G7 Nations Offer 7 Broad Steps for Restarting International Travel
Photo Credit: G7 nations finally agree to align on the recovery of international travel, just as the UK eases its entry rules. Flickr Commons / Can Pac Swire
Skift Take
The moment the industry has been clamoring for seems to be here — rich nations agreeing to drive global standards for the restart of international travel. It's not perfect, but it's a long awaited start.
It took nearly two years of a deadly global pandemic that also decimated the tourism and aviation sectors and left hundreds of thousands jobless — but the world’s richest countries and most influential tourism source markets have finally reached an agreement that collaboration and transparency are the key to emerging out of Covid faster and ensuring a sustainable recovery of the travel industry.
Currently presided by the UK, the G7 nations — which include the U.S. France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and Japan, as well as the European Commission and the European Union — committed on Thursday to aligning on the restart of international travel.
Leaders laid out seven key principles they will adhere
