Us Inbound Tourism News
Finnair boosts US connections for summer 2022
Finnair will expand its network in the United States with flights from Helsinki to Seattle due to start in June. The carrier will operate three weekly flights to the city, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
US arrivals to require Covid-19 test as Omicron fears grow
United States president, Joe Biden, has announced the country will tighten entry requirements in response to growing concerns over the new Omicron variant of Covid-19.
Vietnam Airlines arrives in United States for first time
Vietnam Airlines has touched down in the United States for the first time. The inaugural flight, VN98, from Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco, carried passengers on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
United States plans new chief travel and tourism officer
The new role, created as part of the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act passed last week, will be designed to help co-ordinate travel and tourism policy across all modes of transportation.
US tourism sector to outpace 2019 next year
The latest research from the World Travel & Tourism Council reveals the United States tourism sector could experience year-over-year growth of 36 per cent in 2021.
British Airways returns to United States as borders reopen
British Airways flight BA001 became the airline’s first flight to depart for the US this morning, as the country lifted restrictions imposed on British travellers for more than 18 months.
Breaking Travel News interview: Chris Thompson, chief executive, Brand USA
As the United States reopens international borders to vaccinated travellers, Chris Thompson, chief executive of Brand USA, here tells Breaking Travel News editor, Chris O’Toole, what the move means for the North American travel sector
United States reopens to fully vaccinated travellers
The United States has opened its borders to travellers from a host of new countries following nearly two years of closures in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Airlines to check vaccination status as US borders reopen
Officials in the United States have outlined new rules for foreign travellers, as flight restrictions lift for the first time since the pandemic began in early 2020.
Reopening drives United States flight bookings
Research from ForwardKeys has revealed flight bookings to the USA have soared following announcements that the destination would reopen to vaccinated foreign travellers in November.
Virgin Atlantic adds more US routes as borders reopen
The magic of Orlando and the bright lights of Las Vegas are now one step closer, as Virgin Atlantic has confirmed both services will resume operations on the November 8th.
Singapore Airlines to relaunch Manchester-Houston connections
Three months after the airline relaunched its direct flights from Manchester to Singapore, Singapore Airlines (SIA) has confirmed the return of its non-stop Manchester-Houston service.