Emirates has upgraded its self check-in and bag drop kiosks at Dubai International (DXB) so that they are now touchless. The 32 self-service bag drop machines and 16 check-in kiosks can be controlled completely by personal mobile devices without touching […]
Update 2021-02-15: The Federal Foreign Office reported on Monday (15 February) that several regions have extended their COVID-19 restrictions. Valencia until at least 01 March, Aragon until at least 04 March and Andalusia until at least 27 February.
Update 2021-02-15 (5): As of Monday night (15 February) a near-total internet shutdown has again been imposed on Myanmar. Update 2021-02-15 (4): According to recent media reports, the shots fired in Mandalay were apparently rubber bullets. Update 2021-02-15 (3): According […]
Update 2021-02-15 (2): According to media information from Monday (15 February), there will be no further relaxations of COVID-19 restrictions for restaurants, hotels and cultural institutions until at least 01 March.
Update 2021-02-10: On Wednesday (10 February), the German government, together with the governments of the federal states, decided to extend the current lockdown until at least 07 March. Shops will have to remain closed, only hairdressers will be allowed to reopen […]
Update 2021-02-10: On Wednesday (10 February), the Governor of New York announced that venues with at least 10,000 seats could resume operations at 10% capacity. Update 2021-02-09: As of Friday (12 February), restaurants and bars in New York City are allowed to […]
Etihad Airways has claimed to be the first airline in the world to have vaccinated all operating pilots and cabin crew against Covid-19. Tony Douglas, group chief executive officer, Etihad Aviation Group, said: “We proactively made the vaccine available to […]
Marriott has expanded its already considerable portfolio of hotels in Shanghai, China, with the opening of the JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai Fengxian, the 50th Marriott hotel in the city. Located on Hangzhou Bay in the city’s Fengxian seaside district, the […]
Hyatt has expanded its portfolio of hotels in Australia with the opening of the Hyatt Regency Brisbane, the first Hyatt in Brisbane and eighth in the country. Located in the heart of the city’s central business district within Queen Street […]
Update 2021-02-09: On Tuesday (09 February), the French parliament approved the extension of the health emergency until at least 01 June.