Travel News

• Plan to force travellers to quarantine at hotel airports could get the go-ahead tomorrow
  
  The Cabinet's Covid operations committee will thrash out how to tighten border controls. Passengers are seen above at Heathrow Airport.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 22 Jan 2021.
• President Biden signs mask mandate via executive order for planes, trains, buses
  
  President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Thursday that makes face masks mandatory for air travel and other modes of commercial transportation.
  Fox News.  Friday, 22 Jan 2021.
• Florida Now Requiring Proof Of Residency For Covid Vaccine
  
  Some traveled to the state just to be vaccinated.
  Forbes.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• President Biden signs burst of COVID-19 orders: 'Help is on the way'
  
  Among the executive actions Biden signed is one with a requirement that Americans mask up for air travel.
  ABC News.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• Biden signs order requiring travelers wear masks on planes and at airports as pandemic rages
  
  President Joe Biden mandates masks for interstate travel, including airlines, something labor unions have pushed for.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• United Airlines tumbles after posting another big loss, warning about weak demand
  
  United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby remained cautious about a recovery in air travel and declined to project when the carrier will break even.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• Covid-19: Uninsured driver travelled 300 miles 'for a kebab'
  
  Police were alerted to the round trip from Exeter to Coventry after the car was in a crash.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• Storm Christoph: Travel disruption as snow and rain sweep in
  
  An amber alert has passed but yellow warnings for snow and rain remain in place across Scotland.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• Florida state officials want to put a stop to COVID "vaccine tourism"
  
  Florida is working to put guidelines for a new trend being called "vaccine tourism," in which people from outside the state travel to Florida to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
  CBS News.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• Biden to sign COVID-19 measures to address masks, schools, travel
  
  President Joe Biden is putting forth a national COVID-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and require Americans to wear masks for travel.
  ABC News.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• Travelers (TRV) Q4 Earnings & Revenues Top Estimates, Rise Y/Y
  
  Travelers (TRV) Q4 earnings reflect higher underlying underwriting gain, increase in net favorable prior year reserve development, higher net investment income and lower catastrophe losses.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• What Awaits Raytheon Technologies (RTX) in Q4 Earnings?
  
  Raytheon Technologies' (RTX) Q4 results are expected to reflect a slight improvement in global air travel
  Zacks.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• China locks down millions in race to contain a COVID surge
  
  With a major national holiday looming, which typically sees tens of millions travel across the country, authorities are taking drastic measures.
  CBS News.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• Asia Today: Sri Lanka reopens to tourists after 10 months
  
  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka reopened to foreign tourists Thursday after a nearly 10-month pandemic closure that cut deeply into the Indian Ocean island nation's lucrative travel industry. ...
  Washington Times.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• For Elite Golfers, Money Talks
  
  Sponsors have long paid players to compete in tournaments, but that money has become more important to get players to travel during the pandemic.
  New York Times.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.

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