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 …
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Quarantine hotels: A history of controversy and occasional comfort
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
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 …

COVID-19 Travel Update: Important information for international passengers arriving at Indian Airports
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 …

Tourism desperately wants a return to the ‘old normal’ but that would be a disaster
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 …

Ah, memories of 2020. Why it’s important to remember our COVID holidays, good or bad
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 …

Vaccines may soon make travel possible again. But how quickly will it return — and will it be forever changed?
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 …

COVID19: India extend the temporary suspension of flights to & from the UK till 7 January 2021
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 …

Fewer tourists meant less money for wildlife during the pandemic – but there’s an alternative
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 …