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Air Canada: Recovery Is Faster Than Expected In Most Markets
Air Canada believes it can return to 2019 capacity levels by 2023, sooner than it previously forecast, citing encouraging trends since Canada’s borders reopened t… read more
Tonga records first case of Coronavirus
Tongans have been rushing to vaccinate themselves against coronavirus after the Pacific island nation confirmed its first case on Friday. The infection was detected in a fully vaccinated person who had arrived on a repatriation flight from New Zealand.
Tonga’s Prime Minister Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa warned that residents on the main islan… read more
How foreign airlines have kept Australia open through the pandemic
Foreign airlines have shouldered the burden of returning Australians
Of the airlines that stayed in the market, foreign carriers transported by far the most passengers, according to data from the Australian Government’s … read more
ITA Airways, Air Malta ink codeshare agreement
ITA Airways, the successor to Alitalia, signed a codeshare agreement with Air Malta, the flag carrier for the archipelago island nation located to Italy’s … read more
Bookings on rise with U.S. soon to welcome visitors
The upcoming reopening of U.S. borders to foreign visitors on Nov. 8 has many in the U.S. travel industry giddy with expectation. "I would describe the mood as complete elation," said Fred Dixon, CEO of NYC & Company. "We've seen bookings go up almost immediately."
He added: "Our most popular season is in front of us, with the Christma… read more
WTTC: Europe Travel & Tourism sector lags global recovery
Latest research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) shows Europe’s Travel & Tourism sector’s year on year recovery may only achieve a growth of 23.9% this year.
The data from WTTC says this slow recovery is due to travel restrictions throughout the year, particularly in the first half, which continued to hinder th… read more
Flight bookings to the USA soar
New research from ForwardKeys, which has the freshest and most comprehensive air ticketing data available, reveals that flight bookings to the USA have soared following two announcements that the destination would reopen to vaccinated foreign travellers in November. By mid-October, weekly bookings exceeded 70% of pre-pandemic levels.
The f… read more
UNWTO and AFRAA to cooperate to restart of African tourism and travel
UNWTO has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) to work more closely together and strengthen the relationship between the aviation and tourism sectors.
The MoU was signed by Abdérahmane Berthé, AFRAA’s Secretary-General and UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvilil. Under… read more
European passenger traffic recovery gathers pace
The reopening of the transatlantic market to European travelers, as well as a progressive easing of travel restrictions to Asia, will see passenger traffic across Europe’s airports surge in 2022, according to the findings of a report released by ACI Europe on the eve of its Annual Congress and General Assem… read more
NANTA unveils Award, jingle, begins count down
”We crown the Best” is the focal media jingle of the prestigious National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) Eminent Persons Award, slated for November 12 in Abuja.
Mrs Susan Akporiaye, President NANTA, disclosed that the Award overall mission is to celebrate industry achievers and role models, nothing that this year’s E… read more
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