Delta, Certares and Knighthead accelerate Wheels Up business transformation with expanded strategic partnership
Delta Air Lines, Certares Management LLC, a leading investment specialist dedicated to the travel, tourism and hospitality sectors, and Knighthead Capital Management LLC, a deep value and turnaround investment firm, announced an expanded partnership with Wheels Up Experience Inc., a leading provider of on-demand private aviation, to accelerate the company’s business transformation. Earlier this year, […]
Cayman Islands looks at dynamic taxation to lower flight costs Loop Barbados
The Cayman Islands will consider the implementation of a dynamic tax regime during the quieter shoulder months in a bid to lower the cost of travelling to the country. Kenneth Bryan, Minister of Tourism, said on Monday that the suggestion of dynamic taxes from Nicola Madden-Greig, President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, is […]
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Renewing Call for Multiple Entry Visa Regimen Across the Caribbean
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, is reiterating his call for governments across the Caribbean to implement a multiple entry visa regimen. This he say will help to push the establishment of a multi-destination tourism framework in the region. Minister Bartlett was participating in the International Air Transport Association Caribbean Aviation Day multi-destination tourism panel […]
IATA Caribbean Aviation Day to Host Esteemed Regional Experts
What do an economist, a former NASA researcher, a Vice President of a regional aviation association and a veteran journalist and broadcaster have in common? They will all be attending the upcoming International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) 4th Caribbean Aviation Day held in the Cayman Islands this September. Economist and Leading Advisor on the Caribbean, […]
WTTC calls for greater coordination between Caribbean governments to create more than 1.3 million jobs over the next decade
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed the Caribbean’s Travel & Tourism sector could create 1.34 million jobs over the next 10 years, if governments and the private sector enhance intra-regional cooperation and become a single voice. At its Sustainable and Investment Summit in Puerto Rico, WTTC is launching a new publication looking […]
Air passenger travel between the US and Europe up 783%
According to the latest data released by the US National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO), in May 2022: US-International air traffic passenger enplanements (APIS/ I-92* arrivals + departures) totaled 16.764 million in May 2022, up 129% compared to May 2021, however, enplanements reached 76% of pre-pandemic May 2019 volume. Originating Non-Stop Air Travel in May 2022 […]
After two years of closed borders, Australia welcomes the world back
Australia said on Monday it will reopen its borders to vaccinated travellers this month, ending two years of misery for the tourism sector, reviving migration and injecting billions of dollars into the world No. 13 economy. The move effectively calls time on the last main component of Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which it […]
Time to End US Pre-Departure Testing for Fully Vaccinated Travelers
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), in partnership with Airlines for America (A4A) and 28 US and international aviation and travel and tourism stakeholder groups, urged the US government to remove the pre-departure testing requirement for fully vaccinated air travelers flying to the US. The vaccinated traveler population adds no additional risks to the domestic […]
Trips to visit friends and family set to rise by ten million by 2024 as US relaxes UK travel restrictions, says GlobalData
The announcement that US travel restrictions for vaccinated UK residents will be relaxed from early November will be met positively by people keen to reunite with family and friends. Leading data and analytics company GlobalData notes that the number of people travelling out of the UK to visit friends and relatives (VFR) is set to […]
No North America tourism recovery until 2025
Destinations across North America are at different stages of tourism development. However, one common factor between the United States, Mexico and Canada is that the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 have been felt hard. That is accord to GlobalData, a data and analytics company. A report, Tourism Destination Market Insight: North America (2021), […]
