David Beirman, University of Technology Sydney After its worst two years since the second world war, 2022 is looking brighter for the global airline industry. For passengers, though, the chance to travel at low cost again may prove short-lived. In 2020 international passenger demand was less than 25% that of 2019, according to the International …
We imagine hotels as places of freedom and even anonymity — despite being tracked by eyes and cameras from arrival to departure, our credit cards being on file and each swipe of our key card revealing our comings and goings.
Post-pandemic travel: the trends we’ll see when the world opens up again AlyoshinE/Shutterstock Katerina Antoniou, University of Central Lancashire It’s been a while since the question “where should I travel to next?” has felt within reach. COVID-19 continues to affect travel by forcing governments to impose country-specific bans and restrictions. However, as vaccination programmes roll …
Government of India issues new guidelines for international arrivals To reduce the risk of importation of mutant strains of SARS-CoV-2, SOP for International Passengers arriving in India have been updated in supersession of all guidelines on the subject since 2 Aug20. The new SOP will be in effect on 23:59 hrs on 22nd Feb,21 Attention …
Tourism desperately wants a return to the ‘old normal’ but that would be a disaster Shutterstock Susanne Becken, Griffith University With each passing day, the grave future of Earth becomes more stark. The disruption of COVID-19 has not been enough to shift the trajectory, nor has it prompted polluting sectors of the economy to reconsider …
Ah, memories of 2020. Why it’s important to remember our COVID holidays, good or bad Shutterstock Amanda Barnier, Macquarie University In Charles Dickens’ famous 1843 ghost story, A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come. However, we do not need supernatural powers or …
Vaccines may soon make travel possible again. But how quickly will it return — and will it be forever changed? RUNGROJ YONGRIT/EPA Joseph M. Cheer, Wakayama University; Colin Michael Hall, University of Canterbury, and Jarkko Saarinen, University of Oulu The COVID-19 pandemic brought the global tourism industry to a screeching halt in 2020. With vaccines …
India on Wednesday extended the temporary ban on flights to and from UK to January 7, 2021 after cases of the new strain of coronavirus were detected in the country. The development came after testing 20 people who had returned to India from the UK had positive for the new Covid-19 variant, which is …
Fewer tourists meant less money for wildlife during the pandemic – but there’s an alternative Joseph Hamm, University of Leeds “Nature is healing” read social media posts at the outset of the pandemic, as birdsong replaced the drone of traffic during lockdown. But for wildlife conservation in Africa, the reality was very different. Anti-poaching operations …
