Egypt lifts night curfew, eases coronavirus restrictions from Saturday

Egypt lifts night curfew, eases coronavirus restrictions from Saturday

Egypt will from Saturday lift a night-time curfew that had been in force since March 25 to curb the spread…

Spanish government announces $4.8 bln plan to help tourism

Spanish government announces $4.8 bln plan to help tourism

The Spanish government announced on Thursday a near 4.3 billion euro ($4.82 billion) plan to help the crucial tourism industry recover from…

Corporate Canada joins travel industry’s push to ease COVID-19 air curbsTourism Insight News

Corporate Canada joins travel industry’s push to ease COVID-19 air curbs

A group of 27 leading executives added to calls for Canada to ease coronavirus-led air restrictions in a letter published…

U.S. states, cities to lose $16.8 billion in hotel-related taxes, group saysHotels

U.S. states, cities to lose $16.8 billion in hotel-related taxes, group says

Plummeting travel due to the coronavirus outbreak will cost U.S. states and local governments $16.8 billion in hotel-related tax revenue this year,…

Bulgarians complain of long border queues after Greece eases lockdownDestinations

Bulgarians complain of long border queues after Greece eases lockdown

Hundreds of trucks and cars from Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia waited in long queues at the border with Greece on…

Airports of Thailand forecasts 50% fall in revenue and passengersAirports

Airports of Thailand forecasts 50% fall in revenue and passengers

Airports of Thailand (AOT) said it expects passenger numbers and revenue to fall by 50% in 2020 as a result…

Greek PM, in Israel, wins tourism pledge and warns on Turkey

Greek PM, in Israel, wins tourism pledge and warns on Turkey

Greece and Israel pledged on Tuesday to work toward a resumption of bilateral tourism in August if coronavirus precautions permit and discussed…

Spain may quarantine British tourists, minister tells BBC

Spain may quarantine British tourists, minister tells BBC

Spain is considering imposing a quarantine on British travellers when it reopens its borders next week, in response to a similar…

Air Canada CFO says carrier seeing improved domestic bookingsTransport

Air Canada CFO says carrier seeing improved domestic bookings

Air Canada is seeing improved domestic bookings, but expects international flights to only pick up if governments relax travel restrictions introduced to…

Grounded jets boost France’s historic Chateauroux airport

Grounded jets boost France’s historic Chateauroux airport

More than half a century since the U.S. military left Chateauroux’s vast air base, the coronavirus travel slump has provided…