South Africa will finally be removed from the UK’s travel red list, following the latest announcement from Transport Secretary Grant Shapps this afternoon.
The new rules come into effect at 4am on Monday, October 11. Until then travellers arriving in Britain from red list destinations are subject to a mandatory 10-day hotel quarantine. More than 430,000 British tourists visited South Africa in 2019.
Following the third wave of Covid-19 that peaked in mid-July, cases have been falling in South Africa. As of October 7, its seven-day infection rate is 16.7 per 100,000. By comparison, the UK’s current rate is 381.9
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Online travel powerhouse Expedia Group plans to unify and expand customer loyalty program offerings across its portfolio of brands.
The move will result in “the most complete travel rewards offering in the industry,” according to the Seattle-based firm, with member discounts and reward earning and redemption on flights, hotels, vacation rentals, car rentals, cruises, and activities across all Expedia Group brands.
Travel brands impacted include Expedia, Hotels.com, Orbitz, Travelocity and Vrbo.
The step addresses, on a corporate level, a problem that has plagued consumer loyalty efforts. Ever since American Airlines in 1981 became the
Hotel chain Oyo from India has filed for an initial public offering in the hopes of raising $1.16 billion –83 billion rupees– with new shares worth 7 billion rupees, as per a draft submitted to the country’s market authority. The travel start-up is backed by the likes of SoftBank Vision Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Sequoia Capital India.
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According to CNBC, existing shareholders could sell shares worth up to 14.3 billion rupees. Further, “Oyo would also consider issuing shares worth
