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Travel measures should be based on risk assessment

February 25, 2022885 Views

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have called for the lifting of travel bans as they do not provide added value and continue to contribute to economic and social stress. The two UN agencies agreed to collaborate on a global trust architecture for recovery of the travel sector. Over recent days, a growing number of countries around the world have started easing their rules for international arrivals, including the easing of travel bans. These decisions are in line with WHO’s latest recommendations for safe international mobility, which highlight the ineffectiveness of blanket restrictions in controlling virus transmissions. Such a trend is also consistent with UNWTO’s repeated warnings of the great social, economic and development harm of res...

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Industry welcomes new recommendation on travel into the EU

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February 23, 2022943 Views

Travel and tourism industry has welcomed the adoption of an EU Council recommendation for external travellers coming into the EU and called for further action to help re-start air connectivity. New recommendations effectively ease the travel requirements for travellers coming to EU from rest of the world. While the recommendation is an undoubted step forward, the industry has called for EU States to move further, towards an unconditional acceptance of all WHO-approved vaccines, and also replacing PCR with rapid antigen testing options. Julia Simpson, President and CEO of WTTC, said: “WTTC welcomes the sensible decision by the EU to drop travel restrictions before Easter. “The patchwork of rules and regulations did nothing to prevent the spread of COVID but did cause immense d...

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Travel momentum builds as restrictions are lifted

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February 18, 2022961 Views

Momentum toward normalizing traffic is growing. Vaccinated travelers have the potential to travel much more extensively with fewer hassles than even a few weeks ago. This is giving growing numbers of travelers the confidence to buy tickets. And that is good news! The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data showing growing momentum in the recovery of air travel as restrictions are lifted. Improved Ticket Sales IATA reported a sharp 11-percentage point increase for international tickets sold in recent weeks (in proportion to 2019 sales). In the period around 8 February (7 day moving average) the number of tickets sold stood at 49% of the same period in 2019.In the period around 25 January (7 day moving average) the number of tickets sold stood at 38%...

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US tourists stay longer, spend the most

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February 17, 2022929 Views

Most valuable globally, they can help revive many destinations across the globe With an average spend per resident amounting to $3,580, the US source market is projected to be the most valuable globally in terms of average overseas tourism expenditure in 2021, according to GlobalData’s latest forecast. The leading data and analytics company notes that the willingness of the US market to dedicate significant amounts of its disposable income to international trips could help to drive the recovery of many destinations across the globe. FILE PHOTO: Passengers line up at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Christmas Eve in Queens, New York City, U.S., December 24, 2021. REUTERS//Dieu-Nalio Chery GlobalData’s latest thematic report, ‘Premiumization in Travel & Tourism (2022)’,...

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Singapore resumes border reopening

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February 16, 2022897 Views

Singapore will expand quarantine-free travel to Hong Kong, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates this month, its health ministry said on Wednesday, resuming border reopening after a pause due to an outbreak of the coronavirus. The city-state will also restore and increase quotas under its vaccinated travel programme, which had been reduced in December to deal with the Omicron variant. Singapore will streamline border measures for all travellers, and remove an entry approval requirement for eligible residents who are long-term pass holders, the ministry said, making it easier for expatriates to travel. FILE PHOTO: A Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) bus plies the causeway between Singapore and Malaysia, as it reopens after nearly two years amidst the coronavirus disease (COV...

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Quarantine not mandatory for international travellers to India from Feb 14

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February 10, 2022246 Views

‘At Risk’ list of countries scrapped in the new health ministry guidelines Ministry of Health, Government of India on Thursday scrapped the mandatory seven-day home quarantine for international travellers coming to India. The new guidelines, which come into effect from February 14, require passengers to self-monitor their health for 14 days after arrival and isolate in case they develop symptoms of Covid-19. All passengers will undergo thermal screening on arrival and be isolated at a medical facility if found symptomatic. If they test positive, their contacts will be identified as per protocol. Moreover, there will be random testing of 2% of international travellers from all countries on arrival. Travellers can give samples and are allowed to leave the airport. The need for ...

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Bali welcomes first international tourist flight amid cautious reopening

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February 4, 20221754 Views

Indonesia's holiday island of Bali welcomed its first direct flight carrying foreign tourists for nearly two years on Thursday, but just a handful of visitors were on board to enter strict quarantine on arrival. A Garuda Indonesia flight from Tokyo arrived in Bali in the afternoon, with six foreigners and six Indonesians aboard, said Ida Ayu Indah Yustikarini, an official at the Bali Government Tourism Office. Though the island officially opened to visitors from China, New Zealand, Japan and a few other countries in mid-October, there have been no direct non-cargo flights since then. Passengers who were boarded on Garuda Indonesia flight GA881 from Narita, Japan, wave to journalists upon their arrival as Bali welcome its first direct flight carrying foreign tourists, after it was...

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Accelerate easing of travel restrictions, says IATA

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January 25, 2022577 Views

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to accelerate relaxation of travel restrictions as COVID-19 continues to evolve from the pandemic to endemic stage. IATA has called for removing all travel barriers (including quarantine and testing) for those fully vaccinated with a WHO-approved vaccine, enabling quarantine-free travel for non-vaccinated travelers with a negative pre-departure antigen test result, removing travel bans, and accelerating the easing of travel restrictions in recognition that travelers pose no greater risk for COVID-19 spread than already exists in the general population. FILE PHOTO: A flight attendant walks under an information board at the arrivals hall of Hong Kong International Airport, following infections of the coronavirus dis...

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UN report underscores importance of tourism for economic recovery in 2022

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January 14, 2022591 Views

The important role that tourism will play in the recovery of national economies and global trade has been highlighted in the 2022 edition of the World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report by the United Nations. Drawing on data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), WESP underlines the sector’s importance for the world economy and particularly for developing economies, including Small Island Developing States (SIDS). After a global contraction of 3.4% in 2020 and a rebound of 5.5% in 2021, the world economy is projected to grow by 4% in 2022 and then 3.5% in 2023. Given its importance as a major export category (prior to the pandemic tourism was the third largest in the world, after fuels and chemicals), and recognizing its role as a source of employment and economic dev...

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Fostering cross border tourism through innovative digital products

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January 7, 20221100 Views

Rêv & Visit Mexico establish payments & loyalty innovations partnership Collaboration begins with the launch of The X World Wallet, an app-based reloadable debit account combining visa acceptance, peer-to-peer payments, loyalty, and travel bookings for added value & convenience aimed at international travelers Rêv Worldwide, Inc. (“Rêv”), a global payments & loyalty product innovations company, and Visit Mexico, Mexico’s official tourism marketing agency, have announced a multi-year strategic partnership aimed at fostering cross border tourism by leveraging innovative digital products and services that facilitate engagement, convenience and value for the travel sector. With the introduction of the X World Wallet, a multi-currency debit account accessible by downlo...