Travel agency cabins are empty at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on July 20, 2020 (Yonhap) SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Kang Soon-young, a 49-year-old man who runs a small travel agency in Seoul’s Gangdong District, converted half the office into a laundromat in April 2020, as overseas travel became nearly impossible due […]
Month: May 2021
Travel agencies report increase in bookings, but quarantine hotels are holding people back
As travel agencies report a surge in international bookings, experts and travelers alike say Canada’s requirement for quarantine hotels for returning travelers is the main factor preventing people from taking trips. Major Canadian reservation companies like Flight Center and tripcentral.ca have reported a massive month-over-month increase in bookings since April, with Flight Center reporting an […]
Travel agencies report increase in bookings, but experts say Canada’s COVID-19 quarantine hotels are holding people back
People walk with their luggage outside Toronto Pearson International Airport on February 2, 2021. Nathan Denette / The Canadian Press As travel agencies report the surge in international bookings, experts and travelers alike say Canada’s requirement for quarantine hotels for returning travelers is the main factor preventing people from taking trips. Major Canadian booking agencies […]
Yelp Names The Best Summer Travel Destinations Of 2021 And How To Bring Them To You | Bark
While we’re on the right track to recovery, COVID-19 still made Memorial Day and summer travel look a little different this year. Some Americans are vaccinated and eager to hit the road, while othersrs may choose to spend time at home with family and friends. With that in mind, we’re naming the best summer travel […]
Top summer travel destinations and where Austin ranks
Some insiders fear the 2021 COTA Grand Prix race will be the last. The multi-day festival October 22-24 will feature a 56-lap race on the 3.3-mile track, food and musical performances by two artists including Billy Joel at COTA’s 1,500-acre facility in the southeast of Austin. But after this year, the first F1 specific American […]
The best summer travel destinations in the United States in 2021 named
The average flight to a popular summer destination costs $ 293.73 Florida, Oklahoma and Texas are home to America’s top summer destinations Michigan and Pennsylvania have the most unpopular summer destinations With the COVID-19 vaccine available to all Americans and the number of daily travelers passing through TSA checkpoints more than 10 times higher than […]
English ‘green list’ of approved travel destinations unveiled
(CNN) – Travelers from the UK have been given the green light to travel to Portugal, Gibraltar and Israel from May 17, when months of restrictions making it illegal to travel abroad for holidays will end. The UK government has finally revealed the 12 countries and territories that will be designated “green” once the current […]
Greece in the top three international travel destinations for Americans
Credit: Greek journalist Greece is among the top three international travel destinations for Americans for 2022, according to a survey released recently by the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA). According to the findings of its member tour operators on current trends in passenger booking, Italy was named the top international destination for travelers to […]
Thai Travel Agencies Offer COVID-19 ‘Vaccination Tours’ to US
BANGKOK, May 5 (Reuters) – Travel agencies in Thailand are selling coronavirus “vaccine tours” to the United States, as some wealthy Thais grow impatient while waiting for mass vaccinations that are still a month away. amid the country’s largest outbreak to date. The tours reflect global differences in immunization, with the United States and Britain […]
Travel will change after the pandemic | Business travel destinations
The question that seems to be on many people’s minds these days: When will travel return to normal? But that’s not the right question. Instead, we should ask ourselves: will travel change after the pandemic? The short answer is yes. The journeys will have a purpose, but the way we perceive them will be different. […]
The best sustainable travel destinations in Norway
As plans to ease travel restrictions in the event of a pandemic begin to take shape, travel journalists are scrambling to identify emerging travel trends. Once the global travel industry recovers, many believe that sustainable travel will be the number one area of ââgrowth. Author Elizabeth Becker told National Geographic she believes consumers are “doubling […]
The Road to Recovery for Travel Destinations
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s special session on Destination Recovery was held virtually last week, moderated by Travel + Leisure Editor-in-Chief Jacqueline Gifford as well as special guests from Google, Brand USA, Visit California and more. The session, titled âRestart, Adapt and Thrive: The Path to Destination Recovery,â analyzed key elements that the country’s […]