Low-cost carrier Norwegian has secured the necessary approvals to unlock emergency funding.The Norwegian government last week proposed a guarantee of NOK6 billion for the Norwegian airline industry, o…
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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, congratulated Ewing on her appointment and stated: &…
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) over China, Germany, Italy and Spain related to the …
Good idea: tourism businesses show solidarity in hard times
Hotels made available to medical staff, cruise ships transformed into hospital ships… Tourism companies are mobilizing to help stem the coronavirus pandemic.Strongly affected by the spread of C…
WTTC: One million tourism jobs lost daily in coronavirus outbreak
As many as one million jobs are being lost every day in the tourism sector due to the sweeping effect of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council.According to the …
Foreign & Commonwealth Office advises Brits against all non-essential foreign travel for 30 days
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has advised British citizens against all non-essential international travel, initially for a period of 30 days.The advice takes effect immediately.The change in a…
TUI River Cruises postpones European debut
The launch of TUI River Cruises has been postponed, with all sailings cancelled until May 2nd.The first public voyages were due to depart on March 29th, with itineraries on a number of European waterw…
Norwegian to lay off 90 per cent of workforce
Norwegian will gradually cancel most of its flights and temporarily lay off a majority of its workforce due to stagnating demand and enforced travel restrictions in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.&…
Cunard and P&O Cruises suspend sailings until April
As a result of the continued impact of Covid-19, Cunard will be suspending new cruises on its ships until April 11th.The move follows a recommendation by the Cruise Lines International Association for…
Lufthansa Group to continue limited United States operations
Lufthansa Group has said it will continue to offer flights to the USA from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Belgium.The decision comes despite the new travel guidelines ordered by the Trump administr…