Eastern Airways resumes flights from Belfast City Airport

UK regional airline, Eastern Airways, will resume its growing network of routes from George Best Belfast City Airport initially including Southampton and Teesside from June 22. From Monday 22nd June, an initial daily weekday service to Southampton and Teesside International will be the first to be introduced. Frequency of service will be increased as appropriate […]

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Seychelles Represented at Arabian Travel Market

The Seychelles Islands did not miss a chance for representation at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) virtual taking place from June 1 to 3, 2020. The destination, through the participation of Mrs. Sherin Francis, Chief Executive of Seychelles Tourism Board featured in a webinar hosted by Destination of the World News’ Editor-in-Chief, Mrs. Emily Baxter-Priest. […]

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Keeping goods moving via Frankfurt Airport

The global coronavirus outbreak has rapidly changed the airfreight business. Import volumes at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) have risen sharply, while exports have stagnated. Transfer cargo has almost been eliminated. There has also been a noticeable shift in the shape and type of shipments towards small, loose packages. In tandem with its partners on-site, Frankfurt Airport […]

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Travel journalist survey reveals promising outlook for tourism recovery

Flight bans and country-wide lockdowns due to COVID-19 have grounded most travel activities around the world – including travel reporting. However, a new survey of global travel journalists reveals a positive outlook for travel recovery and a return to travel journalism. The poll of 300 travel journalists worldwide conducted by FINN Partners, a global public […]

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Czech Republic drops Germany, Hungary & Austria travel bans

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis announced today that after re-opening of the border with Slovakia yesterday, Czech Republic will end travel restrictions for Germany, Hungary and Austria tomorrow. The minister said that removing the restrictions is part of a Czech government plan to allow free travel with most EU countries as of June 15. “I […]

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Delta Air Lines blocks middle-seat selection, caps cabin seating

Delta Air Lines is extending our commitment to make more space for safer travel by continuing to block the selection of middle seats and capping seating in every cabin through Sept. 30, 2020. “Reducing the overall number of customers on every aircraft across the fleet is one of the most important steps we can take […]

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Adam and Eve Day Spa to Enhance Jamaica’s Health and Wellness Tourism

Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the newly opened Adam and Eve Day Spa location will add value to Jamaica’s health and wellness tourism market when the country begins to welcome visitors to the island. “The Ministry of Tourism is very driven by health and wellness and the impact that can have on the […]

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Lufthansa flies again from Munich to Los Angeles and Chicago

Today, Lufthansa resumes service from Munich to the U.S.  For the first time since March 13, 2020, the airline will operate non-stop flights to and from Los Angeles and Munich.  The milestone route will be flown with one of Lufthansa’s most modern, long-haul aircraft – the Airbus A350. Yesterday, the airline also deployed the same […]

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IATA: Demand for air services beginning to recover

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that demand for air services is beginning to recover after hitting bottom in April. Passenger demand in April (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs), plunged 94.3% compared to April 2019, as the COVID-19-related travel restrictions virtually shut down domestic and international air travel. This is a rate […]

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Strong 6.9 Earthquake in Chile

A strong earthquake was measured 10 minutes at 19.39 UTC time on June 3 ( 10 min ago) in Northern Chile with a depth of 148 km The epic center is in San Pedro de Atacama in Chile. San Pedro de Atacama is a town set on an arid high plateau in the Andes mountains […]

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