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25 March 2020
Covid-19 is closing borders and attitudes as globalisation slows down
At the time of writing this article, the UK Prime Minister has enforced a Covid-19 lockdown in the UK, stopping people from travelling unnecessarily. This sentiment is being echoed across...
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24 March 2020
French tourism profoundly impacted by the Covid-19 virus
The Covid-19 outbreak is jeopardising tourism in the most visited country in the world. With 20,149 declared cases and 860 related casualties (as of 24 March), France is currently amongst...
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18 March 2020
OTAs will need to improve communication in a post-Covid-19 world
In these uncertain times, it is becoming likely that travellers will desire more direct communication from online travel agencies (OTAs) soon. According to GlobalData, 44% of global travellers typically booked...
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7 February 2020
Coronavirus could pose lasting impact on the tourism industry
Escalation of the coronavirus crisis could pose a long-term impact on the tourism industry. Under the guidance of government advice, airlines such as British Airways, Qantas and United Airlines have...
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28 January 2020
Coronavirus crisis threatens to hit tourism and airport retail sales
Global airport retail sales are forecast to reach $48.2bn in 2020, up 6.1% on 2019, but the escalation of the severity of coronavirus could now have a detrimental impact on...
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27 January 2020
Consolidation in the European airline industry may be imminent
The big only get bigger and the small eventually disappear; air travel fares may be set to increase due to consolidation. With the recent news of Flybe’s near-collapse, the European...
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16 January 2020
UK Government’s rescue plan for Flybe may pose more risk than reward
Public outrage may be sparked in the future, matching private sector outrage, if the airline eventually falls into administration Ministers have agreed to work with Flybe to devise a repayment...
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8 January 2020
Tensions in Iran could have lasting impact on Middle Eastern tourism
A sharp increase in oil prices, plus tensions in Iran and key airport hubs could long-lasting impact on airlines. On the 3 January 2020, Qasem Soleimani, Iran’s most powerful army...
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10 December 2019
A new opening date might not be the end of troubles for Berlin’s cursed BER airport
Launched in 2006, this project was supposed to be completed in 2011 within a EUR1.7bn ($1.88bn) budget.
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15 November 2019
Putting Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh back on the tourist map will require clever marketing
Sharm El Sheikh aerial view from the air.