Tag: Novel Coronavirus Impact
Key learnings from Covid-19 for the APAC travel and tourism sector
In the midst of the pandemic, some destinations have swiftly seized new business opportunities to keep the tourism dollars flowing, shared Jameson Wong, director of APAC for tourism & hospitality at ForwardKeys.
Amadeus integrates IBM digital health pass for smooth air travel
Amadeus has integrated the IBM Digital Health Pass into its digital health verification solution, Traveler ID for Safe Travel, to help streamline the validation...
IoT set to play bigger role in post-pandemic travel: GlobalData
Internet of Things (IoT) technology can help to ease traveller concerns regarding personal health and safety, while allowing travel and tourism companies to collect...
ACI World’s new tool assists airports to plan capacity increases
Airports Council International (ACI) World has released a new tool to assist airports in terminal planning to increase capacity as the global recovery from...
International travel largely on hold despite uptick in May: UNWTO
The pandemic's effect on tourism continues into its second year, with international tourist arrivals between January and May falling 85 per cent below 2019...
Travel unlikely to recover to pre-pandemic levels until 2023, say industry...
One-third of travel industry experts in Asia-Pacific expect travel to resume to pre-pandemic levels by 2023, according to a new survey by Collinson.
While most...
Approved vaccine inconsistency could delay the restart of international travel: WTTC
The restart of international travel could be seriously delayed without worldwide reciprocal recognition of all approved Covid-19 vaccines, warned the WTTC.
The global tourism body's...
Sabre releases new airline network planning white paper
Sabre Corporation has released a white paper outlining the new methodologies it is creating to enable its airline partners to create more holistic, accurate...
Malaysia hotels draw growing investor interest amid pandemic
The pandemic has exacted a toll on the hospitality industry, with more hotel owners putting their properties up for sale at below market rates,...
HVS details steps to reboot India’s inbound tourism
As tourism gradually reopens, India faces a long road to regaining its share of international arrivals in the post-Covid era, said a report by...