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British Airways CEO Alex Cruz to Step Down Following Employee Firing Fiasco

The airline’s owner International Airlines Group (IAG) announced on Monday that BA’s CEO Alex Cruz will step down, and will be replaced by AirLingus CEO Sean Doyle. Cruz will remain in…

UpdatesCOVID, Flights, World

Covid-19 Can Spread on Long-Distance Flights

An article in The scientific journal Emerging Infectious Diseases raised concern about the possibility of the Coronavirus transmission during commercial flights, according to the results of two recent studies. Two…

Caribbean Islands, UpdatesTourism, USA, World

Caribbean: Latest Travel Protocols for Visitors from the United States

The Caribbean islands continue to open on a limited basis to international tourism with stringent protocols designed to protect the health of their visitors and residents against the virus. Due…

UpdatesCOVID, Flights, Tourism, World

What Is Going to Happen to Business Travelers After the COVID?

The vast majority of members of the Global Business Travel Association do not consider international travel viable at least for now, 74% affirms that the pandemic is significantly affecting national…

Caribbean Islands, Central America, North America, UpdatesAirlines, COVID, Flights, Health, World

WestJet: The Latest Airline to Offer COVID-19 Insurance

While this is a free benefit that will only be available to select customers, the news is already a fact: WestJet is making available COVID-19 travel insurance effective today for…

UpdatesCOVID, World

Restaurants Could Be Key Components in the Spread of the COVID-19

Restaurants could be key components in the Spread of the COVID-19, probably because during a meal it is almost impossible to keep the mask in place. Thus, restaurants play a…

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93% Drop in Global Tourism

The World Tourism Organization (WTO) confirmed that tourist volume fell 93% compared to August 2019. Thus, the Coronavirus Pandemic cost 460 billion dollars to the global tourism economy through the…

UpdatesCOVID, Health, World

Investigation: How the CDC failed local public health officials fighting the coronavirus.

Six months after being declared a pandemic, the Coronavirus continues to ravage the world, with almost 30 million confirmed cases in 188 countries, and a death toll that is fast…

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Science: How does the coronavirus affect the brain?

According to an article published in The New York Times, it is not just the damage that the virus can cause to the lungs and other organs related to the…

North America, UpdatesCOVID, Health, World

CDC Study Finds that COVID-19 Patients Are Twice as Likely to Report Dining in Restaurants.

U.S. adults who test positive for COVID-19 are more likely to have dined at a restaurant in the past two weeks, a new CDC study suggests. Read the full article…