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
British Airlines becomes first UK carrier to trial Verifly health passport January 29th 2021 British Airways will be the first airline in the UK to trial Verifly, a new mobile travel health passport to prove passengers are safe to fly Aviation 0
BA Holidays suggests workations are bad for people’s health January 27th 2023 A new "Out of Office" ad campaign from British Airways Holidays highlights the need for people to properly switch off when on vacation WFA 0
Half of working UK adults fail to take full annual leave allocation January 19th 2023 British Airways Holidays has found that 50 per cent of Brits don't take all the vacation days they are entitled to Intelligence 0
Six UK initiatives making Covid travel testing easier and cheaper June 10th 2021 From 25-second tests with British Airways to DIY saliva tests through Halo, Covid travel testing is finally getting easier – and cheaper Wellness 0
‘Season Stretching’ tops list of 2024 leisure travel trends May 8th 2024 From Long-Lead Bankrolling to TikTok Trips, the way British travellers are exploring the world and planning vacations is changing Intelligence 0
Richard Branson reveals how Necker Island is a hotbed for ‘audacious ideas’ February 20th 2024 Globetrender visits Richard Branson at his home on Necker Island where he speaks about billionaire collabs, the power of fun and saving Earth Voices 0
Qantas creates gender-equal cabin crew uniform policy June 16th 2023 Qantas joins fellow airlines in redefining its dress code for employees and cabin crew in line with the push for gender neutral uniforms AviationQueer 0
Why Victor hopes SAF will make flying private jets acceptable April 23rd 2023 Private jet charter company Victor is offering passengers the chance to invest in biofuel as a way of lessening their carbon footprint Aviation 0
Etihad to reintroduce superjumbos after ‘surge in demand’ December 9th 2022 Etihad will reintroduce four of its A380s from summer 2023, indicating that "flight shame" is doing little to slow demand for air travel Aviation 0
Mass flight cancellations slow tourism recovery in Europe July 14th 2022 Global Data reveals that tourism industry recovery in Europe is slowing as airlines fail to adequately prepare for travel rebound Aviation 4
Jab futility? France blocks entry to vaccinated travellers December 17th 2021 France has announced that it will be banning all 'non-essential travel' from the UK, regardless of vaccination status World 0
What’s it like to vacation in Mauritius after its reopening to tourism? October 21st 2021 After 18 months of on-and-off lockdowns, border closures and quarantine restrictions, this Indian Ocean island is back in business World 0
Pre-departure testing is an effective way of keeping countries secure June 3rd 2021 A study has confirmed that pre-travel Covid testing is a highly effective way of preventing infected passengers from flying overseas Intelligence 0
Easyjet allows free flight changes up to two hours before departure June 3rd 2021 Easyjet is making renewed efforts to make travel easier for passengers during the pandemic by allowing no-fee changes to flight bookings Aviation 0
What’s it like to escape to the Sun Siyam Maldives during the pandemic? May 11th 2021 Olivia Palamountain leaves the UK (for business purposes) to explore the Sun Siyam portfolio of island resorts in the Maldives Hotels 0
Passenger faces could act as ‘vaccine passports’ for travel April 8th 2021 Advances in biometric authentication suggest that facial recognition tech could be used in lieu of vaccine passports for travel purposes AviationTech 0
V-Health Passport promises hassle-free international travel in the viral age February 21st 2021 V-Health Passport claims to be the world's first fully functioning and secure live health passport, and is coming to an airport near you Tech 0
IATA’s digital health pass will enable seamless international travel December 29th 2020 It may sound dystopian but the next step for travel in the viral age is the roll-out of a globally recognised digital health pass AviationTech 0
One in three airline routes have been lost due to Covid-19 December 8th 2020 With one in three airline routes lost due to the pandemic, the interconnectivity we took for granted means fewer direct flights Aviation 0
BA, AA and Oneworld launch transatlantic Covid-19 testing trial November 26th 2020 If successful, the transatlantic Covid-19 testing trial could eliminate the need for travel quarantines between the US and the UK AviationWellness 0
Caribbean ‘work from paradise’ packages tempt remote workers October 19th 2020 With low Covid-19 rates, Caribbean islands and hotels are creating "work from paradise” packages to attract digital nomads WFA 0
United, Delta and AA remove change fees for US domestic flights October 15th 2020 To boost bookings during the pandemic, airlines in the US are removing change fees for domestic flights – in some cases, permanently Aviation 0
What it’s like to obtain a PCR test to travel last minute during the pandemic? October 13th 2020 Invited on a last minute trip, Olivia Palamountain had 72 hours to prepare to travel – including obtaining a negative Covid-19 result Voices 0