Tourism

• Friday, April 30th 2021 - 08:35 UTC

  Brazilian airline Gol reports millionaire losses due to travel restrictions

  

  Brazilian airline Gol Thursday reported losses of US $ 473 million for the first quarter of 2021 due to the travel restrictions effective worldwide as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Saturday, April 24th 2021 - 07:37 UTC

  Canada bans air traffic to and from India, Pakistan as covid-19 cases soar

  

  Canada has banned all flights arriving from Pakistan and also from India, where the spread of the coronavirus pandemic seems to have to ceil.

• Friday, April 23rd 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  UNWTO enhances Green Pass to rebuild confidence in international air travel

  

  The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Wednesday took advantage of the Ibero-American Summit held in Andorra in a dual-mode with some leaders present and the others delivering speeches online to highlight its new Destination Tracker, an app produced jointly with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), as a tool to guarantee safe international travel throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

• Friday, April 23rd 2021 - 09:16 UTC

  Tourism in South America will not bounce back at least until 2022

  

  In the absence of foreign travellers from Europe, the United States, Canada or Japan, tourism in South America is unble to hide its fragility going through the coronavirus pandemic, which has caused a major drop in visitors, it was reported. And there's not a single sign of recovery before 2022, according to industry analysts.

• Friday, April 23rd 2021 - 04:38 UTC

  Brazil, Judge orders beaches and bars of Rio de Janeiro must go back to business as usual

  

  The beaches of Rio de Janeiro were allowed to start welcoming visitors again since Wednesday, following a court order which found Mayor Eduardo Paes' ban was unconstitutional.

• Wednesday, April 21st 2021 - 23:53 UTC

  LATAM to resume Falkland Island routes Oct. 1, Covid-19 permitting

  

  Further to the announcement made on 1 February, the Falkland Islands Government can confirm that commercial air links with both Chile and Brazil will remain suspended until 1 October 2021.

• Wednesday, April 21st 2021 - 08:51 UTC

  US advises against travel to almost 80% of the countries in the world

  

  The US State Department has updated its travel advisory system, listing almost 80% of the world's countries as “red” or “do not travel,” following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention given the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, it was announced.

• Tuesday, April 20th 2021 - 17:29 UTC

  France to impose € 1,500 fine to South American travelers who skip quarantine

  

  A ten-day mandatory quarantine for travellers arriving into France from South America, namely from Brazil, Argentina, Chile and French Guiana as well as from South Africa, shall be effective as of this coming Saturday, said French Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clément Beaune.

• Tuesday, April 20th 2021 - 08:42 UTC

  Panama sets new measures for South American air travelers

  

  Travellers arriving by aeroplane in Panama having stayed in South America for 15 days or more will have to follow the new anti-covid-19 protocols in force since Monday, health and immigration authorities announced.

• Monday, April 19th 2021 - 10:44 UTC

  “Green pass” being studied to give vaccinated people more freedoms in Uruguay; does it work?

  

  Top-notch presidential advisors in Uruguay in matters concerning the coronavirus pandemic are considering the feasibility of a “vaccine passport” like the one used in Israel, it was reported Sunday.