The only thing more famous than Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper" painting in Milan is the infamous wait to get a ticket to see the artwork inside the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie. While the masterpiece — painted between 1495 and 1497 — is no […]
Canada has once again stiffened its requirements for people entering the country by adding a negative COVID-19 test requirement. According to The Associated Press, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed that all nonessential travelers arriving in Canada by land would be required to show proof of a negative PCR-based coronavirus test, starting on February 15. […]
Hotel reshopping and analytics technology provider Tripbam says corporate travel managers should be working to obtain discounts in their contracts now, before rates and occupancy start to increase as business travel returns. Analyzing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the corporate hotel space, Tripbam says it has found shifts related to rates, star rates, […]
January U.S. monthly meetings and events volume increased 7.3% over the previous month, according to the latest data from Knowland, a provider of group hospitality analytics for hotels, convention and visitor bureaus, conference centers and other meeting venues. The new year started slowly but picked up pace as the month continued. Several key markets rebounded […]
It’s no secret that the pandemic has gutted business for airlines. But smaller sectors of the air travel industry—like helicopter tours—have also been deeply affected by the sharp downturns in demand. Most helicopter sightseeing companies across the U.S. shuttered for weeks or even months starting in March 2020 as local restrictions fluctuated and tourism numbers […]
For more than 100 years, Hilton has spread the light and warmth of hospitality across the world, creating a portfolio of hotels that not only excel at offering world-class services and amenities, but also purposefully adopt local cultures, lifestyle and a general sense of place reflected in the architecture and designs. This philosophy of adopting […]
British Airways this week will begin using mobile health passport tool Verify on flights from London to the United States, and American Airlines is expanding its use of the app in the United States. Beginning Thursday, travelers on British Airways flights from London can provide digital health documents, including negative Covid-19 test results, to the […]
The U.S. Travel Association praised most of the new administration's travel-related executive orders, saying they will encourage safe travel and help restore the millions of travel lost last year. President Joe Biden signed an executive order Thursday requiring that people wear masks during interstate travel, including on airplanes, buses, trains and boat or ferry services […]
United flyers can now upload required Covid-19 testing and vaccination records to the carrier's app for verification prior to their airport arrival. United unveiled the capability ahead of the requirement taking effect Tuesday that all travelers returning to the U.S. from abroad show either a negative Covid-19 test result from within 72 hours of departure […]
If your workplace isn't headed back to the office any time soon and you're growing sick of staring at your living-room-turned-office all day, consider a change of scenery in Montserrat. The picturesque Caribbean island is offering yearlong visas to remote workers through its new program, the Montserrat Remote Workers Stamp. The program hopes to lure […]
