The Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise (SMME) Department of Tourism is officially open for applications, with the Department of Tourism encouraging eligible businesses to apply for the COVID-19 Tourism Relief Fund from April 7 to May 30.According to a statement…
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has now advising British travellers to avoid all non-essential global travel “indefinitely”.The move extends advice originally issued on March 17th that had initially been expected to be in place for 30 days.The government body is…
International Airlines Group has confirmed further cuts to its planned schedule, with only ten per cent of flights now set to operate in April and May.In mid-March, the group – which owns Iberia, British Airways and Aer Lingus – had…
More Spanish hotels are getting ready to open their doors to people affected by a coronavirus (COVID-19) in the coming days. The project is coordinated by the Ministry of Health and the Madrid Hotel Association (AEHM).Currently, Spain is in the…
Stephen Hawking famously said that ‘intelligence is the ability to adapt to change’, and the coronavirus pandemic has made companies face a great change – including in the tourism sector. Words like telecommuting or remote work, virtual meetings, and tools…
MSC Cruises has further extended the halting of all its new cruise departures fleet-wide through to May 29th.The decision comes in light of the continued extraordinary circumstances the world is facing in connection with the Covid-19 virus global health emergency.The…
TUI AG has received the approval of the German government for a bridging loan of €1.8 billion from the KfW.The funds of Germany’s state-owned development bank are to be used to increase TUI’s existing credit line with its banks amounting…
Tourism businesses that do not qualify for the R200 million (€10.41m) Tourism SMME Relief Fund announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier this week may apply to the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) for subsidies to fund their employees’ wages.When providing…
The International Air Transport Association has updated its analysis of the revenue impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global air transport industry.Owing to the severity of travel restrictions and the expected global recession, IATA now estimates that industry passenger…
Sandals Resorts International will close its properties in the Caribbean until May 15th to protect guests and staff against the spread of Covid-19.All resorts under both the Beaches and Sandals brands are expected to close their doors in March 30th.In…
