Articles tagged “belarus”

Hotels

Skift India Report: Premium Hotels to Set Decade High Occupancy Rates This Year

Industry experts are very bullish on the revenue growth of premium hotels owing to better operational parameters, largely due to domestic demand and global events like the G20 Summit and the Cricket World Cup 2023.

Amrita Ghosh | 9 months ago

Airlines

European Union Removes Sanctions on Syria’s Cham Wings

The lifting of sanctions, which came about over claims of smuggling, means the airline can now look to operate beyond the Middle East region.

Kinda Makieh, Reuters | 2 years ago

Airline Weekly

Fallout From Belarus Hijacking Continues as U.S. Moves to Suspend Air Rights

3 years ago

Airlines

Why Every Airline Should Worry About the Political Hijacking of Commercial Flight

The diversion of a Ryanair flight to Belarus a week ago to detain an outspoken critic and journalist shows us that air traffic control may be increasingly vulnerable to the politics of autocracies. That should send a chill through airline C-suites with the industry needing as few disruptions as possible to chart its recovery.

Tom Lowry, Skift | 3 years ago

Airlines

Russians Jump Border Into Belarus to Bypass Coronavirus Travel Ban

With the president of Belarus proposing vodka and saunas as remedies for coronavirus, it's no surprise the country has a relaxed approach its border controls.

Tom Balmforth, Reuters | 4 years ago

Tourism

Belarus should sell tourists on the only thing it excels at: Dictatorship

Pity the poor soul tasked with driving visitors to Belarus. Although we can imagine a half dozen bloggers trudging from one gray concrete tower to another while happily tweeting #gobelarus.

ETurboNews | 11 years ago