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5 charts show the stages of global economic recovery since Covid hit
Commuters on a train in Hong Kong on March 2, 2022, amid the Covid pandemic. Dale De La Rey | AFP | Getty Images Oil prices plunged, travel came to a halt and unemployment rates spiked when the coronavirus hit in early 2020. Then, signs of recovery emerged. Stock markets rebounded and quickly surpassed 2019 […]
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U.S. extends airplane mask mandate through April 18
A sign reads “Wear A Mask” at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Transportation Security Administration is extending a federal requirement that travelers wear masks on airplanes, at airports, on trains and buses through April 18, the Centers […]
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United Airlines will let unvaccinated employees return to their jobs this month
A United Airlines 737 Max 8 Leslie Josephs | CNBC United Airlines, citing a steep decline in Covid-19 cases, told staff Thursday that it will allow unvaccinated workers to return to their jobs starting March 28, a shift from a company that had one of the country’s strictest inoculation mandates. Last August, United said it […]
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Rising airfares are giving people spring break sticker shock
Elizabeth Smith was stunned after she saw how much a roundtrip ticket from Spokane, Washington, to Orlando, Florida, cost for this year’s spring break — just six years after her family’s first trip to Disney World. “In 2016, the same seven of us went, and we paid $350 for airfare round-trip per person. Currently the […]
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This country regularly tops the Philippines’ tourist arrivals — and it’s not China
South Korean photographer Sang-kyu Gil has visited the Philippines around 10 times. Drawn by the beautiful scenery and affordable prices, the 42-year-old usually spends seven to 10 days in the country. That costs him around $400 — less than half the amount he expects to spend on a similar trip within his home country. His […]
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Singapore wants to allow vaccinated travelers to visit without quarantine
Singapore wants to eventually allow all travelers to skip quarantine in the country as long as they are vaccinated, Transport Minister S. Iswaran said. In an interview with CNBC on Thursday, he said: “With greater vaccination and boosting of populations, and also better testing and safe management protocols, I think we have now been able […]
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Singapore wants to shift to ‘quarantine-free vaccinated travel’
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email S. Iswaran, Singapore’s minister of transport and minister-in-charge of trade relations, discusses the country’s plans to reopen its aviation sector and how that might be affected by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. 04:14 Wed, Mar 9 202211:14 PM EST Source
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I’m optimistic we’ll be able to pass through rising fuel costs, says Avelo Airlines CEO
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Andrew Levy, Avelo Airlines founder, chairman and CEO, joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss the impact of rising jet fuel costs on regional airlines, how much a rise in ticket prices could affect demand and more. 04:46 Wed, Mar 9 202211:26 […]
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Booking Holdings says room occupancy softened in Eastern Europe
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email CNBC’s Seema Mody joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ to break down the latest data from Booking Holdings on room occupancy, which has taken a hit amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 01:31 Tue, Mar 8 202211:07 AM EST Source
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JetBlue founder’s start-up Breeze Airways plans to nearly double its routes, add cross-country flights
David Neeleman, founder and chief executive officer of Breeze Airways, during a champagne christening before the airlines’s inaugural flight at Tampa International Airport (TPA) in Tampa, Florida, May 27, 2021. Matt May | Bloomberg | Getty Images Breeze Airways on Tuesday said it plans nearly double its network to 77 routes this spring and summer, […]
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