Harry Sommer, chief executive of cruise firm NCL, told a panel discussion at the ITB Berlin virtual event: “The key ask is to approach this from a partnership perspective.
“Until quite recently governments have operated independently of other governments and independent of the tourism industry.
“A more collaborative approach would get us a little more quickly to our end goal.”
Nick Careen, from airlines organisation Iata, called for international standards on Covid protocols to be agreed to allow travel to resume effectively.