Category: Aviation

European travel is projected to recover 70% of pre-Covid demand this year but industry staff shortages, flight cancellations and higher prices remain as obstacles. The forecast by the European Travel Commission (ETC) came despite uncertainty over worsening inflation, prolonged Ukraine war disruption and rising rates of Covid-19 which continue to “endanger” the tourism outlook across […]

Cyprus has reintroduced its face mask mandate due to a surge of Covid cases in the country. Cyprus dropped its mask requirement on June 1 along with all Covid entry restrictions following a sustained period of low Covid cases. However, cases have soared in the country in recent days, according to local media reports, leading […]

Authorities in Çeşme, a renowned Aegean resort town in the western Turkish province of Izmir, banned setting up tents or parking motor homes in public spaces, parks, orchards and other similar places. The cause of the ban is not clear though some local municipalities employ similar bans from time to time to prevent pollution and […]

Cities and coastal resorts in Turkey are gearing up for an influx of travelers now that Turkey has extended the upcoming religious holiday, in a fresh boost for the crucial tourism industry. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday said the four-day Qurban Bayram holiday, also known as Eid al-Adha, will be linked with July 15 […]

Air Malta announced today that following significant demand for air travel post Covid, it has leased in an additional aircraft to be able to offer added services from July up to October 2022. The Airbus A320 aircraft is being wet leased from Getjet. Speaking about this growth, Air Malta’s Chief Commercial Officer, Roy Kinnear, said, […]

The Mediterranean Tourism Forum held last week in Malta, with 30 different countries paving the way forward for the next generation of tourists. Together with stakeholders, Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo, MHRA President Andrew Agius Muscat and Valentina Superti, the Director General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and Tourism gave the opening speeches to the conference. […]