The lifestyle of the rich and famous – or high-net-worth (HNW) individuals – often includes a lot of travel. In addition to the risks that all travellers face, however, from illness to accidents and getting mugged in a foreign city, fame and wealth call for extra caution, as well as special measures to ensure privacy. Clara Bullock spoke to assistance providers about how they take care of their HNW clients
The nightmare year of 2020 brought the airline industry’s first decade of sustained profitability to a shuddering halt. The coronavirus pandemic tore through in a tumultuous, unprecedented way, leaving carriers in a deep hole, along with a constellation of aerospace manufacturers, airports and leasing firms. 2021 is shaping up to be a transition year for an enterprise that takes passengers on the equivalent of 208 million annual trips around the globe. At best, the path ahead will be bumpy, with progress toward a return to travel dependent on the pace of vaccine roll-outs, access to capital, government policies and the unpredictability of a virus that’s not yet fully understood. Still, there will be leaps, including the first commercial flights to near-space.
Airlines Try Ultra-Cheap Fares to Get the World Flying Again
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January 7, 2021
A member of flight crew sits next to social distancing signs at LondonÂs Heathrow Airport. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) The nightmare year of 2020 brought the airline industryâs first decade of sustained profitability to a shuddering halt. The coronavirus pandemic tore through in a tumultuous, unprecedented way, leaving carriers in a deep hole, along with a constellation of aerospace manufacturers, airports and leasing firms.
2021 is shaping up to be a transition year for an enterprise that takes passengers on the equivalent of 208 million annual trips around the globe. At best, the path ahead will be bumpy, with progress toward a return to travel dependent on the pace of vaccine roll-outs, access to capital, government policies and the unpredictability of a virus thatâs not yet fully understood. Still, there will be leaps, including th
Airlines try ultra-cheap fares to get the world flying again
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The nightmare year of 2020 brought the airline industry’s first decade of sustained profitability to a shuddering halt. The coronavirus pandemic tore through in a tumultuous, unprecedented way, leaving carriers in a deep hole, along with a constellation of aerospace manufacturers, airports and leasing firms.
2021 is shaping up to be a transition year for an enterprise that takes passengers on the equivalent of 208 million annual trips around the globe. At best, the path ahead will be bumpy, with progress toward a return to travel dependent on the pace of vaccine roll-outs, access to capital, government policies and the unpredictability of a virus that’s not yet fully understood. Still, there will be leaps, including the first commercial flights to nea
Despite progress, backups persist on Christmas Eve at Port of Dover
Lizzy Burden, Deirdre Hipwell and Christopher Jasper, Bloomberg
Dec. 24, 2020
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Trucks and vehicles sit in stationary traffic on the access road toward the Port of Dover in Dover, England, on Dec. 23, 2020. Routes to Dover, Britain s busiest cross-channel port, have been choked for days after France shut its border with Britain, blaming an outbreak of a novel strain of the coronavirus.Bloomberg photo by Chris Ratcliffe
Britain s main trucking gateway to the European Union remained backed up for a fifth day, despite progress moving traffic through the Port of Dover.