Marriott International has updated its cancellation policy as it seeks to encourage travellers into booking hotel rooms once the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is past.For guests with existing reservations for any future arrival date, the company will allow full…
The Scenic Group will suspend operations for land tours, river and ocean cruises until the end of June at the earliest in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.The move includes Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours and Emerald Cruises.Colin Downing, managing…
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,…
Jerusalem’s tourism industry has been badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic – similar to other countries with the developed travel trade. The local authorities banned any tours to the city until December 2020 leaving the industry players and owners with…
ABTA has postponed its annual travel convention in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.The Morocco-based event was due to take place in October 2020, and will now be moved until the same time next year.The association will instead hold a…
Eighty-one people on the Greg Mortimer cruise ship, which has been stranded off the coast of Uruguay for almost two weeks and has over 90 Australians on board, have tested positive for coronavirus.In a statement on Monday the cruise ship…
Etihad Airways will partner with Australian company Elenium Automation to trial new technology which allows self-service devices at airports to be used to help identify travellers with medical conditions.The device can potentially detect the early stages of Covid-19.The national airline…
Las Vegas has been synonymous with casinos for nearly all of the last 100 years. It is the gaming capital of the United States and, until very recently, the world. Casinos are the lifeblood of the city, which has grown…
These are difficult times for the tourism industry and losses are immeasurable. The situation calls for action, and companies will need to be as creative as possible to survive the crisis. Inspired by ideas from many companies, there are three…
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…
