Thursday, December 19

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The Generation Game: Research Reveals XL Holidays are Set to Boom
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The Generation Game: Research Reveals XL Holidays are Set to Boom

New research conducted by Hilton (NYSE: HLT) shows that extra-large holidays are set to boom as Britons invite friends and family away with them. Almost three-quarters (72 percent) of UK adults say the events of the past 18 months have made them re-evaluate what is really important. Two-thirds of parents (65 percent) said their children have missed out on seeing grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins during 2020 and 2021, with 63 percent being keen to make up for this lost time in the future. As a result of the extended time apart, the UK populace is set to embark on an era of multi-generational holidays, with more than half (51 percent) likely to go away next year with extended family members such as siblings, cousins and grandparents. Of the respondents who had famil...
KLM resumes US winter destinations
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KLM resumes US winter destinations

The easing of restrictions prompted KLM’s decision to resume service to Las Vegas and Miami from 7 December. Passengers to these destinations, who were previously rebooked, can contact KLM for a free rebooking to these direct flights. KLM previously announced that it would expand its winter schedule with services to four new destinations: Cancun (Mexico), Port of Spain (Trinidad & Tobago), Bridgetown (Barbados) and Mombasa (Kenya). Network strategyRestoring a global network of destinations is the focal point of KLM’s strategy to emerge from the coronavirus crisis as a stronger and more competitive airline. From the start of the coronavirus pandemic, KLM has maintained as much of its network as possible. This ensured that passengers could continue to make (essential) trips and th...
Why the Netherlands quarantine for US citizen is useless?
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Why the Netherlands quarantine for US citizen is useless?

NEW YORK - Travel rules for who is coming from the USA to the Netherlands are going to change (again), and this time things are not going in the right direction. Starting September 6th, on top of the mandatory Green Pass or 48hrs old PCR Test,  passengers have to go to a mandatory quarantine at home for 10 days. This quarantine can be reduced after a PCR test is done after 5 days (more info at this link in Dutch) So far this can sound like a piece of standard information but there is more and this will have an impact on the Dutch national airline KLM. Re-building a network. In a pandemic world, airlines are struggling more than usual in re-building their network of destinations with Covid-free flights, travel bubbles, and Green pass. KLM posted their Q2 report with 3.7 million pass...