Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ ocean fleet has taken up temporary residence in Scotland’s Firth of Forth, just outside the Port of Rosyth.The relocation comes during the company’s pause in cruise operations, which is currently running until May 23rd.Fred. Olsen’s Balmoral,…
The COVID-19 pandemic could have an impact of 54,733 million euros on Spanish tourism GDP in 2020, dropping 32.4% compared to last year according to forecasts from the Alliance for Excellency in Tourism (EXCELTUR).Of this number, 15,595 million correspond to…
Hurtigruten has extended the temporary suspension of operations from pole-to-pole until May 12th.While the expedition cruise line has not yet had any confirmed or suspected cases on any ships, the decision was taken as countries around the world impose restrictions…
The global outbreak of Covid-19 has decimated the latest traffic figures from Norwegian.The company experienced a dramatic drop in demand last month following government-imposed travel restrictions and a general travel decline.Norwegian responded to this global change in demand and adapted…
The World Travel & Tourism Council has urged the UK government and EU authorities to implement exceptional flexibility around consumer refunds.The private sector body argues the move will alleviate the unbearable pressure on the tourism sector as a result of…
Emirates has received approval from authorities in the United Arab Emirates to carry passengers on a limited number of routes.Effective Monday, flights will commence from Dubai to London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels and Zurich.The carrier, which suspended the majority of…
In France, Germany and Italy, the turnover of Airbnb has been cut dramatically. In several European countries, the Airbnb sales collapsed by about half between mid-February and mid-March, according to data from the analytics company Airdna.The turnover in Germany within…
Airbus is to pause the majority of production in Spain until April 9th as the country continues to battle one of the worst Covid-19 outbreaks in Europe.The Spanish government announced new measures in the fight against the pandemic earlier.These measures…
The NHS has enlisted Virgin Atlantic and easyJet to help staff new Nightingale hospitals as part of the fight against coronavirus.The airlines are asking staff who have not been working since the Covid-19 pandemic started to ground planes to consider…
Europcar Mobility Group has launched the ‘Together’ programme to support the movement of workers in emergency service sectors in light of the Covid-19 crisis.As part of the programme, the group will also work in partnership with retailers and other businesses,…
