Realidad del turismo dominicano; principales retos enfrenta el sector

El 27 de febrero de 1968 un grupo de jóvenes se encontraba en el Malecón de Santo Domingo en ocasión del desfile por el Primer Festival del Merengue que encabezaba el entonces presidente Joaquín Balaguer Ricardo pero, lejos de observar lo que sucedía, estos provocaban al entonces director de Turismo. ¿"¦ y los turistas dónde […]

¿Cuánto falta para que despeguen los autos voladores?

Recibí un correo electrónico hace unas semanas de un investigador que vive en Los Ángeles, a quien quería entrevistar. «Espero estar de vuelta antes de las 4pm», decía. «Claro que si tuviera un auto volador, podría evitarme la congestión del tráfico de la ciudad y volver más pronto». Una respuesta inusualmente imaginativa, a primera vista. […]

IATA AGM Opens in Cape Town Huge Opportunity for African Aviation

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) opened its 69th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Cape Town, South Africa today. The meeting kicked-off with strong calls for African governments to take full advantage of aviation as a catalyst for growth and development. "Nowhere is the potential for aviation greater than on […]

Historic Agreement on Carbon-Neutral Growth

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 69th Annual General Meeting (AGM) overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution on "Implementation of the Aviation Carbon-Neutral Growth (CNG2020) Strategy (pdf)." The resolution provides governments with a set of principles on how governments could: "¢ Establish procedures for a single market-based measure (MBM) "¢ Integrate a single MBM as part of […]

IATA Members Reaffirm Support for NDC Initiative Better Comparison Shopping; Richer Content for Travel Agents

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 69th Annual General Meeting (AGM) reaffirmed its support for the New Distribution Capability (NDC) initiative. This will develop an open, XML-based distribution standard for data exchange between airlines and travel agents. In a unanimously approved AGM Resolution (pdf), IATA members agreed that, "consumers will benefit from being able to […]

Core Principles for Passenger Rights Regulation

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 69th Annual General Meeting (AGM) unanimously endorsed a set of core principles for governments to consider when adopting consumer protection regulation. The IATA AGM resolution (pdf) addresses a proliferation of uncoordinated and extra-territorial passenger rights legislation and regulation that is the cause of confusion among passengers. Some 50 countries […]