The International Air Transport Association has released new analysis showing that some 25 million jobs are at risk of disappearing with plummeting demand for air travel amid the Covid-19 crisis.Gl…
New direct Cape Town-Lisbon flight
A new direct flight operated by TAP is scheduled to start operating between Cape Town and Lisbon in November. The seasonal flights will operate three times a week until the end of March 2021.The fi…
WTTC: Tourism to play key role in Americas economic recovery
The World Travel & Tourism Council has released a new report detailing the critical role the industry will have in the economic recovery in the Americas once the Covid-19 pandemic has passed.In…
Lufthansa extends coronavirus cuts until early May
Lufthansa has extended its repatriation flight schedule to May 3rd.The system was originally scheduled to run until April 19th, but has been extended due to the continuing travel restrictions surro…
“Greg Mortimer” off the coast of Uruguay has 81 passengers tested positive
Eighty-one people on the Greg Mortimer cruise ship, which has been stranded off the coast of Uruguay for almost two weeks and has over 90 Australians on board, have tested positive for coronavirus.…
Argentine authorities allow cruise M/V Ushuaia crew members ashore Argentine authorities allow cruise M/V Ushuaia crew members ashore
An Argentine federal judge lifted precautionary measures impeding the access and docking at Mar del Plata port of a cruise vessel with 37 crewmembers which were originally believed to include some …
Holland America president pleads for assistance with Zaandam, Rotterdam
Holland America Line president Orlando Ashford is pleading for a port to allow two ships to disembark as they make their way from South America to Florida after a weeks-long journey.The Zaandam and…
Travel Advisors Come to the Rescue for Stranded Clients
If there was ever a time to turn to your travel advisor, that time would be now. Many travelers were stranded when international travel came to a halt as the coronavirus outbreak spread around the …
LATAM cuts nearly all international departures in April
LATAM Airlines Group has announced a 95 per cent reduction in operations during April.The move comes in light of border closures and lower demand due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Measures…
IBTM Americas delayed until August
Reed Exhibitions Mexico has announced that IBTM Americas 2020 has been delayed.Scheduled to take place in late May, the event will now be hosted at Centro Citibanamex on August 26th-27th.The announ…