Travel recovery begins to take off
“The summer travel surge is just the beginning of a recovery that seemed almost impossible a little more than a year ago,” said Michael Wette, head of IMEA transportation and services at Oliver Wyman.
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia among the first to accept IATA Travel Pass
Travelers to/from KSA will have the choice of using either the IATA Travel Pass or Tawakkalna, the country’s national health app.
UK’s ‘Red List’ could cause Egypt USD 2M of daily losses
WTTC said this is due to fears over the additional costs incurred on expensive hotel quarantine for 10 days on arrival back in the UK.
IATA: 2020 was the worst year for the travel industry
According to the IATA, the Middle East suffered the largest loss in passenger traffic, with a drop of 71.5 percent in RPKs versus 2019.
Will vaccines and digital solutions help the easing of travel restrictions?
Restrictions apply to fully vaccinated passengers, and 17 percent of destinations mention vaccinated passengers in their regulations.
Could the global economy lose USD 4 trillion?
UNCTAD and UNWTO’s report said that international tourism and its linked sectors have suffered an estimated loss of USD 2.4 trillion in 2020.
IATA: Global passenger numbers to surpass pre-Covid-19 levels in 2023
According to IATA, global passenger numbers are expected to have grown to 5.6 billion by 2030, seven percent below the pre-Covid-19 forecast.
Arabian Travel Week to focus on recovery of Middle East tourism
To complement the four-day in-person show, for the first time, a new hybrid format will mean a virtual ATM running a week after.
Leisure vs business travel: Which industry will bounce back first?
In short, leisure travel is driven by the very human desire to explore and to enjoy, and that has not changed.
Qatar Airways first in the region to trial IATA’s COVID-19 ‘Digital Passport’
In March 2021, passengers on Qatar Airways’ Doha to Istanbul route will begin trialing the digital platform.
