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Omicron dampens Christmas joy as thousands of flights cancelled worldwide

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Saturday, 25 December 2021, 4:35 PM 1098

According to a HT report, commercial airline carriers cancelled over 4,500 flights across the globe over the Christmas weekend, as surging cases of coronavirus owing to the spread of the Omicron variant put a damper on festivities and travel plans. According to data from flight-tracking platform FlightAware.com, at least 2,401 flights were called off on […]Continue Reading

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Omicron scare disrupts Christmas travel plans in Europe

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Saturday, 18 December 2021, 11:47 AM 1487

Travel restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus are hammering the already beleaguered travel and tourism industries and adding to the gloom in Europe in the midst of the crucial holiday season. Travellers are rearranging or cancelling trips because of tightening rules. Eurostar, which operates trains across the English […]Continue Reading

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Amid Omicron threat, Canadians urged not to travel abroad

By TBM Staff - Hyderabad Thursday, 16 December 2021, 11:44 AM 1098

According to HT, The Canadian government on Wednesday urged citizens to avoid foreign travel over the Christmas holidays, saying the Covid-19 Omicron variant “makes us fear the worst,” including soaring infections and travel disruptions. The travel advisory will be re-evaluated in four weeks, but public health restrictions could be imposed in the interim if the Continue Reading

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Omicron: Strict quarantine rules in Japan for travellers from India and other countries

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Sunday, 5 December 2021, 9:27 AM 1741

In an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19 variant Omicron, Japan adds India, Greece, Romania and four US states under strict quarantine vigilance. Japanese nationals and foreign residents travelling to Japan from India, Greece, Romania and four US states will have to undergo stringent quarantine regulations from today onwards, in order to control the […]Continue Reading

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Omicron: Travel restrictions are a threat for industry’s recovery says IATA

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Saturday, 4 December 2021, 8:17 AM 1407

The travel bans imposed from governments will leave the recovery of travel and tourism lagging behind, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revealed. Furthermore, the Association published data on the recovery of air travel from October 2021, revealing that the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the demand for air travel. . According to the […]Continue Reading