The Covid-19 pandemic is having an unprecedented effect on the whole world. Tourism has been especially affected and with the winter season approaching, there is a large question mark with regards …
TUI River Cruises to put summer 2022 on sale next week
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.Mare…
Costa Cruises scales back its winter schedule in Europe
Costa Cruises modified and pulled back on its winter cruise schedule due to the Covid-19 surge in Europe and the ensuing restrictions being implemented in some EU countries.The Carnival Corp. brand…
Russian tourists plan to travel under certain conditions
The Covid-19 crisis period has not only sharply reduced travelling around the world, but also greatly affected the preferences and expectations of tourists. This is also the case of Russian tourist…
E-Learning in pandemic times – not accessible to everyone
According to UNESCO, the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has affected nearly 1.5 billion students around the world, both in basic and university education. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, s…
Portuguese hotels expect a loss of revenue of EUR 3.6 billion
Raul Martins, president of the Portuguese Hotels Association (AHP), estimates that the loss of revenue from hotels in 2020 could exceed 3.6 billion euros, a more pessimistic forecast than that made…
CAA extends ATOL credit note scheme
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced the ATOL refund credit notes scheme will be extended until the end of the year.In July, the ATOL scheme announced, following confirmation from the d…
New evidence bolsters case for Covid-19 testing on arrival
New independent analysis has found “significant methodological concerns” in work by Public Health England (PHE), which means the detection rates for passenger testing on arrival are bei…
Spanish archipelagos strike tourism deal with central government
The Spanish government has reached an agreement with the regional governments of the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands on a protocol to establish travel corridors with European countries.The …
Norwegian tourism industry – which company will survive?
Travel trade represents an important part of Norway’s economy, as it amounted to 4.2% of the Scandinavian state’s GDP in 2017. The Norwegian tourism industry also earned 170 billion kro…