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Eur 10 billion loss for tourism in France!

The shortfall for the tourism sector in France is estimated at “about 10 billion euros for the first four months of the year”, due to the coronavirus crisis, the Secretary of State for Tourism, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyn, announced last week.The Secretary…

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in Asia

Caribbean tourism also hit hard by coronavirus

The coronavirus has hit many parts of the world – the Caribbean included. What concerns many businesses in the region is the impact on the biggest market segment – Caribbean tourism.The past few weeks have been quite successful for the…

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in Africa

Airlink changes to affect overseas market

Airlink has made further changes to its schedule of flights on certain routes in response to the newly introduced travel restrictions announced by the SA government to curb the spread of COVID-19.“The emergency measures will restrict travel to and from…

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in South America

Austrian Airlines to ground all flights from Thursday

Austrian Airlines has announced it will temporarily suspend all scheduled flight operations as of Thursday.The Lufthansa-owned carrier said it was reacting to restrictions imposed by many countries in response to the increased spread of the coronavirus.As a result, the last…

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in Oceania

Dire coronavirus news not killing travel to safe places

Despite all the conference cancellations, colleges going online, businesses grounding travel and growing consumer fears of Covid-19, there remained bright spots in the travel industry last week, with advisors and suppliers reporting that many clients are continuing with spring break…

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in News

Kenya imposes travel ban

Kenya has banned entry for people coming from any country with reported COVID-19 cases.The Kenyan government announced the travel ban following confirmation of three cases of COVID-19 in the country.Only Kenyan citizens and foreigners with valid residence permits will be…

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in Europe

TUI River Cruises postpones European debut

The launch of TUI River Cruises has been postponed, with all sailings cancelled until May 2nd.The first public voyages were due to depart on March 29th, with itineraries on a number of European waterways.Customers booked on departures up to and…

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