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), […]
Bartlett predicts 2023 recovery for Jamaica tourism
Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has said he expects the destination to make a full recovery from the impact of Covid-19 by 2023. This is a year earlier than many analysts had anticipated at the outset of the crisis last spring. Speaking at a meeting of the Caribbean Alternative Investment Association (CARAIA), he said: […]
IATA, IATAN Partner with ARC to Offer Travel & Tourism Diploma Courses for US Travel Agents
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN), a department of IATA serving the US travel and tourism industry, announced that IATA’s globally recognized travel and tourism diploma courses are now being offered to existing and aspiring travel industry professionals based in the US, in partnership with the Airlines […]
State of Yucatán Continues Proactive Campaign to Recover U.S. Connectivity
Yucatán’s Tourism Minister, Michelle Fridman Hirsch, continues to spearhead a proactive campaign to not only reestablish airport and cruise port connectivity but add new routes as part of the state’s Economic and Tourism Recovery Plan. Last week, it was announced that Yucatán has already seen the return of 100% of U.S. flights and the return […]
WTTC Announces Leadership Changes
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, announces the departure of Gloria Guevara after four years leading the global tourism body. The former Tourism Secretary of Mexico, Guevara, joined WTTC in August 2017, has led WTTC and its Members through a transformational agenda over the past […]
WTTC launches ground-breaking initiative to support women in Travel & Tourism
The world’s leading Travel & Tourism leaders pledged to work towards women’s equality and boost female representation in leadership roles in an announcement before the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). The commitment came as WTTC, which represents the Travel & Tourism private sector, launched its Women’s Initiative, at its Global Summit in Cancun, with […]
