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28 July 2021

Successful trials in Heathrow encourage amber policy for fully vaccinated US and EU travellers

The results of a joint UK proving trial established by Heathrow, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have demonstrated the UK Government can rapidly expand its Amber […]
28 July 2021

Qatar Airways ranked the best in the world in 2021

Qatar Airways has been recognized as the world’s best airline at the Airline Excellence Awards 2021, organized by AirlineRatings. Qatar Airways won the award based on […]
28 July 2021

Space tourism: never mind the ticket, can we afford the climate cost?

Space tourism has long been on the horizon, but in the last month it has become a reality. With both Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos having […]
27 July 2021

Pollution turns lagoon in Argentina entirely pink

The new bright pink colour of the Corfo lagoon in Argentina may look pretty but the reason behind the recent colour change is anything but. According […]
27 July 2021

Dubai creates ‘artificial rain’ to cope with high temperatures

Dubai has lately a heat wave of up to 50 degrees Celsius and its National Meteorological Center has thus begun experimenting with the use of drone […]
27 July 2021

E-volunteering: A positive response to Covid-19

“Peopleandplaces” pioneered responsible volunteering abroad, benefitting local communities in the developing world with skills shared by people with proven skills. They have never provided classroom teachers, […]
27 July 2021

Saudi Arabia announces plans to launch a second national airline

Saudi Arabia plans to launch a new national airline that will allow it to take advantage of economic growth and bring the number of visitors to […]
26 July 2021

China debuts the world’s fastest train

The Chinese state-owned China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation has debuted its maglev bullet train in Qingdao China. The new train is considered the world’s fastest and […]
26 July 2021

“Green Pass” to be required in Italy for indoor dining and events

On Thursday July 22nd, the Italian government, announced that starting in August, people must show proof of immunity to access a set of services and leisure […]
26 July 2021

Travel gets more complicated as European map begins to turn red again

As the latest version of European Map by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) shows, Covid-19 is once again spreading across the continent. […]
26 July 2021

EU digital Covid-19 certificate. Commission presents new guidelines for smoother air travel

With the EU digital Covid-19 certificate in place, the European Commission recently issued new guidelines for EU countries to ensure increased coordination and smoother air travel […]
26 July 2021

How national tourism organisations evolved to a sustainable tourism development model

Released on July 22, the European Travel Commission’s report investigated how European National Tourism Organisations (NTOs) have been evolving over the past decade (2008-2021) to provide […]
26 July 2021

International travel remains limited: 147 million fewer international arrivals

The latest UNWTO data shows that over the first five months of the year, world destinations recorded 147 million fewer international arrivals (overnight visitors) compared to […]
22 July 2021

Discover IKEA’s tiny sustainable homes

The Swedish furniture firm has designed, together with the mobile home company Escape, a modular and sustainable housing model. The IKEA Tiny House has an area […]
22 July 2021

Aviation post Covid-19 — Who are the winners and the losers?

The Covid‑19 pandemic has severely affected the entire aviation sector, with air traffic down by more than two-thirds compared with 2019 levels. The consultancy McKinsey estimated […]
22 July 2021

This luxury train will be a “palace on rails”

French designer Thierry Gaugain has decided to take train design to a level never seen before. Thierry has stood out for being a creative who turns […]
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