The Covid-19 pandemic has put most 2020 ship delivery dates into question, but Silversea Cruises’ ship being purpose-built for the Galapagos Islands, the Silver Origin, will launch in late August, only about one month late.Silversea credits Dutch shipyard De Hoop’s…
Coronavirus brought the travel industry to a standstill with breakneck speed. But as Australians and New Zealanders have been warned time and time again, the recovery will be the opposite — painfully slow.The world we left behind when the pandemic…
The EU Commission recommends that travel vouchers for trips that had to be cancelled because of the coronavirus should be valid for at least one year. According to this recommendation, airlines and travel providers should grant customers the same flight…
The Covid-19 pandemic has erased more than half of the 15.8 million travel-related jobs in the U.S., according to new data released by the U.S. Travel Association.The new numbers compiled by research firm Tourism Economics show the industry’s unemployment rate…
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…
Despite being hit hard by the coronavirus crisis, some airlines are trying to organize themselves to deliver an adapted flight schedule in May and the following weeks. Tourism Review provides an update on the airlines relaunching their international flights schedules.Air…
For the first time, Norwegian Cruise Line will introduce roundtrip cruises from Cape Town, starting December 2021, as part of more than 20 new destinations included in its 2021 to 2023 sailings. The new itineraries have been designed to appeal…
May 12 was the 35th anniversary of the opening of Mount Pleasant Airport in the Falkland Islands. A milestone that definitively changed the life and future of the Islands, helping to boost trade and tourism.The British Ministry of Defense reached…
The CEO of the world’s busiest airport for international travel wants to get the globe flying again, but even he acknowledges everything remains up in the air during the coronavirus pandemic.Paul Griffiths oversees what now is a much quieter Dubai…
NEW YORK (AP) — Ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft are requiring drivers and passengers to wear masks while using their services, joining a growing list of transportation companies hoping to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 as some cities emerge from…
