Covid-19.


21 May 2021

Half a million jobs could be lost in the UK this summer

Up to half a million jobs could be lost in the UK Travel & Tourism sector if the government fails to significantly reopen international travel as […]
21 May 2021

EU reaches agreement on its Digital Covid Certificate

The European Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the Regulation governing the EU Digital Covid Certificate. This means that the […]
20 May 2021

EU launches a new European Tourism Covid-19 Safety Seal

The European Standardisation Organisation (CEN) published a European standardisation deliverable for Covid-19 health and safety protocols in tourism establishments and services, developed at the Commission’s initiative. […]
18 May 2021

Germany to allow vaccinated international travellers and reduce travel restrictions

As the summer holiday season approaches and certain European countries begin to reopen to tourists, Germany has announced it will allow vaccinated travellers as well as […]
17 May 2021

Starting today, Brits can legally holiday abroad

As the UK continues on its roadmap out of lockdown, today’s easing of Covid-19 restrictions meant Brits can now travel abroad for leisure, according to the […]
12 May 2021

The twins meeting weekly at the Swedish-Norwegian border throughout the pandemic

Covid-19 regulations have separated many people across the world, either preventing them from returning home, or from seeing friends and loved ones. Even borders that were […]
12 May 2021

Romania’s Bran Castle to offer free vaccine shots to visitors

Romania’s Bran Castle is offering free Covid-19 vaccine shots to its visitors, who then would be able to visit the medieval torture chambers for free. Travel […]
11 May 2021

Belgium eases measures from 9 June: Indoor hospitality and 4 guests at home

Today, Belgium’s Consultative Committee meeting decided that the country will relax its current coronavirus restrictions in several stages starting on June 9th. The Committee has been […]
10 May 2021

New York City wants to offer free vaccines to tourists

As Covid-19 cases decrease and vaccinations increase, New York City is gradually reopening. After more than a year of closures and capacity restrictions, for restaurants, stores […]
5 May 2021

Alaska to offer free Covid-19 vaccines to visitors this summer

Alaska will offer free Covid-19 vaccines to arriving tourists this summer in an effort to restart the tourism industry. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said that Covid-19 […]
5 May 2021

“Covid-19 Pass” might be implemented in Flanders from July 11th

Flemish health minister Wouter Beke has announced that the Flemish government is considering the introduction of a “corona pass” system. With a pass, people who have […]
5 May 2021

Three wishes for a post-Covid world

The relationship between us and Covid-19 is a quite complicated and uncertain one. No one knows with certainty how long we will be linked and what […]
3 May 2021

France is the first EU country to launch its Covid certificate app

France has become the ‘first EU nation’ to launch its own Covid ‘pass’ for travel, Euroweekly News reported. It is hoped the digital travel pass will […]
3 May 2021

Fake mask stunt could see YouTubers kicked out of Bali

Two YouTubers who made a prank video depicting one of them breaking local mask laws may face deportation from Bali over the stunt. In the video […]
3 May 2021

Turkey enters its first full Covid-19 lockdown

Following new wave in Covid-19 infections, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced the country’s first full lockdown, effective from last Thursday evening (29th April) until […]
3 May 2021

What can the tourism industry learn from ancient philosophers?

The global tourism industry is at the most testing times as the headlines of tourism performance indicates the grim reporting by the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) […]
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