The Coronavirus pandemic has brought the tourism industry worldwide into an unprecedented crisis. Russia is the second most affected country after the USA and Russian tourism has also suffered greatly. However, the start of the process of normalization is approaching…
The American giants Airbnb and TripAdvisor as well as their Dutch group Booking.com will soon have a competitor in France. The French government plans to set up a national booking platform dedicated to tourists who want to access offers for…
The pending end of Lufthansa Group’s participation in the Sabre GDS could be a sign of things to come, according to Phocuswright senior analyst Norm Rose.“I see a major trend toward NDC adoption and to some level of GDS bypass,”…
Comair’s business rescue practitioners, Shaun Collyer and Richard Ferguson, held the first formal meetings with creditors and employees today (May 19), according to a press release.The next step in the business rescue process is the formation of a creditors’ committee,…
Riu Hotels & Resorts will begin reopening properties on May 25 with the Riu Plaza Berlin in Germany and the Riu Plaza Guadalajara in Mexico.Riu shuttered all 99 of its hotels in March.The 357-room Riu Plaza Berlin and 550-room Riu…
The European Commission has invited the Schengen Member States and Schengen associated countries to extend the temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU by a further 30 days until 15 June.“The lifting of travel restrictions should be gradual: as…
Once the de-escalation program kicks in, tourism will be the industry that will take the longest to recover, to the extent that Spanish hotels won’t be opening “until the end of June, beginning of July” due to the absence of…
Airlines will not have to leave seats empty, but passengers flying in the European Union will have to wear masks on planes and in airports under plans to revive the travel industry.The European Commission made the non-binding recommendations on Wednesday…
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Wednesday unveiled its plan to help citizens across the 27 nations salvage their summer vacations after months of tough coronavirus confinement and to hopefully resurrect Europe’s badly battered tourism industry.Around 150,000 people have…
After significant capacity cuts at the beginning of April, Lufthansa will now restart services in Europe and Germany to cater for renewed demand for air travel.The airline’s repatriation schedule will end on May 31 and make way for its June…
