This International Civil Aviation Day, ICAO and UNWTO have issued a joint call for efforts to reconnect the world to be accelerated.
UNWTO calls against blanket travel restrictions
Countries from all global regions expressed their solidarity with Southern African states, calling for the immediate lifting of travel bans imposed on specific countries and for freedom of international travel to be upheld.
WTTC identifies digital solutions for governments to restore international mobility
Key WTTC recommendations will remove current patchwork of policies and processes.
ETC proposition paper on international travel
70 travel and tourism organisations express their support to any effort to keep protecting and ensuring the freedom of movement.
Challneging restart for Australian tourism industry
Most notably we have an industry which is critically understaffed for both skilled and unskilled workers and this will mean restrictions on what tourism operators can offer and their ability to scale up to meet demand.
Australians are “positive” about border reopening
As for where people would go would be influenced by their destination country’s COVID mitigation policies.
Jamaica sees increased demand from US travelers
Further signaling the continued rebound of tourism to Jamaica, both American Airlines and Southwest Airlines along with Expedia are noting an increase in demand for the destination by travelers in the coming weeks and months.
Tourism needs clear date for international reopening
With last week’s announcement that NSW will no longer require quarantine for overseas arrivals from next month, it’s encouraging that the full opening of international borders is imminent but the industry urgently needs a date to work towards.
Long-haul travel barometer
Results suggest that as long as COVID-19 safety concerns persist, many will remain cautious about visiting European destinations.
Fiji borders to reopen from December
After nearly two years of being closed to the outside world, Fiji is more than ready to safely welcome its travelers back.
