Pandemic tips

Taking on the role during the unprecedented challenges posed by the global pandemic, Luis Felipe de Oliveira steered ACI World through the most severe crisis ever experienced in the aviation sector. While challenges remain in the airport industry and will require long-term attention, he leaves with a sense of mission accomplished, having elevated the organization to new heights.

With the data provided in the CapEx 2023 study, industry decision makers can better evaluate and make informed decisions regarding capital expenditures for their properties and repairs and maintenance spending.

EIC’s Global Events Barometer reports group hotel nights now equal 2019 bookings.

SATA Air Açores registered a significant increase of approximately 37% in the number of passengers carried during the third quarter, in comparison to the pre-pandemic year of 2019.

48% of airports’ revenue has not recovered to that from before the pandemic. 52% of airports haven’t been able to restore all routes served before the pandemic.

Expert panelists set out the case for “when crisis becomes an opportunity”, making clear that the Code can help balance responsibilities between countries, businesses and tourists themselves in emergency situations.

ECTAA strongly urges the inclusion of a rapid refund system based on fast-tracked State Aid, ready for swift deployment in the face of worldwide travel restrictions or highly remote risks in the future.

The book defines and provides a systematic classification scheme for sustainable development trends and issues in the public and private sectors reviewing them in four thematic areas on tourism, such as: Sustainability / Planning and Development / Management / Technology.

It’s just the latest tectonic shift in an airline industry always drifting toward consolidation. North America’s sixth-largest airline, Alaska Air, has reached a deal to buy struggling rival Hawaiian Airlines for $18 per share in an all-cash deal valued at $1.9 billion, including $900 million of Hawaiian’s debt.

The world's most exclusive commercial aircraft cabin is officially returning to the U.S.

This year, Norway’s historic coastal ferry is finally back in full daily operation after the disruption caused by the pandemic and delays to new vessels. It also marks the 130th anniversary of the coastal route.

Airline network planners kicked off the holiday season dreaming about warm-weather destinations.

Some of the 30 million passengers expected to fly domestically over this Thanksgiving holiday may be stunned by what’s available to eat and drink 30,000 feet up in the sky.

The psychology of luxury travel has shifted since the pandemic. There’s been a change not only in what luxury travelers are looking for, but even in something as basic as the way many are thinking about travel.

At this time of year, hotels all over the world feature unusual amenities. But this one in New York City is a great way to get in some meditation and creativity while you test out your artistic skills. And get a great holiday gift – for yourself.

Born and raised in Hebei—the province that, on the map, appears to wrap two arms around Beijing in a loving hug—restaurateur Amy Li moved to the Chinese capital some 26 years ago to live and work. In the time since, she and husband Jonathan Ansfield have run several food businesses (the latest, Vietnamese restaurant Susu, was conceived after a friend observed a dearth of such cuisine in the city.) Li loves Beijing's multifaceted nature, citing both the “powerful sense of order” wrought by such landmarks as the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, and the Wall as well as the messy chaos of Old Beijing's hutong—here, she lays out what you can't miss of the old as well as the new on a visit.

inPowered compiled a case study on “A Roadmap to Travel Recovery: Content Marketing and COVID-19” – its recommendations on how travel brands can employ content marketing to transition into a post-COVID world.

Crete needs to return to this kind of pursuit. Stelios Kanakis has the vision to accomplish this, and he is not alone. All that the Cretans know of their sacred olive culture, needs to be documented, revised, homogenized, instilled, and standardized for export to the world. 

The Ciacci winery may still age their wine in barrels in a historic cellar, but above ground, the business is embracing leading-edge technology to thrive through uncertain times.

In the year 2019, the diving tourism industry witnessed a growth of approximately 4.9% due to better and quicker air traveling, making previously remote areas accessible, easier traveling, increase in the number of paid holidays per person globally, increase in the outdoor activities among millennials in developing countries and other factors.

As pandemic conditions are improving and businesses are reopening around the world, it is becoming a top priority to get back to business as usual. At Macropay, we’re doing our part to help stimulate the global economy by offering free payment processing on 11 payment methods.