Travelers could have the option to take a saliva-based coronavirus test prior to domestic travel in case a local government unit (LGU) of destination decides to keep such health protocol, a Palace official said Thursday. (Photo by Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Cabinet Secretary...
Nespresso launches newest Lungo line with World Explorations If it were up to life, I would have long been weaned off coffee, but then my life is up to me, so I could say I’ve been weaned off bad coffee, or cheap coffee, especially those three-in-ones. I have a bad case of hyperacidity, not as...
Global passenger demand in January 2021 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) plunged 72 per cent versus January 2019, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced last night (March 2). That was worse than the 69.7 percent year-over-year decline recorded in December...
Passengers can now rebook as many times as they need after Cebu Pacific (CEB) permanently scrapped its change fees to restore confidence in air travel. “In a recent survey we conducted, flexibility remains to be one of the considerations of our passengers when deciding to travel again," CEB Vice...
Last year was a catastrophe for both air travel and cargo while 2021 will be "another tough year". "There is no other way to describe it," says Alexandre de Juniac, International Air Transport Association (IATA)’s Director General and CEO in a statement issued last night (Feb. 3). "The world is...
Cebu Pacific (CEB) recently launched COVID Protect, a P250 add-on to its travel insurance plan for both domestic and international passengers to cover COVID-related hospitalization and treatment. Under COVID Protect, guests traveling who test positive for COVID-19 will get up to P1 million coverage...
The government has revised its testing and quarantine protocols for Filipino citizens and eligible non-Filipinos arriving in the Philippines from countries where travel restrictions are in place due to new COVID-19 variants. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) This was according to the advisory which...
Leo Rey Yanson and sister Ginnette Y. Dumancas now fully control the country's largest bus company, Bacolod City-based Yanson Group (YGBC). “Despite the challenges faced in 2020, the business remains strong and resilient," according to Leo Rey, youngest son of the group's matriarch, Olivia...
Emirates has partnered with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to become one of the first airlines in the world to trial the IATA Travel Pass, a 'digital passport' that verifies passengers' pre-travel test or vaccination to comply with any government's COVID-19 requirements. Before...
With the second strain of the Covid-19 confirmed in the country, parents have been thinking twice of pushing through with their travel plans. But life—and the world—has changed, and things will never go back to the way it was. Make airline travel stress-free, especially when you're with...
All passengers traveling to the United States, via direct or connecting flight, including U.S. Citizens, must present proof of a negative RT-PCR test result from a licensed Department of Health DOH laboratory within three calendar days from date of departure, The second option is for them to show a...
As much as possible, and I say this with conviction as some of my family members are still sick with the dreaded virusㅡdo not go out of your homes if you don’t have any important matters to attend to. This is also not the time to let your guards down. The worst, as health experts have said, is...
