Mastercard Economics Institute: Pent-up demand drives global leisure and business flight bookings past 2019 levels

May 18, 2022 U.S., U.K, Switzerland, Spain and Netherlands top the list of most visited destinations Cruises, buses and trains see strong spending rebound in 2022 as Covid…

Flight bookings for leisure and business travel top 2019 levels

For the first time since the start of the pandemic, global leisure and business flights have risen to levels not seen since 2019. That’s according to the Mastercard Economics Institute’s…

‘Flight shame’ and the return of business travel

US business travel is back to about 50 per cent of its 2019 levels. But post-pandemic and amid the climate crisis, can we justify those quick jaunts to sit in…

Travel to these budget-friendly foriegn locations with under 7-hour flight time

Travelling is like a therapy that heals both your body and soul. When you spend some days away from the hush of professional life and city chaos, you rediscover yourself.…

I just flew Melbourne to Bali on the first Jetstar flight in two years. Here’s what you need to know.

At the wave’s most deadly point, March 8, 401 lives were lost. Still, the extended box-checking exercise before the flight did make me wonder if many would pass on Bali’s…