Airports can be the most crowded and stressful places in
the world because of the slow-moving queues and bustling gates. Regardless of
the negative aspects associated with commercial air travel, on a general note,
it is an impressive system, with the biggest air transit hubs recording
passenger traffic numbers that rival the populations of large countries.
The Infographic used here has data from Airports Council International (ACI) to rank the top 10 busiest airports in the world, looking at total passengers enplaned and deplaned, with passengers in transit counted once.
Airbnb bookings were seen to be cut by more than 40 percent due to the Covid 19 pandemic in 2020, but were seen to bounce back remarkably well in 2021 and 2022. Driven by the strong uptick in international travel in 2022, Airbnb received bookings more than double compared to 2020 and last year, as the number of nights and experiences booked through the platform surpassed its pre-pandemic extreme. Viewing the gross booking value, Airbnb's performance in 2022 was even more impressive as it exceeded 2019 levels by more than 66 percent, all thanks to average daily rates that were considerably higher last year than they were in 2019.
Travelling can be as simple as just booking flights, finding
a hotel, and, then simply flying, but it all depends on the passport you carry.
But for many people across the world, it is not that easy. A
number of passport holders need to get a travel/tourist visa before their
arrival. These visas normally require approval from the destination country’s
government that can take a few weeks or months.
For example, Japanese passport holders are able to visit 193
countries without pre-approval (nearly every country on Earth). Afghans, on the
other hand, can only visit 27 countries with the same level of ease.
The ranking shown here uses data from Henley & Partners,
which determines the number of countries to which a passport holder has
visa-free access.
When we talk about visa openness and easy travel for African
citizens, the most open countries in Africa to list are The Gambia, Benin, and
Seychelles. According to the 2022 Africa Visa Openness Report, the three countries
do not require a visa from citizens from any country on the continent. In contrast
to these countries are Egypt and Sudan, as they rank on the last spots of the
list and require a visa from citizens from all other countries.
Out of 54, 36 of African countries have improved or
maintained their visa openness score since 2016 making Intra-continental travel
an ease for African citizens. Partial appreciation is for the start of acceptance
of e-visas, growing from 9 countries offering the service in 2016 (when the
first report was published) to 24 nations, including South Africa and Morocco,
according to last years’ list.
The Global 7500 jet has a record breaking speed of 0.925 Mach (708mph), three times the speed of an F1 car. It is also leading compared to other private jet aircrafts with a range of 14,260km enabling 17 hours of flight without a fuel stop. The performance capabilities don't stop there, the Global 7500 aircraft has a maximum altitude of 51,000ft (18x higher than Burj Khalifa) which makes it a smoother journey for passengers with less turbulence.
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