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Charting the trends – new COVID mutations and new international travel restrictions means muted demand during the holiday season

December 24, 2020

One of the world’s biggest selling songs and most-played from this time of year was a charity single to support the famine in Africa, but

Travellers are more likely to take trips between Apr-2021 and Sep-2021, but those in Brazil, China and Mexico show a higher likelihood to travel earlier

December 17, 2020

Expedia Group used its recent annual partner conference, ‘explore ’20’, to outline key considerations shaping travel decisions in 2021 and demonstrated technology enhancements to help

USA spotlight – hotel profitability is back in double digits as air travel hits new highs and road travel new lows during Thanksgiving during a holiday period that delivers mixed results

December 08, 2020

US hotel profitability returned to double figures for the first time since Feb-2020 as year-over-year comparisons improved slightly from the previous month, according to the

Flight rightsizing and business regionalisation could see a rising demand for smaller capacity airliners alongside a renewed focus on more efficient, greener aircraft types

December 07, 2020

The trend in the 2010s was towards larger capacity aircraft, mainly delivered by upguaging in short-haul flying. During the decade we saw a +19.4% rise

‘Ready to Fly’ solutions from Thales highlight cabin innovations that reduce touch, mitigate congestion and restore passenger confidence in air travel for the journey into a post pandemic world

December 04, 2020

All across the industry stakeholders are working to restore passenger confidence to travel. Whether it is a major US airline blocking the sale of middle

Business travel air trips are predicted to decline between 19% and 36%; airlines urged to prioritise leisure travel and ancillary revenue, along with modifying cabin seating strategy to realign

December 03, 2020

There is a more confident air for the future recovery of the aviation industry especially when it comes to short-haul flying, but concerns remain over

COVID-19 is changing how people use cash around the world, but will it ultimately drive us to a cashless economy?

December 02, 2020

The transition away from cash-based spending has been a long journey, after all credit and debit cards have been around since the middle of the

Anxiety remains a major hurdle for the return of international travel, but there are numerous obstacles that differ from country to country

November 27, 2020

After a year of constant uncertainty, particularly around holidays and quarantine-free travel corridors, anxiety continues to threaten the revival of travel and tourism. It is

Long COVID – IATA predicts a brighter 2021 but airline losses will remain high as ‘devastating and unrelenting’ COVID crisis has long term effects on industry recovery

November 26, 2020

Many of those that have been struck down with COVID-19 and recovered have reported long-term effects from the disease with symptoms including lasting fatigue, persistent

2021 and the new travel reality – there is growing hope that vaccines will soon start to break down travel restrictions and deliver the rebirth of international travel, but what’s in store for 2021?

November 25, 2020

News of a coronavirus vaccine will support a return to international travel bookings, with people already looking forward to the point where vaccine availability will