survey by a global aviation consultancy ICF between late March and early April, nearly 50% of respondents indicated that they will prefer a direct flight …

COVID-19 pandemic could cost millions of jobs in global tourism industry: UN body
4 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic could cost millions of jobs in global tourism industry: UN body

India TV News  

Millions of jobs in the global tourism industry could be lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted travel like no other event in history and caused 96 per cent of all worldwide destinations to introduce restrictions in response to the outbreak, the World Tourism Organisation has said. Almost all global destinations have imposed restrictions on travel since January …

COVID-19 pandemic could cost millions of jobs in global tourism industry: UN body
4 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic could cost millions of jobs in global tourism industry: UN body

The Hindu  

Millions of jobs in the global tourism industry could be lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted travel like no other event in history and caused 96 per cent of all worldwide destinations to introduce restrictions in response to the outbreak, the World Tourism Organisation has said. Almost all global destinations have imposed restrictions on travel since January …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Which sectors will bounce back, which will take time post-lockdown, experts weigh in
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Which sectors will bounce back, which will take time post-lockdown, experts weigh in

Firstpost  

Sectors that depend on people’s behaviour would take the longest time to recover after the end of the lockdown period, while those curbed by the government to contain the spread of coronavirus are set for a bounce-back immediately after the restrictions are removed, say experts Bengaluru: Sectors that depend on people’s behaviour would take the longest time to recover after …

There’s only one way to save the British economy from coronavirus – by changing how it works forever
4 years, 9 months ago

There’s only one way to save the British economy from coronavirus – by changing how it works forever

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This crisis should make us realise …

I led Britain’s response to the Ebola outbreak and this is what it taught me about business in a crisis
4 years, 9 months ago

I led Britain’s response to the Ebola outbreak and this is what it taught me about business in a crisis

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. So the national effort to tackle …

Once the coronavirus pandemic is over, we will return to a very different airline industry
4 years, 9 months ago

Once the coronavirus pandemic is over, we will return to a very different airline industry

ABC  

The airline industry will wear the scars of the coronavirus pandemic for a very long time. Although the airline industry had a good decade overall, finishing each of the past 10 years in the black, its profit margins remain low and profitability differences between regions and carriers are rather high. Broadly, they've three options: let the struggling private airlines fall …

Coronavirus: UK government advises against all global travel with ‘immediate effect’
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: UK government advises against all global travel with ‘immediate effect’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Under questioning, Mr Raab said whether travel was still considered “essential” would remain “an individual …

Coronavirus outbreak: Travel restrictions impact on domestic tourism may be limited as long as current ban does not prolong
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: Travel restrictions impact on domestic tourism may be limited as long as current ban does not prolong

Firstpost  

With the government imposing travel restrictions, and state governments adopting preventive measures to checked the spread of virus, the tourism sector hopes the coronavirus outbreak is contained soon The announcement by the government to suspend “all existing visas, except diplomatic, official, UN/international organisations, employment, project visas” until 15 April is expected to impact the travel and tourism sector in India. …

Can travel bans prevent coronavirus’s spread? Airlines say no
4 years, 9 months ago

Can travel bans prevent coronavirus’s spread? Airlines say no

Al Jazeera  

The global airline industry has been plunged into crisis as countries impose measures to slow the spread of the virus. Governments should roll back or refrain from using travel restrictions as the coronavirus is mainly being spread through local transmission rather than imported cases, a trade group of Asian airlines said. “Given that the Covid-19 outbreak is now progressing across …

Global business travel could suffer $820bn virus hit, says group
4 years, 9 months ago

Global business travel could suffer $820bn virus hit, says group

Al Jazeera  

The global spread of the coronavirus is increasingly affecting business travelers, an industry body said. The global business travel sector is expected to take a revenue hit of about $820bn, with China accounting for nearly half of the losses, as corporates curb travel plans in the face of the coronavirus epidemic, an industry body said on Tuesday. Business travel to …

Coronavirus Fears Lead To Canceled Flights And Concerns Within The Travel Industry
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus Fears Lead To Canceled Flights And Concerns Within The Travel Industry

NPR  

Coronavirus Fears Lead To Canceled Flights And Concerns Within The Travel Industry Enlarge this image toggle caption Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images Across the country and around the world, flights are being canceled, trade shows are being called off and businesses are cutting back on employee travel — all because of fears related to the …

China’s struggle with coronavirus outbreak hits global travel
4 years, 11 months ago

China’s struggle with coronavirus outbreak hits global travel

LA Times  

Travelers wear masks as they wait for their flights at Hong Kong International Airport on Jan. 21. Several airlines and cruise companies have canceled routes to China, Walt Disney Co. has temporarily closed its two theme parks in China and the Chinese government is prohibiting travel from the Wuhan region because of a coronavirus outbreak that has already killed more …

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