The United States announced on Monday (July 26) that it will not lift any existing travel restrictions at this time due to concerns over the COVID-19 Delta variant and the rising number of U.S. coronavirus cases. The decision means that the travel restrictions that have barred much of the world’s population from the United States since early […]
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IATA: Passenger demand recovery grinds to a halt in November
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports that the recovery in passenger demand, which had been slowing since the Northern hemisphere’s summer travel season, came to a halt in November 2020. In month-on-month terms, there was a small rise in passenger volumes, but much slower than in the previous months. October and November seasonally adjusted […]
Nearly 2 million airline seats affected by new Europe to U.S. travel ban, says OAG
Travel data provider OAG estimates that the Europe to United States travel ban announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday night, not surprisingly, will have far-reaching implications for the global aviation industry. OAG says that the ban will affect 10.9% of all international flights and 16.9% of all scheduled international seats between the United […]
Travel to the US suffers 6.5% Trump slump
President Donald Trump’s ban on nationals from seven mainly Muslim countries entering the US appears to be deterring travelers from other countries around the world too, according to data from ForwardKeys. The travel intelligence analyst monitors travel patterns by analyzing 16 million flight reservation transactions a day. The findings show that after President Trump’s initial […]
UNWTO: Global travel benefits from traditional markets in 2014
Following on last week’s report of the 2014 UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, travel and expenditures from traditional source markets picked up last year. This growth compensated for the slowdown of the large emerging markets, which had been driving tourism growth in previous years, said the World Tourism Barometer. The agency estimates that the total number […]