The International Air Transport Association has released an updated analysis showing that the Covid-19 crisis will see airline passenger revenues drop by $314 billion in 2020.The figure represents a 55 per cent decline compared to 2019.On March 24th IATA estimated…
Windstar Cruises canceled the Star Breeze’s 2020 Alaska program, due to a delay in the completion of the ship’s current renovation in Italy.Citing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Windstar now anticipates that the ship will leave the Fincantieri shipyard…
Seabourn will extend a pause in its global operations to include departures through to the end of June.The brand had previously announced its five ships would not sail before May 14th, effectively cancelling all voyages scheduled to operate before then.The…
The nine publicly traded mainline U.S. airlines will shrink by approximately 100,000 employees this year and reduce their aggregate fleet size by approximately 900 aircraft, according to an analysis by Cowen Research. However, Cowen does not believe that any of…
Princess Cruises delayed the Enchanted Princess’ inaugural season until Aug. 1, citing the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on European shipyards.Currently under construction at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, the Enchanted Princess was originally scheduled to enter service in Europe…
In this ongoing series, we explore how humans of travel are mitigating the ongoing COVID19 outbreak. Saran Subba, Founder and MD, Hi on Life reflects upon Nepal’s capability to deal with crises in the tourism industry.It is really strange times…
The COVID-19 UIF Beneficiary Process Temporary Employers Relief Scheme (TERS) has been finalised and applications are open.TERS is the final product of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA), the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)…
With more than three billion people around the world under lockdown, airlines grounded and many airports closed, global tourism has ground to a halt.The principality of Monaco has been heavily affected.But during this hiatus for the tourism industry worldwide, the…
Crystal Expedition Cruises has postponed the launch of its luxury expedition ship, Crystal Endeavor.The news comes following the temporary closure of the MV Werften shipyards, which halted operations in ship production to protect its employees during the Covid-19 global pandemic.Due…
In a huge blow to Alaska tourism, Princess Cruises and Holland America Line canceled most of their Alaska sailings this summer and all of their land-based products.The two Carnival Corp. brands account for half of all cruise capacity in Alaska…
