In the UK, meanwhile, inflation has risen to its highest level for 10 years, once again raising fears of an imminent rise in interest rates.
Elsewhere, the Canadian city of Vancouver has been hit by a “deadly” storm and the Foreign Office is now advising against all but essential travel to Lebanon.
Here are the key headlines travel woke up to on Wednesday (17 November)
Unvaccinated Germans ‘face lockdown within days’