Airlines
Transat Includes COVID-19 Insurance For Flights, Packages
Transat, has announced that its customers will now be able to benefit from a COVID-19 Emergency Medical Certificate of Insurance. Offered through Manulife, this insurance plan is designed to cover emergency medical and quarantine expenses at destination, in addition to providing assistance if COVID-19 is contracted during the trip. Eligible customers who book a roundtrip flight from Canada to an international Air Transat destination or a Transat package to Mexico, Central or South America, or the Caribbean, from Sept. 25 to Oct. 31, 2020, for stays of up to 21 days, for departures...
Sunwing, Medcan Partner To Support Program
Sunwing is partnering with Medcan -- a global healthcare leader providing medical expertise, consultation and health inspiration. Medcan will advise on the company’s Safe with Sunwing program related to COVID-19 throughout the entire vacation, in addition to providing ongoing support for customer and employee health and safety. As Sunwing resumes operations over the coming months, the tour operator will rely on information and expertise from the medical community’s most trusted advisors to help promote a safe and healthy return to travel for Canadians. Samantha Taylor, chief...
IATA Takes Its AGM Virtual
IATA’s 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place as a virtual event on Nov. 24, 2020 and will be hosted by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. All member airlines, invited industry partners/stakeholders and media will be able to participate virtually. IATA also announced that the World Air Transport Summit (WATS) that accompanies the AGM has been cancelled for 2020. Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s director general and CEO, said: “The decision to cancel the in-person AGM has not been taken lightly and in no way is a reflection on the hospitality of...
Develop And Deploy
IATA is calling for the development and deployment of rapid, accurate, affordable, easy-to-operate, scalable and systematic COVID-19 testing for all passengers before departure as an alternative to quarantine measures in order to re-establish global air connectivity. The airline industry association indicated that it will work through the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and with health authorities to implement this solution quickly. In a statement, IATA noted that international travel is 92% down on 2019 levels. Over half a year has passed since global connectivity...
IHG, Emirates Skywards Partner For More Rewards
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) and Emirates Skywards and flydubai, have launched a limited time offer allowing IHG Rewards Club and Emirates Skywards members to earn triple Skywards Miles when booking a stay at any IHG Hotels & Resorts worldwide. This exclusive, limited time offer allows guests to earn 6 Skywards Miles per USD $1 spent at Regent Hotels and Resorts, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Hualuxe Hotels and Resorts, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, EVEN Hotels, Voco, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn Club...
Etihad Taking Care Of Its Passengers
Etihad Airways is introducing COVID-19 global wellness insurance cover as part of Etihad Wellness, the airline's new health and hygiene program. Guests who are diagnosed with COVID-19 during their trip won’t have to worry about medical expenses or quarantine costs when they fly with Etihad. Duncan Bureau, senior vice president sales, and distribution, Etihad Airways, said: “The safety, health, and wellbeing of our guests and employees is our top priority, during and beyond the flight. The introduction of global COVID-19 insurance, in partnership with AXA, builds on stringent...
TAP Unveils New Routes For Summer 2021
TAP Air Portugal will launch six new routes for the summer of 2021. New destinations will include Ibiza and Fuerteventura, in Spain; Oujda, in Morocco; Zagreb, in Croatia; and Djerba and Monastir, in Tunisia. From June next year, TAP will offer two weekly flights from Lisbon to Ibiza and one from Lisbon to Fuerteventura, in Spain. In 2021, as well, the first flights departing from Lisbon to Cancun, Cape Town, Agadir and Santiago de Compostela will take off, four destinations announced this year, which saw the start postponed due to the current situation. TAP will continue to...
Air Canada Pass Offers Flexibility, Certainty
Air Canada has introduced its new Infinite Canada Flight Pass, designed to give customers flexibility and certainty for booking travel within Canada. For one flat fee, pass holders will be able to book travel without blackout or booking restrictions, make changes or cancellations without penalty, and fly as often as desired for up to three months, depending on the duration of pass purchased. Lucie Guillemette, executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Air Canada, said that: “Air Canada recognizes that as air travel begins to return to normal customers want...