(20 Jan 2021)Emirates, in coordination with the Dubai HealthAuthority and the Ministry of Health and Prevention, has started vaccinating its substantial UAE-based workforcefrom the COVID19 virus. The inoculation drive began earlier this month,with priority being given to frontline staff,including Cabin Crew, Flight Deck and other operationally focusedroles. The airline, along with dnata, are among the …

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(20 Jan 2021)The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has saidthat more than 100 million jobs could return to the global traveland tourism sector in 2021. Last year, during the height of the pandemic, WTTCwarned that 174 million global travel and tourism jobs were atrisk. However, in its latest analysis, WTTC’s most optimisticscenario predicts as …

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Sycamore Partners on Wednesday named Orlando Ashford, former president of Holland America Line, as the new executive chairman of Azamara, a boutique cruise brand being acquired by Sycamore from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Ashford’s appointment will become effective upon the completion of that transaction, expected in first quarter 2021. Separately, earlier this week, Azamara announced that it will …

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Splendido Mare, a Belmond Hotel, Portofino will reopen on April 16, 2021 following a complete renovation by Paris design agency Festen Architecture. “The Mare” is the first to be renovated under the LVMH ownership; inspired by its maritime heritage, Festen Architecture reinterpreted traditional craftsmanship in contemporary ways, complemented with antique objects and custom furnishings. References to the harbor’s …

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(19 Jan 2021)Emirates is set to become one of thefirst airlines in the world to trial the IATA Travel Pass. The IATA Travel Pass  mobile app will enable Emirates’ passengers tocreate a ‘digital passport’ to verify their pre-travel COVID19 test orvaccination meets the requirements of the destination. They willalso be able to share the test …

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(19 Jan 2021)Air Canada has confirmed that it will resume Boeing737 MAX commercial operations on 1 February 2021. “We are very confident the nearly two-yearregulatory process undertaken by Transport Canada and otherregulators worldwide ensures the utmost safety of the Boeing 737MAX fleet from nose to tail, and from wing to wing,” said CaptainMurray Strom, Vice …

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(19 Jan 2021)Air New Zealand has extended its COVID19 internationalschedule through to 30 June 2021 in response to ongoing travelrestrictions and low passenger demand. The schedule is designed to keep air links openfor essential travel and cargo movement on key trade routes. Air New Zealand’s General Manager Networks, ScottCarr, said, “Our schedule is driven by …

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(19 Jan 2021)Etihad Airways has announced that it will allowpassengers to trial the IATA Travel Pass mobile app on selectflights from Abu Dhabi in the first quarter of 2021. IATA Travel Pass has been developed as four independentmodules that can interact with each other. These modules coverregistries for regulatory entry requirements and labs/testcenters, verified certificate …

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Viking is expanding its Egypt fleet with Viking Aton. Inspired by the design of the Viking Longships and built specifically for the Nile River, Viking Aton is currently under construction and is scheduled to debut in September 2022. Sailing on Viking’s “Pharaohs & Pyramids” itinerary, the new vessel will join Viking’s existing Egypt river fleet, …

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Travellers arriving in England from Covid-19 hotspots from around the world will have to quarantine in hotels, prime minister, Boris Johnson, has announced. The measures will apply to people coming from most of South America, southern Africa and Portugal, amid concern over new variants of the virus. Most overseas visitors from those countries are already …

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