Atlantis the Palm in Dubai has revealed it will now be offering free, in-resort Covid-19.The PCR tests will be available to guests who stay five nights or longer during their trip.Due to passengers…
Silver Moon completes sea trials ahead of October delivery
Silver Moon is one step closer to welcoming her first guests, having successfully carried out her sea trials earlier this month.Carrying a reduced crew of approximately 320 due to precautionary hea…
United Airlines permanently waives domestic change fees
United Airlines is permanently getting rid of change fees on all standard economy and premium cabin tickets for travel within the United States, effective immediately.Starting in January, United cu…
Chapman appointed director of Heathrow Express
Former head of train services at Heathrow Express, Sophie Chapman, has been appointed director of the company.Chapman brings a wealth of experience from her roles in customer service, the rail indu…
Carnival Cruise Line delays Australia return until December
There is still no sign of a significant return for the cruise industry, with Carnival Cruise Line the latest line to postpone a resumption of operations.Carnival said, in light of continuing Austra…
Government adds new tourism hotspots to quarantine list
People arriving in England from Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Jamaica from tomorrow will be expected to quarantine after the countries became the latest to be removed from the safe list.Anybo…
Cunard pushes relaunch back to spring next year
Cunard has bitten the bullet and pushed the date of a potential relaunch of operations well into next year.Following the most recent of a series in incremental delays, the cruise line had expected …
MSC Magnifica return delayed until September
MSC Cruises has postponed the relaunch of MSC Magnifica for over a month.The company announced the return of both MSC Magnifica and flagship MSC Grandiosa earlier this month, marking the restart of…
STA Travel ceases trading in UK as pandemic bites
STA Travel has ceased operations in the UK, further illustrating the economic plight faced by many companies in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.The company grew out of a student travel business a…
Portuguese regions welcome UK quarantine decision
Officials from the popular Portuguese tourism hotspots of Madeira and the Algarve have welcomed a UK government decision to add the country to the quarantine safe list.From tomorrow, visitors arriv…