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pandemic travel news

What the virus cost us: 5 years on, Roshan Kishore writes on the pandemic impact

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Updated on Mar 08, 2025 12:53 am IST

Five years later: R Sukumar looks back on how we fared in and after the pandemic

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Updated on Mar 08, 2025 05:19 pm IST

Travel trends: Revenge travel is losing its appeal

For airlines and tour operators, the next few months will be crucial in filling remaining seats and hotel rooms.
Published on Jun 03, 2024 10:55 am IST

Brazil's glitzy Carnival returns in full form after Covid-19 pandemic

Dancers from the Unidos de Vila Maria samba school perform during a carnival parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
Updated on Feb 18, 2023 03:49 pm IST

German air travel slow to recover from COVID-19 pandemic

Air travel to and from Germany is still much reduced.
Published on Jan 08, 2023 11:37 am IST

How prepared is India for future epidemics? Experts discuss at THSTI meet

How prepared is India for future epidemics? Experts discuss at THSTI meet
Published on Dec 06, 2022 09:26 am IST

China eases strict Covid rules for Table Tennis Tournaments

People picnic near the Victoria Harbour during sunset in Hong Kong. China eases strict Covid rules for Table Tennis Tournaments, no quarantine required
Updated on Oct 29, 2022 09:06 am IST

Tourists flock back to France over summer after pandemic

Following the pandemic, tourists flock back to France over summer
Published on Aug 29, 2022 06:44 pm IST

WHO’s Chief Scientist sees long road ahead after pandemic: Q&A

 World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan.
Published on Feb 11, 2022 12:51 pm IST

Early tickets for Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble sold out

An economy-class Singapore Airlines ticket for a flight leaving on June 16 and returning from Hong Kong on June 18, for example, was available for $466.
Published on Apr 28, 2021 02:36 pm IST

Domestic passenger traffic slips to 10-year low in pandemic-hit FY21

The average number of passengers per flight during March 2021 was 109, against an average of 111 passengers per flight in March 2020
Published on Apr 06, 2021 11:10 pm IST

Social distancing in airplane seat assignments can reduce Covid-19 spread

The study, "Airplane Seating Assignment Problem," was conducted by Jacobson, John Pavlik and Ian Ludden, all from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Angus Mordant/Bloomberg
Published on Mar 28, 2021 05:30 pm IST

Airlines face new challenge with fuel prices on upswing

While flying helped carry the virus around the world initially, airplanes themselves have so far not been proven to be super-spreader locations the way business conferences and meat-packing plants have been.
Published on Mar 17, 2021 06:01 pm IST

Florida expects spring travelers amid pandemic

The state has mostly been open since last summer, and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis opposed to any return to “lockdown.”
Published on Mar 03, 2021 12:38 pm IST

Britain cracks down on travel to stop virus spread

More restrictions will mean further pain for airlines and the travel industry at a time when many companies are struggling after eleven months of the pandemic.
Published on Jan 27, 2021 09:20 pm IST

Christmas travel chaos hits UK as Europeans suspend flights

Heathrow has just had one of its busiest weeks since the first UK lockdown as people caught flights in the run up to Christmas
Updated on Dec 20, 2020 10:11 pm IST