EU: Discussions about vaccination certificate
BRUSSELS – The European Union’s executive body has proposed issuing certificates that would allow EU residents to travel freely across the 27-nation bloc by the summer, as long as travelers have been vaccinated, tested negative for Covid-19 or recovered from … Continue reading EU: Discussions about vaccination certificate
IATA Travel Pass Successfully Trialed
GENEVA –  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the arrival at London’s Heathrow Airport of the first traveler using the IATA Travel Pass app to manage their travel health credentials. “The successful implementation of IATA Travel Pass in this trial … Continue reading IATA Travel Pass Successfully Trialed
Thailand: Making Quarantine Part of the Holiday
Thailand is heavily dependant on tourism and the last year has taken a strong financial toll. Like most of the countries in Southeast Asia, every person who enters Thailand needs to spend two weeks in quarantine. Reducing somebody’s travel time by … Continue reading Thailand: Making Quarantine Part of the Holiday
Dubai airport launches contactless technology
DUBAI – Dubai’s airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, can already feel surreal, with its cavernous duty-free stores, artificial palm trees, gleaming terminals, water cascades and near-Arctic levels of air conditioning. Now the key east-west transit hub is rolling … Continue reading Dubai airport launches contactless technology
BER: Passenger numbers have reached a new low
BERLIN – As a result of the pandemic and the ongoing lockdown, passenger traffic at Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt fell again last month. In February, 146,945 passengers were handled at the airport. That is around 60,000 fewer than in … Continue reading BER: Passenger numbers have reached a new low