Australia will open its border to its citizens for international travel in November, although the possibility for foreign visitors to enter remains further afield, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday. The Australian border has been largely closed since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, with only a limited number of Australians allowed to travel […]
Qatar Airways reported a net loss of QAR 14.9 billion ($ 4.1 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, double the loss suffered the previous year. The airline said the loss was largely due to a decision to ground its fleet of ten Airbus A380s during the pandemic. In his annual report, CEO […]
A mid-September report from the American Hotel & Lodging Association and Kalibri Labs estimates that the national hotel industry will generate $ 59 billion less in business travel revenue in 2021 than in 2019, a figure exceeding the $ 49 billion the industry took in. 2020. According to AHLA, “Business travel is the hospitality industry’s […]
GBTA poll finds employee willingness to travel declines slightly month-over-month, but optimism continues to rise The outlook for the return of business travel in general remains optimistic, but the COVID-19 delta variant continues to hamper the recovery. This according to the Global Business Travel Association’s September Business Travel Sentiment Tracking Survey. The survey is the […]
Qantas says it plans to use Darwin to operate services between London and Perth as uncertainty persists over whether some international flights from Australia will reopen. The airline said if it plans to gradually restart international services from December 18, 2021, when Australia is expected to have reached an 80% vaccination threshold, it is pushing […]
Emirates will roll out the IATA Travel Pass to all of its destinations on six continents following successful trials launched in April. The airline expects the deployment to be completed by October. Emirates COO Adel Al Redha said: “Emirates continues to invest in technology and solutions, like IATA Travel Pass, so that we can deliver […]
British Airways has reportedly abandoned plans to launch a new short-haul branch at Gatwick airport after talks with the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) failed. According to the PA news agency, a spokesperson said the carrier was unable to reach a deal with the union to start a new business at the airport. According to […]
Industry leaders advocate for a full return of business travel and events In what was perhaps the strongest argument to date calling for a full return to in-person business meetings, executives from the business and travel sectors gathered on September 15 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC to Deliver a powerful, data-driven, science-backed […]
Industry leaders advocate for a full return of business travel and events In what was perhaps the strongest argument to date calling for a full return to in-person business meetings, leaders from the business and travel sectors gathered on September 15 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC to Deliver a powerful, data-driven, science-backed […]
ISO has published its long-awaited international standard offering advice to organizations on managing travel risks, enabling them to “protect their workers when they travel comprehensively, [and] demonstrate that their risk decisions are based on solid and reliable information ”. The standard, known as ISO 31030, provides a structured approach for the development, implementation, evaluation and […]