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Plane Demand Plummets as COVID-19 Continues to Blight Travel Industry
Just nine orders for commercial aircraft were placed globally in August due to the coronavirus pandemic, making it the lowest for the month on record, according to aerospace trade body ADS. “The figure is a 59% decline in August 2019 and a 91.3% decline in two years ago. Since the start of the crisis in…
Germany Voted Best Crisis Manager by Startups
Germany is considered a success by European startups when it comes to crisis management and resilience in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to the initial results of a survey by Startups & Places. The annual survey, which was launched in June 2020 and is still open, aims to map and share the most significant trends…
COVID-19: Is a Second Wave Coming to Europe?
Some health experts around the world have been warning about a new wave of the coronavirus pandemic but another group is reluctant to label the rise in cases a “second wave”, arguing that it is too soon to predict how the situation will pan out. According to Euronews, the World Health Organization warned in late…
Portugal Added to UK COVID-19 Safe Travel List
Portugal is being added to the UK’s safe travel list, meaning arrivals from the country will be exempt from quarantine while Croatia, Austria, and Trinidad and Tobago are being removed, the British transport secretary has revealed. Grant Shapps announced the change in government policy in a tweet on Thursday: “Data shows we need to remove…
IATA Urges Europe to Lift Border Restrictions, Warns of 60% Drop in Air Passenger Numbers
The global aviation body has urged governments across Europe to coordinate to lift border restrictions and find alternatives to COVID-19 quarantine measures in order to help save the industry from sinking into a deeper crisis. “Although the European market has seen an increase in the number of flights in recent months, supported by the reopening…
What Will Web Summit 2020 Look Like?
Last year around this time, tech enthusiasts were preparing themselves to travel to Lisbon to attend Web Summit—one of the largest annual gatherings of entrepreneurs and investors in the world. But much has changed since last year. The world has turned almost upside down by a virus that is responsible for an unprecedented pandemic with…
Why Is Lisbon an Ideal Startup Hub?
Some cities around the globe have carved out such a special place in the minds of people in the startup world that they are effortlessly associated with the best business launch experience. European cities like London, Paris, Berlin, and Barcelona are usually mentioned in the same breath as San Francisco or New York when discussing…
COVID-19 Mass Layoffs Brewing in Europe
The viral coronavirus outbreak has left millions of people around the world in financial limbo, without income or with insufficient earnings as their bills pile up. Many businesses have started scaling back their workforce as the prospect of a quick recovery from the pandemic fades, with airline companies making some of the biggest job cuts….
Cateno De Luca: The Unlikely Public Face of Italy’s Coronavirus Fight
It’s a safe bet to say that not many people had heard about Messina before Italy became the flashpoint of the coronavirus pandemic with a death toll of over 15,000 and counting—the highest in the world. However, the mayor of the city of 232,000 people on the island of Sicily has put Messina on the…