P&O Cruises

P&O Cruises cancels all cruises until early 2021 but looks forward to setting ‘sail for a new beginning’

P&O Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), today confirmed an extension to its pause in operations, with all sailings cancelled until early 2021. All Caribbean cruises are cancelled until the end of January 2021 and all cruises from and to Southampton are cancelled through February as well as Arcadia and […]

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Thomas Cook Relaunches as Online Travel Company 

Thomas Cook returns following acquisition by Fosun Tourism Group Thomas Cook will relaunch as an online-only travel business following the acquisition of one of the best-known names in travel by international leisure company Fosun Tourism Group. The new ‘Covid-ready’ travel company will initially sell holidays to destinations on the Government’s safe travel corridor list. Licensed […]

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ITB Virtual Convention addresses changes in global travel demand in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic

Virtual sessions featuring experts from Statista, the German Business Travel Association (VDR) and Destination Capacity – 15 September 2020 from 2 to 4 p.m. CET – includes networking options for users of the ITB Travel Network Travellers around the world are facing huge change and new conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 15 September […]

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Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Releases 2020 Environmental Technologies and Practices Report

Annual report affirms cruise industry leadership and progress in maritime environmental protection practices Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the leading voice of the global cruise industry, released today the Global Cruise Industry Environmental Technologies and Practices Report produced by Oxford Economics. The report highlights the progress that CLIA oceangoing cruise line members continue to make […]

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Dart Group PLC’s Annual General Meeting Statement and Proposed Name Change

At the Company’s Annual General Meeting today, Philip Meeson, Executive Chairman, will make the following statement: “After grounding our aircraft fleet in mid-March, we were pleased to resume operations on 15 July, gradually ramping up Summer 2020 flying to approximately 40% of our planned destinations for August, ensuring we could provide as many of our […]

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Celestyal Cruises honoured at MedCruise Awards 2020 second edition

The company was presented with the first award for showing greatest solidarity during the pandemic and for its commitment to the development of the cruise industry, with emphasis on the Eastern Mediterranean. Celestyal Cruises, the award-winning, number one choice for travelers to the Greek Islands and the Eastern Mediterranean, was honoured for the second consecutive […]

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EasyJet Holidays

easyJet holidays launches new travel trade portal and partnership with more than 3000 agents

easyJet holidays has started its roll out to the independent travel trade with a soft launch with a handful of initial partners. The move, which will then see all 3000 trade partners on board by early September, means customers can book with an independent travel agent not just online via the easyJet holidays website. The […]

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MSC Cruises

MSC CRUISES postpones restart of MSC MAGNIFICA

MSC Cruises announced today that regretfully the Company must postpone the restart of MSC Magnifica until 26 September.   In connection with the recent introduction of additional testing measures for residents of Italy having travelled to Greece, we are seeing cancellations and a softening in demand since the ship’s itinerary includes as many as three […]

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ITB Virtual Convention: Three-part session series at ITB.com focuses on the hotel industry and current crisis

The hospitality industry is facing turbulent times: On 11 August (2 – 4 p.m. CET) ITB Berlin will launch its next round of online sessions as part of the virtual ITB Berlin Convention. Under the heading ’ITB Virtual Convention Hospitality Update – Trends & Cases’, the three sessions and interviews on the global platform itb.com […]

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