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>> Brian Chen, Tariro Mzezewa, Ceylan Yeginsu, Elaine Glusac and Sarah Firshein, The New York Times Published: 30 Dec 2020 05:01 PM BdST Updated: 31 Dec 2020 12:23 PM BdST Passengers aboard the World Dream on a “cruise to nowhere” watch a movie at an open air screening in Singapore, Nov. 19, 2020. The New York Times The travel world has been on a roller coaster in 2020. Even as vaccination campaigns started in the United States and Europe, countries slammed shut their borders to visitors from the United Kingdom, because of a new strain of the coronavirus. And while the number of people ...

WILL I NEED TO PROVE I'VE BEEN VACCINATED TO TRAVEL? Last month, Qantas Airways announced that once a coronavirus vaccine was available, passengers hoping to fly on the airline would need to prove that they had taken it. Mr Alan Joyce, the airline's chief executive, described the need for proof of vaccination as "a necessity". "I think that's going to be a common thing talking to my colleagues in other airlines around the globe," he said. Indeed, many airlines are testing technology to streamline the health documentation process, including mobile health apps such as CommonPass, ICC AOKpass an...

Vaccines may embolden hotels and airlines to raise prices Pent-up vacation demand could also mean the end of deep discounts and lavish perks for travelers. After months of deep discounts — with airlines dangling fares such as $21 from New York to Florida — prices are set to make up at least part of the ground they lost.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) The arrival of coronavirus vaccines has the U.S. travel industry preparing for a rebound in demand following a historically terrible year. After months of deep discounts — with hotels offering lavish perks and airlines dangling fares suc...

Dec 24 2020, 1:50 PM December 23 2020, 6:30 PM December 24 2020, 1:50 PM (Bloomberg) -- The arrival of a coronavirus vaccine has the U.S. travel industry preparing for a rebound in demand following a historically terrible year. After months of deep discounts -- with hotels offering lavish perks and airlines dangling fares such as $21 from New York to Florida -- prices are set to make up at least part of the ground they lost. (Bloomberg) -- The arrival of a coronavirus vaccine has the U.S. travel industry preparing for a rebound in demand following a historically terrible year. After months of...

Vaccines arm hotels, airlines with new power to jack up prices By Justin Bachman, Mary Schlangenstein and Patrick Clark Bloomberg,Updated December 23, 2020, 5:42 p.m. Email to a Friend Travelers wearing protective masks walked through San Francisco International Airport last month. As new vaccines roll out the travel industry's hopes for a rebound in 2021 are growing.David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News The arrival of a coronavirus vaccine has the US travel industry preparing for a rebound in demand following a historically terrible year. After months of deep discounts — with hotels offering...