Tag Archives: Travel

(Bloomberg) — A summer resurgence of the pandemic stoked by the spread of the delta variant is raising alarms, sparking a global stocks selloff. The U.S. warned citizens against travel to the U.K. and Indonesia amid rising infections in the two nations. Singapore will re-tighten restrictions on dining-in and social gatherings amid a record number of daily cases. Half of Australia’s population is back in lockdown after South Australia state joined Victoria and New South Wales in ordering… Source link

In today’s top payments news around the world, TravelPerk is buying Click Travel for an undisclosed amount, while Grubhub and Yandex SDG are teaming for robotic delivery on university campuses. Plus, ContextLogic B.V. (CLBV) has received a payment services license from the Dutch Central Bank. Spain’s TravelPerk Snaps Up UK’s Click Travel Corporate travel and spend management firm TravelPerk is purchasing corporate domestic travel company Click Travel for an amount that was not made… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Shenzhen, China’s southern tech hub, is tightening restrictions on public transit and at the airport, after nearly 40 inbound passengers tested positive for Covid. Indonesia’s hospitals are starting to fill up as the country nears 2 million confirmed cases. Japan is looking to accelerate its vaccine rollout by allowing private employers and universities to administer shots on-site. Russia, Germany and Portugal reported an expanding spread of the highly transmissible delta… Source link

With Americans rushing to travel now that the end to the coronavirus pandemic is coming into view, flights are packed, ticket prices have soared, airports are bustling and tempers are flaring. Laura Ramirez is relieved to be home in New York after what she calls a “nightmarish experience” traveling by plane from Miami this past weekend. “I was supposed to get back on Sunday morning, and American Airlines at the Miami Airport is a mess,” Ramirez, a reporter at Yahoo News, said. “They… Source link

Google Wants to Help You Travel More This Summer With New COVID-19 Safety Features | Travel + Leisure Skip to content Top Navigation Close this dialog window Explore Travel + Leisure Close this dialog window Share options Close this dialog window View image Google Wants to Help You Travel More This Summer… Source link

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Google says that based on the searches it’s been getting, travel interest appears to be on the rebound now that COVID-19 vaccines have started rolling out. Planning trips at this point is still tricky, though, because travel restrictions vary across countries and could change anytime. To help you keep track of your dream destination’s rules, Google has launched a new feature that lets you opt into getting an email if travel advisories change for a particular location.  If you search for… Source link

(Bloomberg) — With the resumption of global travel on the horizon, some people are discovering that their choice of vaccine could determine where they’re allowed to go. Already, the European Union is planning to allow Americans vaccinated with shots approved by their drug agency to enter over the summer, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen suggested in a New York Times interview Sunday. This means that those who have shots by Chinese makers like Sinovac Biotech Ltd. and… Source link

This week’s Update features several stories on the big online travel newsmakers of last week – Google and Kayak. Enjoy. Google Once Again Embraces Organic Search and Eliminates Hotel Listing Fees(“Tripadvisor’s New Subscription Service Edges the Company Toward Online Travel Agency Status,” March 7, 2021 via Skift Travel News) (subscription may be required)(“Google eliminates fees for hotel booking links”, March 8, 2021 via Phocus Wire)(“Google Drops Costs for Hotels and… Source link

Google on Tuesday changed how its hotel price-comparison search works worldwide. The search giant made it free for hotels, online travel agencies, and metasearch brands to list room rates in its boxed pricing module for individual properties. Google has long had a price comparison tab on any given property’s listing within its hotel search interface — found via google.com/travel. Until Tuesday, the search titan only showed paid advertisements when users clicked on the “prices” tab…. Source link