Some habits are hard to break — but that doesn’t seem to be the case when it comes to travel. Travelers’ habits are changing — quickly and en masse. People are bypassing big cities in favor of smaller destinations that attract fewer tourists, and outside activities such as hiking and biking are attracting more interest […] Read more
With Australians still unable to travel abroad due to pandemic restrictions, flag carrier Qantas is launching a series of “Mystery Flights” to encourage domestic travel. Travelers who book one of the three journeys on offer will put their fates into the hands of the airline. The one-day trips, which go on sale March 4, fly out […] Read more
Countries most vulnerable to climate change are often the ones with the least financial resources to respond, and rich countries, which are accountable for the majority of global greenhouse gas emissions, are failing to support them. In response, six climate finance experts on Thursday called for radical reform to the ways in which international climate finance is […] Read more
Sweden’s government has announced that it will extend the entry ban until March 31, while it also has adopted a new exemption from the entry ban due to the Brexit transition period, adding the United Kingdom to the list of countries the citizens of which cannot enter Sweden amid COVID-19. The temporary ban on entry […] Read more
Ron Williams wants to know when it will be safe to travel again. It’s not now. At 72, he’s in a high-risk group that makes him especially vulnerable to a covid-19 infection. But even if he weren’t, what kind of trip would it be? “My wife and I like hanging out at the pool and […] Read more
The lifestyle hotel sector is increasingly crowded with bigger brands, but Dream Hotel Group is one of the few genuinely boutique players left on the field. Independence may be its trump card for brand identity moving forward.” — Cameron Sperance It continues to be a brutal year financially for New York-based Dream Hotel Group. But […] Read more
Senior Chinese media officials in Australia have been targeted and the visas of two leading Chinese scholars have been revoked in an unprecedented foreign interference investigation into a NSW political staffer, provoking a furious response from the Chinese Government. The Chinese Government has used state media to accuse Australian authorities of secretly raiding the homes […] Read more
European executives of nearly dozens of European airports and airlines have sent a joint letter to Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet’s ministers, urging them to lift travel restrictions imposed due to Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), in order to restore safe international travel. The executives of a large share of European airlines and airports […] Read more
The United States remains the number one destination for people around the world, both for investments and as a place to live, work, and gain higher education. The USA is home to the top three universities globally according to the QS World University Rankings 2020 and it is seen as an attractive investment proposition, especially […] Read more
Americans with a bad case of wanderlust may have to wait until later this summer to vacation abroad – and even then, the pickings will still be slim. Parts of Mexico and the Caribbean have targeted dates in early to mid-June for reopening from coronavirus restrictions, but Europe will lag, opening first to other citizens of […] Read more
