The European hospitality sector, represented by HOTREC, joined this week the Close the Glass Loop – a multi-stakeholder stewardship programme for glass packaging launched in June […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that air travelers are increasingly frustrated with the Covid-19 travel restrictions. A survey commissioned by IATA of 4,700 respondents […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many of us to reconsider our usual routines, and it has particularly forced the tourism industry to reassess its practices. The […]
The aspiration is to make tourism better, but whose responsibility is it? Back in 2002, in the Cape Town Declaration on Responsible Tourism in Destinations, we […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced its latest outlook for airline industry financial performance showing improved results amid the continuing Covid-19 crisis: Net industry losses […]
Authorities in Thailand have had to postpone their plans to re-open Bangkok and some other major cities to foreign arrivals until November. The rationale behind this […]
International tourism enjoyed signs of rebound in June and July 2021 as some destinations eased travel restrictions and the global vaccination rollout advanced in many parts […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 77th Annual General Meeting approved a resolution for the global air transport industry to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. […]
Flying with excellent airlines is a pleasure and a recently published list shows which ones are the best airlines worldwide. A consumer survey that started in […]
A hyper-realistic statue by Mexican artist Ruben Orozco depicting a drowning woman, whose purpose is to raise awareness about the sustainability of the planet, is causing […]
When in September the UK announced it would revise its travel system in early, many international travelers felt relieved. Transport secretary Grant Shapps described it as […]
Most of 2020 and 2021 has been a catastrophic period for the world airline industry, as passenger demand plummeted and countries across the world were affected […]
The European Commission announced that 16 major airlines have committed to provide better information and timely reimbursement for passengers in case of flight cancellations. The flight […]
Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority has announced its comprehensive Sustainable Tourism Destination Strategy that, it says, will see the emirate become the regional leader in […]