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CLIA’s Oceangoing Member Lines Extend Cruise Suspensions til September 15
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced that its oceangoing cruise line members will voluntarily extend their suspension of cruise operations from U.S. ports until September 15, 2020. CLIA said the voluntary suspension…
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American Cruise Line Cancels June 20 Cruise Due to Oregon Policy
American Cruise Lines was forced to cancel its Saturday, June 20 departure of American Song on the Columbia and Snake Rivers, citing a modification to Oregon‘s phased reopening plan that essentially…
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Ponant Unveils COVID-Safe Protocols for Guests
Ponant has released its extensive new protocols to complement its existing hygiene and sanitary measures. The order will include strict measures for guests, crew members and goods boarding the ships and enhanced…
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Atlantis Paradise Island Announces Reopening on July 7
Atlantis Paradise Island announced that it would welcome guests to The Royal and Harborside Resort beginning July 7 and The Cove on July 14, as part of a phased reopening. The…
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EU reopens for tourism – who needs it most? Graphic
After months of tight border restrictions meant to stop the spread of coronavirus, countries across the EU are now cautiously reopening to tourists from elsewhere in the union. Tourism is…
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How tourist destinations can rebuild after coronavirus
Tourism has virtually stopped thanks to the COVID-19 lockdowns. This is hitting many cities hard – see this report about New York galleries and museums losing millions of dollars, for example. Many…
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Carnival Corp. Posts $4.4 Billion 2Q Loss, Growing 2021 Bookings
Revealing the serious financial effects of the pandemic, Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise company, reported a net loss of $4.4 billion U.S. GAAP net loss for the second quarter ended…
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Luxembourg and WHO sign new Memorandum of Understanding, committing flexible funding to support WHO Triple billion targets
Today Luxembourg’s Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs and Minister of the Economy, Mr Franz Fayot, and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus signed a new Memorandum of…
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Shangri-La Hotels Welcome Guests Back with Enhanced Hygiene Protocols
Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, June 18, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Shangri-La Group announced today that it is introducing the “Shangri-La Cares” commitment which elevates its already rigorous hygiene and…
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IATA: Criteria for COVID-19 Testing in the Air Travel Process
Geneva, Switzerland, June 18, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released criteria for the use of COVID-19 testing in the travel process. Should governments choose to…