The U.S. Travel Association has launched a new campaign dubbed “Let’s Go There,” which was designed to get Americans excited about planning their next vacation. As part of an industry-wide collaboration of more than 75 businesses and organizations, the U.S. Travel Association is demonstrating the personal benefits of travel planning and welcoming back customers who […]
Before COVID-19 restrictions were imposed, London-New York was the world’s most revenue-generating route, with over $1 billion in annual sales. Business travelers to the UK from the US spent $1.4 billion in 2019. This is far more than the $495 million spent by Germans in second place, or the $265 million forked over by the French. According […]
American and Delta airlines have followed United in taking out change fees on domestic routes, except for economy fares. The two airlines’ moves came a day after United made its announcement. However, American airlines took it a step further, announcing the long-term end of change fees on flights to Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. The […]
As Delta Air Lines works to restart service in line with the lifting of travel restrictions, potential vaccine availability and the gradual return of demand, customers will see more trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific flights to top business and leisure destinations for the winter 2020-2021 and summer 2021 seasons. While the airline expects pre-COVID-19 level recovery for international flying to […]
While some people have traveled this summer regardless of the pandemic, the season has still fallen very short for travel companies. For that reason, marketers and destinations are calling for the industry to put forward a coherent message: Welcome to the stretch season, an effort to stoke summer-like demand into the autumn months. Summer has […]
The United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) continues to support and inform its members and the industry, arming them with the latest information on the coronavirus crisis. Tour Operator Active Members and destination management Associate Members were asked about post-COVID 19 plans for recovery and resumption of business in an ongoing survey. More than a […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quietly modified its coronavirus testing guidelines this week to exclude people who do not have symptoms of Covid-19 — even if they have been recently exposed to the virus. Experts questioned the revision, pointing to the importance of identifying infections in the small window immediately before the onset […]
The summer travel season is being extended into the fall. MMGY Global has found that Americans are looking to recoup lost summer vacation time spent in lockdown and are feeling more comfortable venturing out. This time, which MMGY is calling “Stretch Season,” is an extension of the summer travel season into the fall months driven […]
Travelers from certain states landing at New York airports could now face a $2,000 fine for failing to fill out a form that state officials will use to track travelers and ensure they’re following quarantine restrictions. New York — hard-hit by the pandemic in March and April — is trying to get more travelers to […]
With travel restrictions part of the “new normal” due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has changed its recommendations for quarantine. The CDC previously recommended travelers quarantine for 14 days after visiting overseas destinations or arriving in areas with a high number of confirmed coronavirus cases, but […]
