GENEVA, BTNp: THE INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the air travel recovery continued through November 2022. Total traffic in November 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 41.3% compared to November 2021. Globally, traffic is now at 75.3% of November 2019 levels. International traffic rose 85.2% versus November 2021. The Asia-Pacific…
CAMBODIA, BTNp: SENIOR officials and travel industry players are eager to draw in mainland Chinese visitors to Cambodia after Beijing on January 8 reopened to inbound and outbound tourism, scaling back COVID-19 entry and exit restrictions. According to The Phnom Penh Post, Beijing’s move comes amid concerns that spiralling coronavirus infections in China following the…
BRUSSELS, BTNp: AIRLINES represented by A4E (Airlines for Europe) and IATA (International Air Transport Association), together with airports represented by ACI EUROPE (Airports Council International), lament the recommendation agreed yesterday jointly by EU member states that requires a negative COVID-19 test for passengers travelling between China and the EU. Such a recommendation is at odds…
Dubai, BTNp: ARABIAN Adventures, a leading UAE-based destination management company, tour and safari operator, is expanding its camp accommodation and service offering to further improve its popular ‘Overnight Safari’ experience. Also known as the brand’s ‘Luxury Desert Camping’, the popular experience in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve (DDCR) offers permanent tented accommodation with wooden decking…