Guidance to remove mask mandate a step towards normality

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed new guidance from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) removing its recommendation that masks should be required in-flight

Travel insurance start-up Faye raises $8 million

Travel insurance insurtech start-up Faye announced that it has raised US$8 million in seed funding, which it will use to recruit ‘new talent’ and strengthen its technology

Tourism recovery in Europe to suffer due to Russia-Ukraine conflict

A lack of Russian tourists due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict will leave a void in this summer’s European travel market, according GlobalData

Finland to extend current Covid border rules until June

The government of Finland has announced that it will extend current Covid-19 border entry restrictions for ‘third country’ travellers until at least 5 June

Police look into three tourist deaths in the Bahamas

A police investigation was launched after the deaths of three guests who were staying at the Sandals Emerald Bay resort in the Bahamas

Yettel adds Covid-19 coverage to its Smart Tourist product

Telecommunications and insurance provider Yettel has announced that it now offers Covid-19 coverage as part of its Smart Tourist travel insurance product