This tiny port town is a bit gritty, a bit rejuvenated, and a lot cool. Lyttelton is a base for artists and musicians, so the town is an interesting mix of bohemian and shipping industry. The main wharf is a…
Boeing has confirmed it will cut a further 7,000 jobs as losses from the Covid-19 pandemic continue to devastate the aviation sector.The US manufacturer, which had already announced deep cuts, said staff numbers would be down to 130,000 by the…
A vast majority of respondents to the CDC’s request for public input on the resumption of passenger cruising in the U.S., about 75%, expressed support for the industry’s return, the CDC said today.The CDC on July 20 asked the public…
TUI River Cruises and Marella Cruises will put their summer 2022 programmes on sale from November 5th.TUI also confirmed one of its three ships, TUI Maya, will become all-inclusive as standard.Marella Cruises will have six additional itineraries available across three…
Should the winter season be cancelled due to corona, this would cost 1.5 percentage points of Austrian GDP, economists estimate, so strongly the economy is dependent on tourism.The stabilizing effect of tourism in times of crisis has fizzled out. While…
The third quarter of 2021 could spell the beginning of the recovery for international tourism, according to forecasts of the UNWTO Working Group of Experts. So far in 2020, the economic losses suffered by the global tourism industry as a…
Tourlane, a US-based travel and tourism agency, has named Zimbabwe the safest place to visit globally when countries reopen their borders for international travellers post-COVID-19.Security risks such as the number of COVID-19 cases, health regulations, population density, hours of sunlight,…
Have you ever dreamed of exploring the Amazon jungle and river regions on an adventure vacation? We’ve just posted a review of Anavilhanas Jungle Lodge in Brazil, the latest option we’ve covered for an excursion to one of the wildest…
I’m standing outside agog at the scenery surrounding me. The sky is changing colour from a riotous blue to a soft, delicate pink and the lake and snow-tipped hills are doing the same. Dusk is coming to this ancient river…
Rising Covid-19 cases in Europe may bring an early end to the Continent’s already limited river cruise season.Several of the European lines that have been sailing during the pandemic have canceled their November sailings. And new restrictions threaten plans for…
