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Airlines recommend to carry a mouth-nose cover throughout the entire journey

  From Monday, May 4, 2020, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group are asking all passengers to wear a mouth-nose cover on board their flights....

European Consumer Centre Ireland issues guidance on airline vouchers and refunds

    “Under the provisions of Regulation EU 261/2004, when the passenger chooses a refund, this can be processed “in cash, by electronic bank transfer, bank orders...

AEGEAN Trade Update

Given the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, travel restrictions imposed by Greece, EU and other states, as well as the newly adapted measures...

Airlines to shed staff due to COVID-19

Shakespeare once wrote "beware the ides of March " which could be updated to "the ides of May "judging by the significant job losses...

Malta Tourism Authority Extends Travel Ban

The update NOTAM A0366/20 from the Malta Tourism Authority extends the current travel ban to/from Malta to 31 May 2020. Expiry of NOTAM A0272/20, which...

Las Vegas to host IPW in 2021

The U.S. Travel Association has announced that its annual trade show, IPW, will next be held in Las Vegas May 10-14, 2021. This year's IPW,...

The Florida Keys launches ‘Safer at Home’ initiative

The Florida Keys tourism council has launched a ‘Safer at Home’ initiative to promote ‘stay-at-home’ directives to combat COVID-19, while also maintaining awareness of...

ABTA Announces Postponement of Morocco 2020 Travel Convention

ABTA has announced that this year’s Morocco-based Travel Convention, due to be held in Marrakech in October 2020, has been postponed until the same...

Repatriations, Refunds and New Bookings

Covid-19 has now pushed a fourth Irish travel agency (Flyaway Travel) into permanent closure, but how are those travel agents still in business –...

Flyaway Travel and Cruises For You Cease to Trade

The Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) has announced that Pamela Brownlee, trading as Flyaway Travel and Cruises For You, is unable to fulfil its...

WTTC Now Estimates 100+m Job Losses in Travel and Tourism

The travel and tourism sector faces more than 100 million job losses due to Covid-19, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). The figure,...

Travel Counsellors Wins Second UK Queen’s Award for International Trade

Independent travel company Travel Counsellors has received a UK Queen’s Award for Enterprise in recognition of the company’s growth in global markets. This is...

Philippines Has Four in World’s 20 Most Instagrammed Ecotourism Attractions

With today, Wednesday 22nd April, being Earth Day, SaveonEnergy has announced the top 20 ecotourism attractions in the world that are the most Instagrammed –...

Malta Tourism Authority appoints Mimi Visheva to new Trade Trainer Role

The Malta Tourism Authority is delighted to announce that it has created a new Trade Trainer role and appointed Mimi Visheva.  MTA created the new...

Amazing Thailand to Introduce New Safety and Health Administration Certification

Amazing Thailand, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), in collaboration with the public and private sector partners, is introducing an 'Amazing Thailand Safety and...

Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited launches ‘RCL Cares’

Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited (Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara and Silversea Cruises) has launched a new online hub ‘RCL Cares’ to support...

KPMG Appointed as Interim Examiner to CityJet

RTE has reported that CityJet has applied to the High Court to appoint an interim examiner to the company. The airline applied to the...

WTM Portfolio unveils resource platform WTM Global Hub

WTM Portfolio will launch a new online portal, WTM Global Hub, to connect and support travel industry professionals around the world.The resource hub will...

UNWTO Report: Travel Restrictions Now Virtually Universal

The scale of disruption caused by Covid-19 to global tourism is shown in a comprehensive new report on travel restrictions from the World Tourism...

Silversea Introduces Reduced Deposit and $1,000 Onboard Spending Credit

Silversea Cruises has introduced new measures to offer unprecedented flexibility to travellers, reducing its deposit requirement to €900 per suite for any new booking...

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