See full analysis Learn more Travel WHAT'S NEXT?: How we travel, where we travel and whether we travel at all will mean tremendous change in the decades ahead. [New] International travel and holidays abroad may take longer to recover their former share of the consumer wallet, with the travel sector not expected to really take off again until 2022. [New] Airline travel, especially on international flights, will depend on major economies accelerating vaccination rates to allow some kind of normal summer 2021 vacations abroad, as well as pent-up demand from consumers who are already fed up with lockdowns and travel restrictions. [New] Air-travel demand remains severely depressed but could pick up meaningfully as vaccination rates increase and travel restrictions are loosened, Airlines for America said. [New] Some countries - and the airline industry, of course-hope that advancing vaccinations would allow more people to plan vacation travels by airplane in the summer of 2021. [New] Business travel likely will not return to its pre-pandemic level, depressing employment throughout its ecosystem of hotel staff, limousine drivers, and dry cleaners in big cities. [New] Common tourism products with DRC's neighboring countries along with the extension of regional destinations are opportunities to enhance existing tourism for the Africa's Great Lakes region. [New] Americans must show a negative PCR test for COVID-19 taken no more than 72 hours prior to departure, proof of traveler's insurance that will cover them in Chile, and an electronic travel affidavit. [New] Americans are welcome back to Dominica, but because U.S. citizens are coming from a high risk country, all American travelers must submit a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours of their departure and fill out a health questionnaire 24 hours prior to traveling. [New] Long-haul international lanes between large manufacturing and consumption markets are expected to take at least until 2024 to reach pre-pandemic levels, which means widebody flights with belly space for cargo will remain quite limited. [New] The Special Committee recommends that the Government of Canada also specifically seek to proactively warn people who are travelling to Hong Kong about the new situation, including via - but not limited to - updated travel advisories. [New] The Philippine Government will relax travel restrictions on travellers from countries which have confirmed cases of COVID-19 variants, including Canada. [New] Digital vaccination certificates enabling people to travel in Europe will probably be available before summer. [New] Beginning next week, the US government will funnel travelers from DRC and Guinea to six US airports. [New] For air travel, Qantas, Emirates and Etihad airlines will require vaccine passports soon, while UK-based Saga Cruises has made COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for anyone boarding its ships. [New] Out of an abundance of caution, the U.S. government will institute public health measures for the very small number of travelers arriving from the DRC and Guinea. [New] Next week, the US government will start directing travelers from Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo to six US airports. [New] The number of trips made by Chinese passengers will grow by an average of 3.2% each year in the 2021-35 period, while freight volume is expected to increase by 2% each year, and the annual growth rate of the postal express service is expected to be about 6.3%. [New] Airbnb expects the rollout of vaccines to trigger a significant rebound in travel in 2021. [New] Decision to permit private sales of vaccines will raise graft risks, particularly if domestic and global vaccine passports are introduced. While business travel has been one casualty of the coronavirus pandemic, Airbnb plans to capitalize on the newfound work-life balance that emerged during the shift to remote work. There is a real risk that in many global contexts, vaccine passports could actually worsen economic conditions, by shutting large groups of people out from the formal economy. Last updated: 06 March 2021 Hi, Would you like a quick online demo of our service from an experienced member of our team? Yes No