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  • United Airlines plans to use jet fuel made from trash

    Friday 16th of April 2021

    United Airlines said it has partnered with global firms including Nike Inc and Siemens AG in an “Eco-Skies Alliance” to finance use this year of about 3.4 million gallons of low-carbon, sustainable aviation fuel derived from trash.

  • Here’s how the aviation sector is stopping cyberattacks from getting off the ground

    Thursday 15th of April 2021

    • With technological advancement in the aviation sector has come an increase in cyberthreats.

  • These Swiss robots use UV light to zap viruses aboard passenger planes

    Monday 12th of April 2021

    A robot armed with virus-killing ultraviolet light is being tested on Swiss airplanes, yet another idea aiming to restore passenger confidence and spare the travel industry more pandemic pain.

  • How global tourism can become more sustainable, inclusive and resilient

    Monday 12th of April 2021

    Tourism was one of the sectors hit hardest by the global pandemic. 2020 was the worst year on record for international travel due to the global pandemic, with countries taking decisive action to protect their citizens, closing borders and halting international travel.

  • This country is restarting air travel. Here’s how

    Wednesday 3rd of March 2021

    COVID-19 struck the aviation industry with unprecedented losses as international passenger traffic dropped by about 90% and around 46 million aviation-related jobs were at risk. In Kuwait alone, those losses were in excess of $1 billion. There were repercussions for families separated, livelihoods interrupted, medical and compassionate travel delayed, education programmes canceled, among many other consequences.

  • Aviation industry suffers ‘worst year in history’ as COVID-19 grounds international travel

    Thursday 18th of February 2021

    As international travel came to a near complete standstill in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the aviation industry suffered what it describes as “the worst year in history for air travel demand”. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), global passenger traffic as measured in revenue passenger kilometers declined by 65.9 percent compared to 2019, as international passenger demand dropped 75.6 percent and domestic demand fell 48.8 percent below 2019 levels.

  • Tourism industry experts fear long road to recovery

    Tuesday 16th of February 2021

    Coming off the worst year in tourism history, there’s little sense of optimism in the travel industry in early 2021. Following an estimated $1.3 trillion loss in export revenue in 2020, travel restrictions are being reintroduced at the start of the new year, as governments are trying to curb the spread of new, potentially more dangerous variants of the novel coronavirus.

  • 4 charts showing COVID-19’s impact on Chinese New Year travel

    Friday 12th of February 2021

    The number of people who travelled in China ahead of Lunar New Year plummeted from two years ago as coronavirus restrictions curbed the world’s largest annual domestic migration.

  • The UK is building the world’s first airport… for flying cars

    Monday 8th of February 2021

    Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Or is it a flying car coming in to land at the world’s first-ever airport built specifically for electric flying vehicles?

  • Most Europeans plan to curb flying, eat less meat for climate, EU poll says

    Tuesday 19th of January 2021

    A majority of European citizens intend to fly less and already eat less meat to help fight climate change, according to a survey published by the European Investment Bank (EIB).

  • Vaccines may soon allow international travel to take off again. But will it ever return to normal?

    Friday 15th of January 2021

    The COVID-19 pandemic brought the global tourism industry to a screeching halt in 2020. With vaccines starting to be rolled out, there is hope international travel can resume soon, but exactly when — and how — is the million-dollar question.

  • Denmark is developing a digital COVID-19 ‘vaccine passport’

    Thursday 14th of January 2021

    Denmark is developing a digital “vaccine passport” for people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine, a move that may enable them to travel to countries where such documentation is required during the pandemic.

  • Sky’s the limit: GM unveils autonomous flying Cadillac

    Thursday 14th of January 2021

    General Motors Co on Tuesday presented a futuristic flying Cadillac – a self-driving vehicle which takes off and lands vertically and carries the passenger above the streets and through the air.

  • This swappable battery tech is keeping India’s electric tuk-tuk drivers on the road

    Friday 8th of January 2021

    Going to the gas station to refill your car with fuel is far faster than waiting hours for an electric vehicle to recharge – and will probably get you further.

  • Fall asleep in Vienna, wake up in Paris – Europe’s night trains make a comeback

    Thursday 7th of January 2021

    There’s something about long-distance train travel that stirs the soul. It conjures up the romance of a bygone era, full of opportunities for adventure, mystery, and even love. But in Europe, waking up as your train pulls into a foreign capital isn’t a relic of the past, but a sign of the future.

  • How can essential movement of people and goods be restored during Covid-19? Updates on CommonTrust Network

    Monday 21st of December 2020

    The pandemic has brought global travel to a halt, grounded many flights, and left seafarers stranded onboard ships for months—leading to disrupted supply chains and fragile economies. Coordinated global action is urgently needed to safely reopen borders and restore the movement of essential goods and workers across the land, air, and sea borders. For global travel and trade to return to pre-pandemic levels safely, travelers, governments, and industries will need a harmonized, standards-based model for health status verification. Members of the CommonTrust Network will discuss how this can happen.

  • The Oceanbird: Swedish firm develops largest wind-driven cargo shop

    Thursday 17th of December 2020

    Two centuries after the first coal-powered steamships crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a Swedish company is designing a futuristic throwback: a huge, wind-driven cargo ship that could help end the fossil fuel era and limit climate change.

  • Facial recognition can help re-start post-pandemic travel. Here’s how to limit the risks

    Wednesday 16th of December 2020

    The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on transportation companies, especially airports and train stations, because of the travel restrictions implemented by most countries around the world and passengers’ growing fear of travel.

  • More parcels, fewer people: how aviation is adapting to COVID-19

    Tuesday 15th of December 2020

    From Air Canada to China’s CDB Aviation, airlines and leasing firms are rushing to permanently convert older passenger jets into freighters, betting on a boom in e-commerce as the value of used planes tumbles amid the pandemic.

  • From London’s black cabs to cruise ships, how the pandemic has put the brakes on transport

    Friday 4th of December 2020

    Every great city has its icons – for London, it’s Big Ben, red buses and black cabs. The only catch is that there aren’t many of the taxis on the streets anymore.

  • This chart shows where the world’s highly educated migrants come from

    Wednesday 2nd of December 2020

    OECD data reveals that there are around 120 million migrants living in OECD member countries. 30 to 35 percent of these migrants are considered highly educated, meaning they have received vocational or academic training. Among the most common birth countries for highly educated migrants, these shares are a lot higher, however.

  • Why sanctions are not the way to fix relations with North Korea

    Monday 30th of November 2020

    On 5th November 2020, shortly after the US elections, the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Korean Peninsula hosted a panel discussing inter-Korean economic development of Gangwon (Kangwon) province in the two Koreas, together with the Jeju Peace Forum and Choson Exchange, a volunteer network training North Koreans on entrepreneurship and economic policy.

  • This is the effect COVID-19 will have on business travel, according to Bill Gates

    Monday 23rd of November 2020

    The sweeping changes we’ve seen this year to office work and business travel won’t go away, even after the pandemic subsides, according to Bill Gates.

  • Britain to ban new petrol cars by 2030 on road to net zero emissions

    Thursday 19th of November 2020

    Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2030, five years earlier than previously planned, as part of what Prime Minister Boris Johnson is casting as a “green revolution” to cut emissions to net zero by 2050.

  • Google adds COVID-related health and safety info to Google Travel

    Thursday 12th of November 2020

    Google announced it’s adding more COVID-related health and safety information to its Google Travel booking service. Starting this week, when users search for hotels and vacation rental properties through Google Travel, they may see new information about COVID-19 safety precautions at the property — like enhanced cleaning procedures that may be in use, for example, or if there’s an option for a contact-free check-in, among other things.

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