Newsletter - 25th April 2022

Daily News Updates / 25th April 2022

Associations
WTTC Foresees Major Increase in Global International Inbound Travel The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has forecasted a massive increase in global international flights bookings as international travel takes off. The arrivals in Europe... READ MORE

Associations
126 Million New Travel & Tourism Jobs to Be Created Within Next 10 Years, WTTC Report Estimates The latest World Travel and Tourism Council Economic Impact Report (EIR) has revealed that the Travel and Tourism sector is expected to create close to 126 million new jobs within... READ MORE

International
Switzerland to Lift COVID-19 Entry Restrictions for All Travellers on May 2 Travellers from all countries will soon be able to enter Switzerland without having to follow any COVID-19 rules as the latter will drop all of its measures on May 2. According... READ MORE

Aviation
United set for highest second-quarter revenue in company history United Airlines expects to return to profitability in the second quarter of 2022, with forecasts of the carrier’s highest quarterly revenue in company history. The airline sa... READ MORE

International
Singapore removes pre-departure test requirements for vaccinated travellers Singapore is to remove the requirement for fully vaccinated travellers to undertake a pre-departure test before arriving in the country. The move takes effect from 0001 Singapo... READ MORE

International
Hong Kong to open borders to non-residents from May 1 From May 1, fully-vaccinated travellers will be able to enter the Chinese Special Administrative Region and will be subject to the same boarding, quarantine, and testing arrangeme... READ MORE

International
Thailand lifts RT-PCR testing requirement for international arrivals from 1 May 2022 Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has approved the lifting of the RT-PCR testing requirement for international arrivals beginning 1 May 2022 and int... READ MORE

International
Yatra.com launches Meta Search tool for corporate travel Yatra announced the launch of a Meta Search tool on their corporate travel booking platform. This easy-to-use tool should help in reducing the friction and bridge the gap that cur... READ MORE

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