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August 24, 2022

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The Pandemic Has Reshaped Visa Application Processes
(SOURCE: LIVE MINT)

Peak seasons often come with their share of challenges and opportunities. The summer of 2022 was different. For the first time, the travel industry was catering to an unfamiliar need: a world full of travellers deprived of international mobility for two long years. The situation prompted deep thinking on the fast-changing customer expectations. Have health and safety measures moved up on travellers’ priority list? Are they comfortable filling in multiple documents seeking health information? What has been the impact of the pandemic on disposable incomes? Are contactless and digital experiences the new order? These were some of the questions facing the travel trade. The immediate challenge was to ensure traveller convenience.

When borders began opening in mid-2021, the industry expected a slow but resilient recovery, perhaps underestimating the travel demand waiting to explode. By the time the peak summer season arrived in India, most countries had opened up to Indian visitors, travel restrictions had eased and most regular international flights had resumed.

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AVIATION

How We’re All Travelling ‘Better’ – And What It Means for TMCs (BTN EUROPE)

U.S. Wants Airlines to Boost Help for Stranded, Delayed Passengers (REUTERS)

US Transatlantic Travel to Europe Soars by 25% (TRAVEL DAILY MEDIA)

DOT Launches Dashboard for Travelers to Compare Airline Cancellation Policies (PHOCUSWIRE)

HOSPITALITY

Group Demand for US Hotels Continues Positive Momentum (COSTAR)

SUSTAINABILITY

Can High-Speed Rail Finally Become A Reality in the U.S.? (GREENBIZ)

Corporate Travel Planners Look for Specifics on Hotel Sustainability Efforts (HOSPITALITY NET)

OTHER INDUSTRIES

Amex GBT Readies for Lasting Environment of Travel Disruptions (BTN) – FEATURES GBTA

Airline

Technology Tops the Travel Manager’s Agenda (TTR WEEKLY) – FEATURES GBTA

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Crisis24 Intelligence Brief

Africa - Air traffic controllers suspend Aug. 25-27 strike in various African countries.

Asia - TS Ma-on tracking northwestward across South China Sea early Aug. 24. Landfall in western Guangdong Province, China, afternoon Aug. 25.

China - China lifts entry ban for foreign students with valid residence permits from Aug. 24. Other international travel curbs remain in place.

Turkey - Thunderstorms and heavy rainfall forecast in parts of western Turkey through Aug. 24. Flooding and associated disruptions possible.

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