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2021 in evaluation: the air transport industry must bake sustainability into its revolution

By Netpal Travel Bureau In 2021, the air transport industry has been forced to adapt nearly all operations to adhere to rapidly changing regulations and travel requirements, from health status verifications to fluctuating border controls based on virus hotspots and emerging new COVID-19 variants like Omicron. It has also been a year punctuated with extreme […]

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Omicron triggers alert: Travel doors shut again

By Netpal Travel Bureau ‘Omicron’ the new Covid-19 strain rises with several countries reporting fresh cases. India has also tightened and introduced new guidelines for international passengers, as per the revised order, irrespective of vaccination status. All the travellers arriving to India from ‘at-risk’ countries have to mandatorily undergo COVID-19 testing at the airport on […]

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Fall Travel Trends: the season of indecision

By Satyaki Dutta Uncertainty exists in travel this autumn. It’s due to the rise in cases and ever-altering travel restrictions after fast-tracked summer which apparently reached pre-pandemic numbers. Growinganxiety about the Delta variantand seasonal travel dip have prompted travellers to plan more carefully, hence reduced bookings. International trips are shifted to 2022, as people started […]