Philippine Airlines stated on Friday that it has actually filed for Chapter 11 insolvency in the United States which will permit the airline to restructure and reorganize its financial resources affected by COVID-19 crisis. The proposed restructure plan which was submitted in the Southern District of New York and needs court approval will permit the airline company to consensually decrease its...
Throughout the week we are posting original stories night and day covering news and travel trends, including on the effect of coronavirus. Every weekend we will provide you a possibility to read the most vital stories once again in case you missed them previously. European Union Might Prohibit Non-Essential Travel From U.S. as Early as Monday: Less than two months after opening to Americans for...
American Airlines said on Friday it would not provide special leave from next month to unvaccinated employees who have to quarantine due to COVID-19. Unvaccinated workers will have to use their sick time or medical leave if they miss work due to the disease, it said. “Given there is an FDA-approved vaccine, pandemic leave will only be offered to team members who are fully vaccinated and who...
Israel will allow small foreign tour groups from selective countries to visit from Sept. 19 under a pilot programme to kick-start tourism, the government said on Sunday. Tour groups of between 5 and 30 people from countries on Israel’s green, yellow and orange lists will be allowed to enter the country provided all group members have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the tourism ministry...
More than a decade after Sergio Gomez began excavating a tunnel under a towering Mexican pyramid, the archeologist still spends most of his time studying the massive cache of sacred artifacts carefully placed there by priests some 2,000 years ago. The volume and variety of objects hidden in the sealed tunnel under Teotihuacan’s ornate Feathered Serpent Pyramid has shattered records for...
Ryanair has ended talks with Boeing on a major new order for Boeing 737 jets due to a disagreement over pricing, the Irish airline said on Monday. The budget giant is already the largest European customer for the 737 MAX, with 210 firm orders of the 197-seat MAX 8-200 model. It has said it could order up to 250 of the 230-seat MAX 10 for delivery from around 2025. A large order from Ryanair would...
If you build it they will come, or in the case of Spain’s eDreams Odigeo, if you entice travelers to visit your websites then they’ll sign up for the company’s Prime subscription program. In a somewhat stunning statement, eDreams Odigeo CEO Dana Philip Dunne told analysts during the company’s fiscal first quarter earnings call that the online travel agency does no specific paid marketing to...