Category: Cruiseline & Ports

Access to adequate financial support will be critical to the immediate recovery of tourism and hospitality SMEs and in ensuring their post-pandemic competitiveness, writes MEP and Mediterranean Tourism Foundation Senator Elena Kountoura. The devastating impact of COVID-19 has left no economy intact. Europe, the world’s leading travel destination, has been hit hard by the standstill […]

The Council of the European Union has today approved changes to the recommendation on a coordinated approach on the restriction of free movement within the block amid the Coronavirus pandemic. The update of the recommendation comes at a time when a large share of EU citizens has been vaccinated, the EU vaccine passport for travel […]

The European Commission is committed to a resumption of international travel within the EU from July 1, airline leaders have been told. But a full restart between Europe and the US could take longer, European Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders told an Airlines for Europe (A4E) virtual summit. Reynders said: “We’re trying to implement a lifting […]

Europe is opening up to Americans and other visitors after more than a year of COVID-induced restrictions, in hope of luring back tourists — and their dollars — to the continent’s trattorias, vistas and cultural treasures. But travellers will need patience to figure out who’s allowed into which country, how and when. As the European […]