What You Need to Know as the U.K. Eliminates 100ml Rule at Airport Security Date: 2023-04-17 11:01:55 Order: 0 The U.K. government is aiming to have scanners upgraded at all its airports by JUN 2024. Airports with the new scanners will be able to scrap the 100ml limit on liquids passengers can bring... Simple Flying More News
Mexico Backs Away from Allowing Foreign Carriers to Fly Domestic Routes Date: 2023-04-17 11:00:39 Order: 0 The Mexican government has removed authorization of cabotage from upcoming reforms, Simple Flying is reporting. The government had been considering the rule, which would allow foreign... Simple Flying More News
Progress: FAA Referred Only 17 ‘Unruly’ Passenger Cases to the FBI in Q1 of 2023 Date: 2023-04-17 10:59:59 Order: 0 The FAA referred 17 cases of unruly passengers to the FBI during the first three months of 2023, according to Flight Global. The charges include allegations of inappropriate touching of... Flight Global More News
ChatGPT for Travel Advisors Introduced Date: 2023-04-17 10:57:04 Order: 0 Richard Earls, the publisher of Travel Research Online, says he has developed a ChatGPT-based AI assistant called "Oliver." Earls says Oliver was developed specifically to meet the needs of... Travel Research Online More News
Business Travel in EU Increasingly About Trains not Planes Date: 2023-04-17 10:55:57 Order: 0 Business travellers in Europe are increasingly opting for rail travel over air travel, according to Skift. Costs and greenhouse gas emissions are the main reasons that sector of pax are... Skift More News
UPDATE: Federal Workers to Walk Out 19APR Unless New Deal Reached; Here's How it Could Disrupt Travel Date: 2023-04-14 08:33:18 Order: 0 From border delays to passport processing, pax complaint responses and more: here's how travel could be disrupted if 155,000 federal workers who are in a legal strike position walk off the... More News
TICO Approves 12 Pax Compensation Claims for Over $50,000 Date: 2023-04-13 10:30:11 Order: 0 TICO has announced it approved 11 claims against the Ontario Travel Industry Compensation Fund on 12APR. The claims totalled CAD $$52,520 for 35 consumers who did not receive the travel... TICO More News
Busy First Week for Newly Re-opened NEXUS Centres Date: 2023-04-12 10:35:52 Order: 0 The CBSA and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol have begun re-opening NEXUS enrollment centres across Canada, and immigration agents are working through the backlog of applications and... Global News More News
Over 1 Million Fake Reviews Posted on Tripadvisor Last Year Date: 2023-04-12 10:34:31 Order: 0 More than a million reviews posted to Tripadvisor in 2022 - 4.4 per cent of all submissions - were fake, according to the company’s Review Transparency Report, Travel Weekly is reporting.... Travel Weekly More News
New Trains And New Rail Routes To Experience In Japan Date: 2023-04-12 10:33:50 Order: 0 As Japan re-opens following the pandemic, new and refurbished train lines are open for tourists, according to CNN. The new 66-kilometre Nishi Kyushu bullet train line connecting Nagasaki to... CNN More News
At Least 300 Visits Expected as B.C.'s 2023 Cruise Ship Season Officially Launches Date: 2023-04-12 10:32:30 Order: 0 B.C. is expecting to see hundreds of cruise ships as the season begins, according to Coast Reporter. The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority is expecting 330 ships between APR and OCT,... Coast Reporter More News
Death Of Business Travel Has Been Greatly Exaggerated: Financial Times Date: 2023-04-11 11:51:53 Order: 0 Business travel has been rebounding quickly following the pandemic, Financial Times is reporting. Travel was virtually shut down globally during the pandemic as most long-distance events... Financial Times More News
Deloitte: Corporate Travel Spending on Track for 2024 Recovery, but 'Real' Recovery More Elusive Date: 2023-04-11 11:51:17 Order: 0 A new study by Deloitte is predicting a return to pre-pandemic levels of corporate travel spending by 2024 or 2025, but with lower travel volumes. The revenues will be made up by increased... Business Travel News More News
Booking the 2024 Paris Olympics? What You Need to Know. Date: 2023-04-11 11:50:39 Order: 0 Paris is set to hold the 33rd Olympiad in JUL and AUG 2024. The largest sporting event in the world will bring over 10 thousand athletes and millions of spectators to the city for two... NYTimes More News
New Venice Seawall Prevents Flooding, But Other Challenges Remain Date: 2023-04-11 11:50:01 Order: 0 Venice’s new protective seawalls, called MOSE, are doing their job preventing floods from damaging the historic city. MOSE has been activated 49 times since it was first activated in... NYTimes More News
