Tom Lowry

Coronavirus

Vaccine Passport Proposals Put Airport Security App Clear Into Center of Debate

What would seem like an enormous opportunity for Clear as people start traveling again and going to back to stadiums and arenas is not that simple. The privacy debates are just starting so nothing will be as easy as it seems for Clear.

Paresh Dave, Reuters | 3 years ago

Tourism

EU Expands Proposal to Welcome All Vaccinated Travelers to Europe

The EU wants to expand its lists of travelers from seven permitted countries to all travelers, which, if approved, would be a boon for the tourism industry looking to make up for significant lost ground in the summer of 2021.

Gabriela Baczynska, Reuters | 3 years ago

Tourism

Britain Asked to Identify Covid-Safe ‘Green’ Countries ASAP for Travel

UK travelers are still in the dark on which countries will be safest to visit once international travel resumes on May 17. Here's betting the travel businesses would like some answers, too, so the bookings can commence.

Sarah Young, Reuters | 3 years ago

EventMB

What Role Will Event Apps Play in Keeping Events Safe?

3 years ago

Business Travel

Tour Operators Reignited by Vaccinated Seniors Restless to Travel

Older travelers represent an enormously lucrative market. And as more are getting vaccinated, tour operators are rushing to accommodate them in a welcome sign for one of travel's hardest-hit sectors.

Rashaad Jorden, Skift | 3 years ago

EventMB

Event Tech Company Bevy Prioritizes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Latest Funding Round

3 years ago

Tourism

Hong Kong-Singapore Air Travel Bubble to Start May 26: Report

Let's see if it's for real this time. We've been hearing a lot about this much-anticipated bubble between Hong Kong and the Lion City.

Nandakumar D, Reuters | 3 years ago

Ground Transport

Amtrak Prepares for Close-Up When the Oscars Go Live at L.A.’s Union Station

When jet-setting Hollywood chooses a train station, yes, a train station, for its biggest night of the year, you know the rail industry is having its 15 minutes in the limelight. Oscars buzz can be short-lived. Amtrak and its biggest fan at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue hope that isn't the case this year.

Tom Lowry, Skift | 3 years ago

Tourism

Lockdowned Iran Bans Travelers From India Over Covid Variant

Iran joins a growing list of destinations with worries over Covid variants in India, barring travelers from the country on Saturday. Until vaccines roll out more quickly across the world, a ban like this, unfortunately, will not be the last.

Reuters | 3 years ago

Tourism

Greece Eyes May 15 Tourism Reopening as Vaccines Help Covid Spread

A fifth of Greece's GDP depends on tourism. With the summer season looming, the prime minister described a tourism reopening in mid-May as the end of an "unprecedented adventure." That's one way to look at the pandemic.

Karolina Tagaris and Angeliki Koutantou, Reuters | 3 years ago