The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), in collaboration with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Tourism, launched a new report revealing the stark impact of the pandemic on woman and youth employment within the global Travel & Tourism sector. Almost 70 million people working in Travel & Tourism lost their jobs during the […]
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“European airports fully recovered from the pandemic in the first half of 2024, with Athens International Airport having a share in this development, with a positive sign of 24.5% in passenger traffic, according to the latest data of the European airport trade body ACI Europe. Passenger volumes were 0.4% higher in the first six months […]
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The report by Tamur Goudarzi Pour, Head of the Lufthansa Group Customer Excellence Task Force, on the ambitious plans for the future of air travel, including a move away from the traditional PNR (Passenger Name Record) system. In an interview with Linda Fox, senior reporter for PhocusWire, Pour discussed his vision for a “PNR-free world” […]
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The 2024 Economic Impact Report of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Economic Impact Research (EIR) today revealed that China’s Travel and Tourism sector is set to contribute a record 12.62 million yen to the national economy by the end of this year. In partnership with Oxford Economics, the latest WTTC research shows that […]
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After an unprecedented summer of 2023 fuelled by the fervent enthusiasm of visitors in the first truly post-pandemic travel season, European hoteliers are seeing a rebalancing to a new high across a number of key performance indicators, with two-thirds (65%) reporting positive business development in the last 6 months, demonstrating strong performance. While, 63% rate […]
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Despite the intense travel frenzy, tourism after the pandemic began to reduce demand, especially in the USA and Canada. After the pandemic put the brakes on the travel industry, leisure spending has rebounded strongly in the last two years. All this pent-up demand from the pandemic is in danger of running out. Hotel company Marriott […]
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In 2023, the travel market not only recovered from its slump during the crisis of the Covid pandemic, it even surpassed 2019 levels. “Now we can really say the pandemic is over“, said Charuta Fadnis, vice president of the tourism market research company Phocuswright, on Monday at the opening of ITB Berlin, the World’s Largest […]
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-New record-breaking figures for the number of visitors to Dubai have been released, with the emirate welcoming more than 17 million international overnight visitors last year. Dubai was one of the first cities to reopen to tourists during the pandemic. This helped boost its tourism industry, as attractions such as the Burj Khalifa, the world’s […]
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Aircraft movements in Europe increased by 11.8% in 2023 compared to 2022, but are still -8.1% below their pre-pandemic (2019) levels. The report on European airport traffic for the full year 2023, the fourth quarter and December 2023 published by ACI Europe reveals a dynamic aviation market, reshaped by a mix of structural changes, resilience […]
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According to the first UNWTO World Tourism Barometer of the year, international tourism ended 2023 at 88% of pre-pandemic levels, with an estimated 1.3 billion international arrivals. The unleashing of remaining pent-up demand, increased air connectivity, and a stronger recovery of Asian markets and destinations, are expected to underpin a full recovery by the end of 2024. […]
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