The coronavirus has triggered unimaginable travel restrictions across the globe. Philosophers and others have been arguing for centuries that the reality of travel is second to travel in the armchair. In your living room, you are able to travel to new places simply by reading about them snuggled under a blanket and sipping a cup of coffee. In these difficult times, […]
Protests against discrimination have erupted across the globe in recent weeks, spurred by the murder of the black man George Floyd, by an officer of white race in Minnesota and the United States. This act of violence against racial minorities is an important reminder of the inequality of race that continues to affect blacks across the globe, African diasporas being no one […]
We would like to caution in this case. Similar predictions have been made in the past, but they proved to be incorrect. After 9/11 the world saw a devastating impact on international business travel as an example, however, it came back to its feet after a few years. There was a similar slump and recovery of business travel following the global economic crisis in 2007-09. In […]
A variety of countries quickly implemented travel restrictions for the UK in an effort to limit the spread of the new form of the virus, which was discovered to be being spread across the country. The majority of European countries suspended transport links by air and land to the UK or extended quarantine times in the same way as Canada, India, Russia, […]
The U.S. Supreme Court lifted the 9th Circuit’s nationwide injunction against a three-part version of the President Trump’s travel restrictions. This is the first victory in court since he enacted the first travel ban in January of 2017. Thousands are facing permanent removal from family members in the countries affected. Many more are likely to be denied haven from the scourge […]
There are more than nine million Australians who travel abroad each year, with the vast majority of travel being undertaken by people who are aged between 25 and 55. The top 10 most sought-after locations for Australians include New Zealand, Indonesia, the USA, UK, Thailand, China, Singapore, Japan, Fiji and India. A variety of health issues can arise while traveling, as existing health issues […]
In the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the attention paid to travel precautions is mainly focused on flights. This is a good thing, as it could lead to the possibility of using “vaccine passports” to open new borders internationally. But for countries with vast borders on land, there are particular issues. Canada, as well as Canada and the United States, share […]
At the beginning of the pandemic, a number of countries shut their borders to prevent the spreading of COVID-19. Travel to other countries continues to be restricted by various restrictions, which include “essential” travel only, conditions on travelers from certain countries, and vaccine “passports”. Although they are a vital public health issue, these restrictions have proved particularly disruptive for families with […]
“Travel safe, travel far, travel wide, and travel often,” says Nomadic Matt, the American quitting his career to explore the globe and write about it. He also helps others do the same. There’s a downside to all this travel due to the astronomical number of people traveling from one end of the globe to the other, mostly via plane. There’s a risk […]
The summer is here for many; it’s a time to travel and enjoy holidays frequently by plane. Air travel has seen a dramatic increase globally. Since 2004, passenger numbers have nearly doubled, from 2 billion to 4.4 billion by 2018, with record numbers predicted for the year 2019. The emissions from air travel around the world are forecast to double or triple by 2050, […]