Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Amongst the First to Accept IATA Travel Pass
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the decision of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to accept IATA Travel Pass to confirm pre-departure COVID-19 test results for departing and arriving passengers starting 30th of September 2021. Eventually this acceptance will be expanded to vaccine certification. Travellers to/from […]
Delta issues travel waiver for Cancun, the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic ahead of Tropical Storm Grace
Where: Cancun, Mexico When: Aug. 18-19, 2021 Due to the forecast path of Tropical Strom Grace toward Cancun, Delta has issued a travel waiver for those who may be impacted, effective Aug. 18-19, 2021. With this, the fare difference for customers will be waived when rebooked travel occurs on or before Aug. 22, 2021. Delta’s […]
Delta issues travel waiver for areas in southwestern Florida ahead of Tropical Depression Fred
Due to the upcoming weather event forecast for southwestern Florida, Delta has issued a travel waiver for those who may impacted, effective Aug. 14-15, 2021. Where: Fort Myers, Key West, Sarasota and Tampa, Florida When: Aug. 14-15, 2021 Due to the forecasted path of Tropical Depression Fred toward southwestern Florida, Delta has issued a travel […]
Heathrow reports first green shoots of travel recovery
A further easing of travel restrictions throughout July has resulted in a 74 per cent increase in passenger numbers at Heathrow compared to the same month last year. In a statement, the airport said this could be the start of a long-awaited recovery in the travel sector. With consumer confidence on the rise, over 1.5 […]
SYNLAB and IATA Partner to Facilitate Safe and Easy Travelling
Europe’s leading medical diagnostic services provider, and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced a partnership to facilitate safe and easy travel. Today, the two partners signed an agreement to incorporate SYNLAB’s extensive lab network into IATA Travel Pass. This will enable airline passengers to access SYNLAB’s broad and secure COVID-19 testing services, benefiting from […]
British Airways adds extra seats between the USA, EU and UK to reunite families as bookings surge by 95%
British Airways is adding thousands of extra seats on key routes to the UK from the USA and EU, following a huge increase in interest in travel to London since the UK Government announced that quarantine restrictions would be lifted for fully-vaccinated US and EU customers when travelling to the UK. Within a couple of […]
Statement on UK Recognition of Vaccinated Travelers from the EU and US
«Recognizing vaccinated travelers from the US and Europe is a positive, logical and long-overdue development. Along with restoring the individual freedom to reconnect and the ability of businesses to operate in global markets, it will help rescue livelihoods in the travel and tourism sector. Today’s announcement is an important step in the UK’s recovery. But […]
Delta fuels Georgia’s post-pandemic economic growth
With travel on the rebound, Delta has announced the hiring of 2,216 Georgians since January 1 to join the ranks of the now nearly 30,000 who work for Delta in the state of Georgia. These talented professionals have been hired to work in career jobs across Delta’s business in Reservations and Customer Care, Airport Customer […]
IATA Warns Governments on High Cost of Testing
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to take action to address the high cost of COVID-19 tests in many jurisdictions and urged flexibility in permitting the use of cost-effective antigen tests as an alternative to more expensive PCR tests. IATA also recommended governments adopt recent World Health Organization (WHO) guidance to consider […]
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 […]
