IN LATIN AMERICA 45% OF JOBS IN TOURISM WERE LOST OVER COVID-19

Sara Thopson -
The hotel and restaurant industry has been hit the hardest by the ongoing health emergency in Latin America. 60% of the personnel in the industry are women; with 80% of them informally employed. ...

SPANISH TOURISM EMPLOYS 5.7% LESS WORKERS THAN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC

Tomas Haupt -
The number of workers in tourism activities affiliated to Social Security reached 2.31 million last February, according to data provided by Turespaña. This is 5.7% less than in February 2020, before t ...

THE U.S. OPENS COUNTRY BORDERS TO CANADA AND MEXICO

Laura Maudlin -
The U.S. will open its country borders to non-mandatory travel from Canada and Mexico in November, according to a new announcement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The stipulation: ...

AIRBUS FACES 20% GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR AIRCRAFT ABOVE ITS PRODUCTION LEVEL

Vanderlei J. Pollack -
During an informative meeting, Airbus highlighted the growing demand for aircraft, which is currently 20% higher than its production capacity, even if it had enough components. ...

ARGENTINIAN HOTEL INDUSTRY IN CRISIS: 2,000 HOTELS CLOSED

Chris Grad -
Without a doubt, the hotel industry in Argentina was one of the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March of last year, between 1,700 and 2,000 hotels closed and over 15,000 jobs in the sector ...