High-earning Americans most likely to book summer vacations in 2021 May 13th 2021 70 per cent of wealthy Americans are likely to take a summer vacation this year but it's the Baby Boomers who plan to blow the budget Intelligence 0
Virgin Voyages to launch ‘staycations-at-sea’ off British shores May 8th 2021 Virgin Voyages' adults-only cruise ship will make its debut this summer with sailings around the UK's south-coast – but only for Vaccine VIPs Innovators 0
MGM Resorts supply in-room Covid testing at Las Vegas hotels May 6th 2021 MGM Resorts is trying to win back guests by offering a range of convenient in-room Covid tests – although they do have to be paid for Hotels 0
What it’s like to live in a globalised world with a ‘weak’ passport April 28th 2021 Born in Dubai but with Pakistani nationality, Samia Qaiyum reveals the woes of holding an appallingly weak passport when it comes to travel Voices 0
Free and fast ‘rapid antigen’ Covid tests could safely reopen travel April 24th 2021 Pregnancy-style 'rapid antigen' tests can be self-administered and are given out free in the UK. So why bother with slow, pricey PCR tests? Wellness 0
Emirates charges up to $165 to guarantee empty seats in the air April 19th 2021 Emirates is using reduced passenger numbers to its advantage by offering flyers the chance to block out adjacent seats at a fee Aviation 0
China to only allow foreign visitors who have had Chinese-made vaccine April 19th 2021 If you want to visit China any time soon you'd better be prepared to have the Chinese jab – not that it's said to be very effective World 0
91% of travellers would be comfortable using digital health passports April 19th 2021 Hopes are being pinned on digital health passports to enable the world to safely return to travel – and 91% of us are willing to give them a go Intelligence 0
Airbnb launches ‘Rural Bootcamp’ for countryside homeowners April 19th 2021 Airbnb's 'Rural Bootcamp' programme is designed to encourage people living in the countryside to open their homes to guests Innovators 0
UNWTO predicts global tourist arrivals to be down 85 per cent in 2021 April 15th 2021 The UNWTO has revealed that global tourism continues to suffer, with 260 million fewer international arrivals this spring compared to 2019 Intelligence 0
Chinese citizens get vaccine passports via WeChat April 15th 2021 China is using social messaging app WeChat to store a vaccine passport that will allow citizens to travel and move freely in society Tech 0
What’s it like to fly Qatar Airways’ QSuite during the pandemic? April 9th 2021 Qatar Airways' QSuite features an ingenious design that allows a group of four people to socialise – and then socially distance – in seconds Aviation 0
How to organise PCR tests in the UK for travel before and after flying April 9th 2021 From couriered and postal tests, to government-approved providers and private clinics, Globetrender reviews PCR tests for travellers Wellness 0
‘Budget travel, as we know it, will become a thing of the past’ April 7th 2021 Globetrender discusses the future of travel with American presenter Kristen Soltis Anderson on her radio show The Trendline Voices 0
Dominica launches ‘work in nature’ digital nomad visa April 6th 2021 Dominica is the latest island nation to launch an extended-stay visa programme in the hope of attracting digital nomads to paradise WFA 0
Turkey hopes to welcome unvaccinated tourists from summer 2021 April 6th 2021 Turkey is hoping to open to British visitors – without a requirement for Covid jabs or tests – as soon as the UK ban on holidays is lifted World 0
Qatar Airways and Korean Air trial IATA Travel Pass April 6th 2021 The IATA Travel Pass app, which stores Covid test and vaccine statuses, is gaining traction among airlines as they look to make flying easier Aviation 0
Virgin Atlantic begins digital health pass trials with IATA and Trust Assure April 1st 2021 Virgin Atlantic is running two digital health pass trials on UK routes to Barbados and the US, to help streamline travel in the age of Covid Aviation 0
Sunweb to host experimental Greek island holiday for Dutch tourists April 1st 2021 Sunweb is taking a group of 187 volunteers on an eight-day test vacation to Greece to explore how feasible tourism is during the pandemic World 0
Life House continues hotel expansion across US and into Bali March 31st 2021 Life House is forging ahead with its expansion of boutique hotels in the US and Bali – alongside the launch of a hotel management company Hotels 0
Immunotourism: ‘Covid-recovered’ travellers skip quarantine in Estonia March 31st 2021 Estonia fuels the trend for ‘immunotourism’, waiving mandatory quarantine requirements for Covid-recovered travellers and vaccinated persons Wellness 0
Hipcamp is on a mission to become the ‘Airbnb of the outdoors’ March 31st 2021 Hipcamp lets travellers book Airstream trailers, tents, cabins and treehouses on private land across the US and beyond Innovators 0
Aman hotels designs road trips with luxury cars and resort pit stops March 31st 2021 Elite hotel brand Aman is offering self-drive road trips complete with support vehicles, catering and bespoke GPS systems Hotels 0
Six trends influencing the return of holidays for UK travellers March 27th 2021 From the mental health crisis to 'trip roulette', Globetrender reveals six trends shaping the future of travel in 2021 and 2022 Intelligence 0