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Airlines
Calculating the actual environmental impact of flights has been an immature art. Getting real data from Lufthansa should advance the effort.
Dennis Schaal | 11 months ago
Tourism
Would the eventual integration of the two carriers work wonders in the Indian aviation landscape? Or would it create a culture clash?
Amrita Ghosh | 1 year ago
Although the European Commission believes certain aviation investments could be described as sustainable, the industry as a whole has a long way to go reduce its enormously large carbon footprint.
Kate Abnett, Reuters | 1 year ago
Routes between Barcelona, Frankfurt, Paris, Rome and South Korea have EU regulators concerned about competition. This three-year M&A saga finds itself with one more new chapter.
Foo Yun Chee, Reuters | 1 year ago
News Blog
Google made changes to Google Flights and Hotels related to transparency in hotel reviews and pricing under pressure from the European Commission — but stopped short of making those modifications elsewhere in the world. "Reviews aren't verified," Google states in the European Union. Source: Google At the behest of the European Commission, Google added text…
Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago
The government's airport, near the Adriatic coast, is designed to bring in more tourists. But like many destinations recovering after the pandemic, there's a balance to be struck between local communities. Environmentalists aren't happy.
Florion Goga, Reuters | 1 year ago
Short-Term Rentals
The European Union's top court seemingly doesn't buy the argument that Airbnb is merely a marketplace. Hence, Airbnb will have to withhold and remit occupancy tax in Europe.
Jan Strupczewski, Reuters | 1 year ago
Airbnb's pricing changes will likely have a ripple effect, prompting some hosts to reduce cleaning fees and property management websites to switch to showing total prices.
European regulators are now catching up on the latest internet technologies when it comes to travel. Hopefully they are not as slow in the implementation phase.
Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago
Just when travelers thought that travel disruptions seen earlier this year may be easing, in May 2023 the European Union plans to introduce new fingerprint and biometric checks at external borders for third-country nationals that could lead to significantly longer wait times. Just in time for the the peak summer travel season in 2023, the…
