Inspiring Women in Travel – Asia (IWTA), a journey that highlights the incredible stories of women in travel who are successful in their own right, is calling for inspiring women to participate. Each journey has a story and is shared as an interview which feature women from all levels of the travel industry, from prodigious…
WTTC Calls for urgent action on Sustainable Aviation Fuel
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has today called on governments around the world to “get serious” on incentivizing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production and set ambitious targets to produce adequate quantities. Without meaningful quantities of SAF, the global tourism body says the aviation sector cannot decarbonise on a scale that will allow it…
Gatwick flight cancellations may continue through July & August as the airport calls for a cap on operations.
Holidaymakers due to fly out of Gatwick, the UK’s second-busiest airport, over the coming months may find their flight cancelled. Flight cancellations seem to be part of daily news life and there is more to come. Holidaymakers due to travel this summer out of Gatwick, the UK’s second-busiest airport, may find their flight cancelled because…
IATA Calls For An End To All Remaining Travel Restrictions In Europe
Following the waning of Omicron infections across Europe, which influenced a number of countries to finally loosen strict travel rules, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has joined the Airports Council International (ACI) in further pressuring the continent to lift all remaining restrictions ahead of the busy summer season. Although some European nations, such as…
UK Travel Industry Calls For Testing To Be Scrapped
A leading voice from within the UK’s struggling travel industry has called for Covid-19 testing for international travelers to be scrapped completely for most travelers. The mandatory testing required for people flying into the UK has been a controversial issue, with interested parties raising the matter several times during the pandemic, with some concessions offered…
IATA calls for EUâs digital COVID passport to be applied globally
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) praised the European Commission for delivering the EU Digital COVID Certificate (EU DCC) in record time and urged countries around the world to adopt the document as the standard for digital vaccine certificates. In a press release issued by the association, its Deputy Director-General Conrad Clifford is quoted to…
