GLOBAL TRAVEL

View: Rapid development and rollout of Covid vaccines underlines the power of global collaboration

The ‘old game’ — blaming others, or blaming abstract concepts like globalisation and capitalism — may be convenient, but it certainly doesn...

Joe Biden signs 15 executive orders, reversing Donald Trump's key policies

"I'm proud of today's executive actions, and I'm going to start by keeping the promises I made to the American people. A long way to go. Th...

Biden rejects Trump plan to lift coronavirus travel bans

Last week, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed an order requiring nearly all air travellers to present a nega...

WHO says guidance on travel can change in bid to protect economies

"It is very difficult to legislate risk management at a global level that covers all kind of travel because circumstances change," WHO said.

Indians to prefer local travel in post-pandemic phase: Venkaiah Naidu

"I assume that in the immediate post COVID-19 phase, most of them would prefer to travel local. This presents a huge opportunity for the In...

Coronavirus spurred changes to global workforce to be permanent

ILO has estimated that the impact of huge job losses worldwide is creating a fiscal gap that threatens to increase inequality between riche...

Making travel safer for each other: Uber Intercity is easing people into longer rides

Uber Intercity has been helping people travel without compromising on safety and convenience. Whether you are travelling solo or with your ...

With 2021 just around the corner, it’s time to put on your travelling shoes! Choose the best alternative accommodations with MakeMyTrip

For long, the pandemic may have compelled us to delay our plans of taking that dream trip for the year but these properties and many others...

Experts are skeptical that travel bans can stop the spread of new coronavirus variants

With growing calls for the United States to join the dozens of nations imposing bans on travel from Britain, Dr. Anthony Fauci, America’s t...

Tourism sector will thrive again in post-vaccine era: IHCL CEO

"Future of travel and tourism is definitely bright. It is an industry which is going to thrive, the question is how do we build the bridge ...

Airlines gear up to transport Covid vaccines that could revive travel

The industry will play a vital role in moving billions of doses aboard hundreds of flights in the months ahead, putting underused planes an...

Covid disrupts social life, India sees highest drop in work & household travels due to the pandemic

An overall reduction in average weekly travel time by 40% from 6 hrs to 3.7 hrs per person.

86% Indian travellers to take more health and safety-related precautions while travelling in future: Booking.com

With a shift in destination preferences, transportation preferences have also changed. 68% of Indians are likely to give public transportat...

TripAdvisor most mentioned company among top 10 travel influencers on Twitter during Q3

The discussions related to TripAdvisor revealed that safe travel has assumed greater significance during the COVID-19 pandemic and domestic...

Evolving travel 'experience': virtual, real, and in between

Socially distanced craft classes, virtual tango lessons, a city tour accompanied by an avatar guide: how experience companies — which now i...

Travel companies rally, lab & food hit

The news about a potent vaccine from global pharma giant Pfizer, along with Germany’s BioNTech, was a booster for hotel, airline and travel...

Indian outfit wins UN award for efforts to combat climate change amid COVID-19

The Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) is among the winners of the 2020 UN Global Climate Action Award. GHE is one of the world's first orga...