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Disneyland Paris and Eiffel Tower’s top floor re-open to visitors
Harry S. Johnson- July 15, 2020Partial re-opening of Disneyland Paris theme park to the public and the opening up of the top floor of the ... Read More
Norwegian Cruise Line appoints Scott Dahnke to Board of Directors
Harry S. Johnson- July 15, 2020Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. today announced the appointment of Scott Dahnke to its Board of Directors as a new ... Read More
United Airlines named top company for disability inclusion
Chief Assignment Editor- July 15, 2020United Airlines was recognized for the fifth consecutive year as a top-scoring company and best place to work for disability ... Read More
Thai tourist companies create health & safety standards ahead of tourism restart
Harry S. Johnson- July 15, 2020As the world has seen the almost complete halt of travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the DMC community in ... Read More
Budapest Airport: Accelerated re-growth of passenger traffic
Harry S. Johnson- July 15, 2020As passenger figures at Budapest Airport begin to grow week by week, the airline development team have reason to celebrate ... Read More
FAA lowers international aviation safety rating for Pakistan
Harry S. Johnson- July 15, 2020The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that Pakistan has been assigned a Category 2 rating because it does not ... Read More
Turkish Airlines returning to Russia
Harry S. Johnson- July 15, 2020Turkish Airlines, the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, announced that is is planning to resume flights to six cities ... Read More
Trump strips Hong Kong of its special status
Harry S. Johnson- July 14, 2020US President Donald Trump announced the signing of the 'Hong Kong Autonomy Act' and an executive order ending all preferential ... Read More
Qatar Air Blockade Ruling: A victory over UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 14, 2020This is good news not only for Qatar Airways, but for Qatar as a nation. Step by step the arguments ... Read More
Americans still hope to travel overseas this year
Harry S. Johnson- July 14, 2020While the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to greatly impact travel in the United States and throughout the world, ... Read More
Thailand announces new entry rules after new COVID-19 cases
Harry S. Johnson- July 14, 2020Thai authorities today announced tightening of rules and regulations for foreigners' entry into the country. Thailand has been without confirmed ... Read More
Delta Air Lines: COVID-19 pandemic has truly staggering impact on business
Harry S. Johnson- July 14, 2020Delta Air Lines today reported financial results for the June quarter 2020 and outlined its continued response to the COVID-19 ... Read More
Emirates to expand its network to 58 cities by mid-August
Harry S. Johnson- July 14, 2020Dubai's Emirates airline has announced that it will expand its network to 58 cities by mid-August, including 20 destinations ... Read More
Brisbane Airport inaugurates second runway
Harry S. Johnson- July 14, 2020Brisbane Airport’s new runway was opened today with a celebration of Queensland’s rich aviation history. Three vintage aircraft the first ... Read More
Canada’s WestJet expands August schedule, updates July flying
Harry S. Johnson- July 13, 2020WestJet today released its updated August schedule featuring more than 200 daily flights to 48 destinations across Canada, the United ... Read More
Loganair and Blue Islands partner to connect UK regions and Channel Islands
Harry S. Johnson- July 13, 2020Loganair, the UK’s largest regional airline, and Blue Islands, the growing Channel-Islands based airline, have formed an extensive partnership to ... Read More
Heathrow: Government must act faster to protect jobs and unlock growth
Harry S. Johnson- July 13, 2020COVID-19 continues to weigh on travel demand, with a drop in passenger numbers of over 95% compared to the start ... Read More
Digital hygiene label for global hotel industry launched
Harry S. Johnson- July 13, 2020The coronavirus pandemic has hit the tourism industry hard, almost bringing it to a complete standstill. Hotels, guests, and tour ... Read More
US DOT urged to issue mandatory COVID-19 airline safety standards
Harry S. Johnson- July 13, 2020Consumer Reports is calling on US Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to issue mandatory, enforceable health and safety standards ... Read More
Another Tourism Minister has Coronavirus
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 13, 2020Karnataka is a state in southwest India with Arabian Sea coastlines. The capital, Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), is a high-tech hub ... Read More
Nepal Tourism Board participates in PATA Dream to Travel festival
Dmytro Makarov- July 13, 2020Nepal Tourism Board NTB has participated in Dream to Travel Festival, launched by The?Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). The festival ... Read More
Caribbean Airlines now requires passengers to wear face masks
Harry S. Johnson- July 11, 2020Caribbean Airlines is committed to protecting the safety and well-being of our customers and employees in response to the COVID-19 ... Read More
Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to Cameroon
Harry S. Johnson- July 11, 2020Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline is resuming service to Duala and Yaoundé asof July 13, 2020. The service will initially ... Read More
Carnival Corporation expects to resume operations ‘in a phased manner’
Harry S. Johnson- July 10, 2020Carnival Corporation & plc? provides a business update and additional financial information for the second quarter ended May 31, 2020. ... Read More
Minister Bartlett: Tourism is at the heart of Jamaica’s post-COVID economic recovery program
Harry S. Johnson- July 10, 2020Jamaica's Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica’s tourism sector is critical to Jamaica’s economic recovery from the negative effects ... Read More
Air Canada explores rapid COVID-19 testing
Harry S. Johnson- July 10, 2020Air Canada has engaged Spartan Bioscience Inc., an Ottawa-based biotechnology leader in portable DNA testing technology, to assess how best ... Read More
Port Canaveral awarded federal grant for security upgrades
Harry S. Johnson- July 10, 2020The Canaveral Port Authority has been awarded $908,015 in federal funding by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal ... Read More
Russia to re-launch international flights to 13 countries
Harry S. Johnson- July 10, 2020Russian authorities have finalized a list of 13 countries Russian Federation can resume air connections with at the initial stage ... Read More
Carnival Corporation names new President of Holland America Line
Harry S. Johnson- July 9, 2020Carnival Corporation & plc?today announced two important moves within its global leadership team as part of the company's broader efforts ... Read More
Aeromexico: Scheduled passenger capacity reduced by 86.9%
Harry S. Johnson- July 9, 2020Grupo Aeromexico S.A.B. de C.V.? today reported June 2020 operational results. Aeromexico's capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometers (ASKs), decreased ... Read More
IATA: Post-COVID-19 aviation recovery must embrace sustainable fuels
Harry S. Johnson- July 9, 2020The International Air Transport Association (IATA) emphasized the aviation industry’s commitment to its emissions reduction goals and called for the ... Read More
Star Alliance, SkyTeam and oneworld come together
Chief Assignment Editor- July 9, 2020The three global airline alliances, collectively representing over fifty percent of the world’s air traffic, have come together to highlight ... Read More
FlyersRights: US DOT’s COVID-19 guidance ‘too little, too late’
Harry S. Johnson- July 9, 2020The Department of Transportation invited FlyersRights.org and other consumer organizations to a conference call Tuesday to discuss the DOT’s coronavirus ... Read More
Pegasus Airlines resuming flights to Tel Aviv
Harry S. Johnson- July 9, 2020Following the temporary suspension of flights as part of the restrictions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Pegasus Airlines flights to ... Read More
US and China vie to lead domestic aviation market globally
Harry S. Johnson- July 9, 2020China and the US jostle to lead the world in domestic flights as air travel slowly resumes following a relaxation ... Read More
Progress in Chapter 11 tranche financing for LATAM Airlines
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 9, 2020LATAM Airlines Group S.A. (‘LATAM’) today presented the second tranche financing proposal to the Court of the Southern District of ... Read More
