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in Africa

Ethiopian Airlines reduces UK services

Ethiopian Airlines has announced temporary schedule adjustments to its UK flight operations.From today, and for a period of four weeks, the airline has paused the four times weekly Manchester operation and reduced its daily flight to Heathrow to three weekly…

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in South America

IBTM Americas delayed until August

Reed Exhibitions Mexico has announced that IBTM Americas 2020 has been delayed.Scheduled to take place in late May, the event will now be hosted at Centro Citibanamex on August 26th-27th.The announcement was made following extensive consultation with all stakeholders and…

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in Oceania

Qantas secures new funding as coronavirus battle continues

Qantas has completed a new round of debt funding, securing $1.05 billion in additional liquidity to strengthen its position as it manages through the Coronavirus outbreak.This debt has been secured against part of the group’s fleet of unencumbered aircraft, which…

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in North America

ASTA touts its advocacy work for rescue bill

Not long before President Trump signed the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (Cares) Act into law on Friday, ASTA executives detailed the Society’s work to get travel advisors included in the bill’s relief measures.ASTA held a webinar…

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in News

TUI secures €1.8 billion loan from German government

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…

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in Europe

Europcar offers support to keyworkers with new programme

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,…

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in Asia

Nakheel pledges financial support to customers

Master developer Nakheel has announced an AED230 million economic relief package for customers in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.The initiative is in line with the economic stimulus launched under the direction of sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler…

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in Africa

Robben Island Museum goes virtual

Robben Island Museum has suspended all tours until April 16, in compliance with the nationwide 21-day lockdown. It will however, provide a virtual tour experience.Visitors can download the Robben Island Museum app on Google Play Store and App Store, or…

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in Oceania

Crocs, cane toads and corellas on the river to Kalumburu

I first heard about the Kimberley from Ben Weigl, during the first New Zealand packrafting meet-up in Murchison in January 2016. Red rock, aboriginal art, crocodiles, amazing fishing, interesting and varied paddling, in one of the most remote corners of…

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