Category Archives: Make travel safe again

At Last! Covid-19: First UK airport coronavirus testing begins

BBC News – Covid-19: First UK airport coronavirus testing begins https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54604100 At last, the first steps are being taken to implement the most logical way to start the long process of restoring the travel sector – test before departure. Since May of this year, TravelSafe Systems (TSS) has been campaigning for an international standard toContinue reading “At Last! Covid-19: First UK airport coronavirus testing begins”

UK Airlines urge to test arrivals to cut Covid quarantine times. TravelSafe Systems agrees but advocates “if you want our tourists, we will test them before they leave but please test them on the way back”

There is an increasing number of calls from the travel sector to create a more robust system for testing travellers. TravelSafe Systems welcomes this development but, after seven months of the industry being torn apart by the virus, there is still no collective global approach for what is a highly interconnected industry. The chief executivesContinue reading “UK Airlines urge to test arrivals to cut Covid quarantine times. TravelSafe Systems agrees but advocates “if you want our tourists, we will test them before they leave but please test them on the way back””

Conservative MPs join calls for airport testing instead of blanket quarantines | Travel Weekly

Boris Johnson urged to reform policy Source: Conservative MPs join calls for airport testing instead of blanket quarantines | Travel Weekly There is clearly a growing realisation that a coordinated international approach to testing is required across aviation networks. Single minded, single country policies are an inappropriate approach for such an interconnected global sector. Some UKContinue reading “Conservative MPs join calls for airport testing instead of blanket quarantines | Travel Weekly”

World Travel Tourism Council (WTTC) Calls Upon Governments to Implement Comprehensive Testing Facilities at Airports: TravelSafe Systems Agrees and is Ready

Source: News Article | World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) At last TravelSafe Systems does not feel alone in calling for a global approach to develop a meaningful COVID-19 aviation containment plan.  We support The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) in its latest announcement and would go further and seek to collaborate with WTTC,Continue reading “World Travel Tourism Council (WTTC) Calls Upon Governments to Implement Comprehensive Testing Facilities at Airports: TravelSafe Systems Agrees and is Ready”

Coronavirus: Why isn’t the UK testing travelers on arrival? Perhaps because the Government is not listening?

The current start-stop situation is a calamity for the travel sector and tourism economies. The lack of joined-up thinking and collaboration across nations is, simply put, going to destroy the sector. A latest BBC article references government officials that state that testing on arrival does not make sense as people may not have yet completedContinue reading “Coronavirus: Why isn’t the UK testing travelers on arrival? Perhaps because the Government is not listening?”

France and Norway threaten to CLOSE their border with Spain over soaring coronavirus cases | Daily Mail Online

With the virus likely to be around for many years this type of headline is likely to be a regular occurrence. Any rising demand for travel will of course be impacted as consumers will be concerned with making bookings and parting with money that they may not see again. Cancellation rates in Spain are asContinue reading “France and Norway threaten to CLOSE their border with Spain over soaring coronavirus cases | Daily Mail Online”

European CE IVD Approval for LAMP test Delivered by TravelSafe Systems paving the way for rapid pre-departure testing and safer travel

After comprehensive medical testing, TravelSafe Systems (TSS) is happy to announce that the COVID-19 LAMP test, which certifies its iWarrant, has achieved CE IVD registration. The test, using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) technology, certifying TravelSafe Systems iWarrant, has passed its performance evaluation and is now fully approved for diagnostic use in humans. This is theContinue reading “European CE IVD Approval for LAMP test Delivered by TravelSafe Systems paving the way for rapid pre-departure testing and safer travel”

Two thirds of Brits would feel unsafe on a plane | YouGov

A recent YouGov poll reveals that nearly two thirds of the public (64%) would not feel safe travelling by plane currently, up from 40% on 8 June. There is a similar unease about other types of international transport. Over half of Brits (55%) say they’d feel unsafe travelling by train, while 48% would not feelContinue reading “Two thirds of Brits would feel unsafe on a plane | YouGov”

Heathrow demands more government action to help aviation as quarantine triggers 95% crash in travellers to UK | London Evening Standard

“We’re ready to pilot a testing system on arrival for passengers from “red” countries as an alternative to quarantine, but even better would be to test passengers before they get on a plane. This requires a Common International Standard for testing, which the UK government could take a global lead in setting up.” John Holland-Kaye,Continue reading “Heathrow demands more government action to help aviation as quarantine triggers 95% crash in travellers to UK | London Evening Standard”