Governments recommend avoiding travel to Ukraine

The recommendations follow rising tensions in Ukraine as fears of a potential Russian military incursion grow

Travel restrictions do not aid spread of Covid variants, says WHO

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has welcomed the call of its sister UN agency World Health Organization (WHO) for restrictions on travel to be lifted or eased

EU announces changes to travel rules from February

Restrictions will move towards a more simplified, individual-based system of restrictions based around the EU’s digital Covid certificate scheme

Airline demand rose in 2021, but remains below pre-Covid levels

IATA figures for the year show that international demand for air travel was recovering at a rate of around four per cent per month for most of the year, but…

Thailand relaxes travel restrictions while Spain and Australia are facing bans

Thailand is set to re-relax its entry requirements for foreign travellers; Spain removes seven ‘third countries’ from its Safe List; and Australian travellers may be locked out of Europe as…

Airbnb to launch travel insurance product and Covid support

The platform is currently developing the insurance product alongside an unnamed ‘insurance partner,’ with a planned launch this spring