Cruise vessel Zaandam prevented from disembarking in Chilean ports
A cruise ship with more than 1,800 people aboard – including 42 complaining of flu-like symptoms – was prevented from docking in Chile due…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics delayed until next summer
The Tokyo 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic games will be moved to next year as the world battles the coronavirus outbreak.The event had been due to …
Carnival ship’s transformation put on hold
Carnival Cruise Line is suspending work on the Carnival Victory’s refurbishment in Spain. After a $200 million overhaul, the ship is to be renam…
IBTM Connect to showcase industry knowledge online
IBTM Events has launched a new online platform, IBTM Connect.The service is a resource hub for business events professionals to access and share knowl…
Norwegian secures NOK3 billion in government support
Low-cost carrier Norwegian has secured the necessary approvals to unlock emergency funding.The Norwegian government last week proposed a guarantee of …
Oman Air to ground all flights from Sunday
Oman Air will be suspending all passenger services to and from Muscat from noon on Sunday.No date has been announced for the resumption of services, w…
Travel advisor resource: A list of airlines’ refund policies
Airlines have canceled enormous portions of their scheduled flights for the remainder of March, April and going into May due to the coronavirus pandem…
Crocs, cane toads and corellas on the river to Kalumburu
I first heard about the Kimberley from Ben Weigl, during the first New Zealand packrafting meet-up in Murchison in January 2016. Red rock, aboriginal …
Foreign & Commonwealth Office urges Brits overseas to return home
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has advised all British people travelling abroad to return to the UK now, if commercial flights are still availa…
Banyan Tree eyes Myanmar expansion with new joint venture
Banyan Tree Holdings and Myanmar Treasure Hotel & Resort Group Company (known as Htoo Hospitality) have signed a joint venture agreement for the f…
Ewing to lead Turks & Caicos Islands Tourist Board
The Turks & Caicos Islands Tourist Board has announced the appointment of Pamela Ewing as director of tourism.Minister of tourism, Ralph Higgs, co…
Etihad Airways to ground all flights from midnight
Etihad Airways will temporarily suspend all flights to, from, and via Abu Dhabi following a decision by the national emergency crisis and disaster man…
Central and South American Nations Implement COVID-19 Measures
Central and South American nations are implementing measures to combat COVID-19, with several enacting travel restrictions and social distancing measu…
Air Chathams maintaining Whanganui to Auckland flights despite Covid-19 cut backs
Air Chathams is maintaining flights between Whanganui and Auckland, and says it’s doing everything in its power to ensure passenger health and w…
Bench Events to launch Hospitality Tomorrow online conference
Bench Events is organising a complete online conference to bring together industry leaders to discuss the unprecedented economic circumstances caused …
Manchester Airport to cut operations to single terminal
Manchester Airport will temporarily close two of its terminals from next week following a sharp drop in traffic as the world battles an outbreak of Co…
The upside of the pandemic: less pollution in China and Italy
NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) pollution monitoring satellites have detected significant decreases in nitrogen (NO2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) ov…
Foreign & Commonwealth Office urges Brits overseas to return home
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has advised all British people travelling abroad to return to the UK now, if commercial flights are still availa…
Destinations where you can spot the majestic big cats
It’s spine-tingling, thrilling, alluring: it’s the adrenaline rush that comes when you know you are being watched by a pair of piercing ey…