P&O Cruises has extended its pause in operations until November 12th.At the same time, the Carnival Corporation-owned line has cancelled two long itineraries due to depart in January.A Caribbea…
Mundo Maya region forms new Mexico tourism board
Five Mexican states have banned together to form a regional tourism board to promote the destination to overseas travellers.The move comes after the national government withdrew US$300 million in f…
Collective suit filed in Paris against Costa Cruises by 850 French passengers
Around 850 French passengers who were onboard a coronavirus-riddled cruise ship that was turned away from numerous ports in March have filed a collective suit in Paris with 180 complaints, includin…
Sunbathers in Rio beaches will have to reserve spaces through a mobile app
Sunbathers wanting to visit Rio de Janeiro’s famous beaches, despite Brazil’s raging COVID-19 epidemic, could soon be able to reserve socially-distant sand space through a mobile app, t…
Falklands’ Covid support paid out over a £1m; tourism expected to continue tied to the scheme
The Falkland Islands government, FIG, up to July 6, had paid out £1,016,570 for Covid support measures from the total approved funding of £8.99m. The figure, from a paper presented to t…
Falklands/Chile commercial air link suspended until at least November
The Falkland Islands government, FIG, which continues to review connetivity, was informed by LATAM that the weekly air link with Chile, via the Punta Arenas-Santiago route will remain suspended unt…
LATAM to lay off another 2,700 crew after failing an agreement with the union
Latin America’s biggest airline, the Brazilian-Chilean group LATAM, said it was laying off at least 2,700 crew to cope with the devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the aviation…
Falklands analyzes Visitor Policy and gloomy prospects for next tourist season
The Falkland Islands Executive Council considered this week a paper relating to the current Quarantine and Visitor Policy and its implications for tourism, given the global situation of the industr…
Сuba to boost international tourism with free tests
Cuba entered its third phase of reopening its borders, and while international tourists cannot enter the island through Havana, which is still in phase 1, tourist activity is allowed in the cays of…
Brazil turns to online travel after the pandemic
Online tourism is again showing signs of recovery in Brazil, after a far below average performance in April and May due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Domestic tourism is the main driver of the sector.I…