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Caribbean prepares for influx of travellers

UK and European tourists are keen to head to the region, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO)

European Tourism sector recommends roadmap for safe travel

The European Tourism Manifesto alliance, a group of more than 60 public and private travel and tourism organisations, has made a series of joint recommendations for EU Member States on…

Airlines opt for Covid testing

Both LATAM Airlines and Malaysia Airlines have enhanced their health risk management offerings to make way for negative testing requirements

Mediterranean holiday season threatened again

The slow rollout of the Covid vaccine around Europe is threatening to all but wipe out holiday traffic to the Mediterranean

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Pandemic Travel

Caribbean prepares for influx of travellers

UK and European tourists are keen to head to the region, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO)

European Tourism sector recommends roadmap for safe travel

The European Tourism Manifesto alliance, a group of more than 60 public and private travel and tourism organisations, has made a series of joint recommendations for EU Member States on…

Airlines opt for Covid testing

Both LATAM Airlines and Malaysia Airlines have enhanced their health risk management offerings to make way for negative testing requirements

Mediterranean holiday season threatened again

The slow rollout of the Covid vaccine around Europe is threatening to all but wipe out holiday traffic to the Mediterranean

Crystal Ski cancels 2020/21 ski season

The TUI-owned UK firm says it has made the decision to do so due to the ‘continued impact of Covid-19 on worldwide travel and ski resorts’

Save our Summer tourism alliance campaigns for overseas holidays

A new alliance of over 120 UK travel companies is urging the government to allow overseas holidays to restart on 1 May

Boeing 777s grounded around the world

Following an engine failure that forced a United Airlines flight bound for Hawaii to make an emergency landing, aviation authorities are investigating the aircraft model, with its Pratt & Whitney…

Travel restrictions and lockdown rules: an update

As some countries begin to tentatively emerge from strict lockdowns, many still remain tightly closed to visitors

Myanmar declares a state of emergency

The military has seized control of the country, believing the recent elections to be fraudulent. The government has urged civilians to protest in order to avoid a dictatorship

Region hit by storm in Spain declared disaster zone

Spain’s government has classified the Autonomous Community of Madrid and eight other regions affected by the Storm Filomena as disaster zones

Avalanche kills three people at a resort in Russia

A massive avalanche hit the Gora Otdelnaya (Separate Mountain) resort complex outside the Russian Arctic city of Norilsk, crushing several huts with skiers inside

The perils of social media posting

Emanuele Scansani, Operations Manager at travel risk experts Riskline, explains how some social media posts can prove controversial – and even punishable by law – in certain countries

Travel insurance adapts to growing natural hazard risk

Natural hazards present an ever-growing risk in locations across the globe. In conversation with travel insurers, Lauren Haigh explores the impact on tourism and looks at how travel cover is…

Essential travel announcement paints bleak picture for UK travel

The UK Government has announced that outbound tourists will have to make a declaration proving their journey is for essential purposes

Five things that must be on your travel risk management radar in 2021

Lloyd Figgins, Chairman of the Travel Risk & Incident Prevention Group (TRIP), shares his top-five travel risks for businesses this year

A calculated risk

Lloyd Figgins asks, what can NGOs teach businesses about travel risk management?

The risks affecting travel in 2021

Looking back, nobody could have predicted the pandemic and its effects on the travel industry, not even Riskline analysts. But as 2021 gets started, Adam Schrader, Director of Operations at…

Deem and GeoSure partnership create suite of digital travel safety products

Deem, a mobile and cloud technology provider for the corporate travel industry, has partnered with GeoSure, a provider of hyper-local safety information and digital duty of care solutions

Hiscox forms Crisis Management Division

Specialist global insurer Hiscox has created a new Crisis Management Division within its London Market business

Travel Risk Management: an evolving landscape

As global lockdown eases and business travel channels open up once more, companies around the world are seeking expert advice on how best to look after their mobile workforces in…

Driving in a different country

What are the risks associated with driving abroad and how can they be circumvented? Lauren Haigh asked insurers to share their thoughts

The impact of the e-transport boom on the travel insurance sphere

Boomers and millennials visiting popular city break destinations have taken to e-bikes and e-scooters in a big way. Rules and regulations worldwide are chaotic, though, and injuries and fatalities are…

Incentive to travel drops in the UK

Eighty-eight per cent of people will not be travelling abroad this year, according to hotel room offer firm Hoo

US travellers more prepared for travel due to pandemic

Following the CDC announcement requiring all US citizens to receive a negative Covid-19 test prior to re-entry, US travellers still have a willingness to travel internationally with insurance to back…

Middle Eastern luxury travellers plan to go abroad

Almost half of luxury travellers in the Middle East are planning to travel internationally in 2021, according to a survey by YouGov

MSC Cruises introduces robotic bartender onboard its newest ship

MSC Cruises has revealed its futuristic MSC Starship Club featuring Rob, the first-ever humanoid, robotic bartender at sea

Cruise industry reels following Canada’s extended ‘no sail’ order

Could the extended ban on cruise sailings in Canadian waters mean the end for Alaska cruise operations?

Saga has made vaccines a requirement for cruise bookings

Saga Holidays, the UK travel agent known for specialising in cruise holidays for the over-50s market, has written to all customers informing them they must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19…

It’s not all plain sailing: Has coronavirus highlighted cruise industry deficiencies?

Insurers and assistance companies weigh in on how the cruise industry tackled outbreaks of coronavirus onboard its ships, reflect on what could have been done better and forecast the potential…

Covid-19 undermines protection for the world’s cruise passengers

Milan Korcok takes a look at how Covid-19, and indeed other strains of the coronavirus, is impacting the global cruise industry, and how cruise liners and travel insurance providers have…

Carnival cruises cancels sailings until the end of March

Carnival Cruise Line has extended its suspension of cruises in the US until 31 March

Costa Rica resort offers credit covering Covid tests and travel insurance

The provision of cover offered by Tierra Magnifica resort in Costa Rica meets the requirements set out by the US CDC for Covid testing, and encourages travellers to take a…

Airlines across the world adapt to pandemic world

Emirates is re-instating flights from the UK while trialling a Covid-19 testing app; US airline executives are prepared to push back against Covid-19 testing for domestic flights; and Canadian airlines…

Airlines and airports work on making travel Covid safe

Lufthansa requires medical protective masks; British Airways has extended its Book with Confidence policy; and Munich airport receives health certificate