Qantas A380 will take off from the runway in Saxony, Dresden on August 21, 2020 Tino Plunert | Image Alliance | Getty Images SINGAPORE – Asia Pacific airline stocks traded Tuesday after numerous announcements significantly improved the outlook for international air travel. Qantas Airways shares in Australia rose 2.55% while Air New Zealand shares rose…

Travelers wearing protective masks walk past a sign pointing to a Covid-19 test site in Terminal 5 of John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York on March 26, 2021. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images Several major airline sites were temporarily down on Monday due to an issue with the Google software…

Norwegian Cruise Line CEO Frank Del Rio said Monday he was confident the cruise company could set sail safely for the first time in more than a year this summer. Earlier in the day, the company sent the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a proposal on how Norwegian cruise lines could resume operation…

According to Glenn Fogel, CEO of the travel company Booking Holdings, so-called vaccination cards would make traveling safer as more and more people are being vaccinated against the coronavirus. “I’m not sure why people are still against it to make travel safer for people,” Fogel said in an interview on CNBC’s The Exchange. The Biden…

An empty seat and bench will appear after the scheduled start time in the fifth game of the first round of the Eastern Conference between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Orlando Magic during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena in the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on August 26th Shown in 2020 is…

Dr. Scott Gottlieb explained on Monday how he is trying to protect his three young daughters from the coronavirus while still allowing them to visit friends before their age groups can be vaccinated against Covid-19. Gottlieb explained his approach to “Squawk Box” after co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin asked the former FDA chief for his thoughts…

Here are the top news, trends, and analysis investors need to get their trading day started: 1. Dow is expected to rise following Friday’s strong employment report Trader on the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE 2. Yellen is pushing for a global minimum tax on companies Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends a business briefing…

A health worker holds a box of the AstraZeneneca vaccine at the Bamrasnaradura Institute for Infectious Diseases in Nonthaburi Province on the outskirts of Bangkok. Chaiwat subprasome | SOPA pictures | LightRocket via Getty Images The coronavirus shot developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University will be Thailand’s “main vaccine” as the country seeks to revitalize…

South Asia is on the brink of a wake-up call as it watches the world in its efforts to close the gender gap, an expert told CNBC. The World Economic Forum predicts that it could now take 195 years to achieve gender equality in the region – 59 years more than the global average. Corporations…

Drazen_ | E + | Getty Images Now that spring has arrived and it looks like an end to the pandemic is in sight, many Americans are planning vacations again – and they’re booking beach destinations on a massive scale, Trivago says. On the global online accommodation platform based in Düsseldorf, “clickouts” – users who…