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Camilla Duchess of Cornwall christens Saga Spirit of Discovery
Saga buoyed by 'resilient' cruise bookings as tour op struggles
Group confirms £1.8 million fall in underlying profits before tax across its travel division during full-year to 31 January
The CTO's Caribbean Dreaming campaign is promoting travel post-coronavirus
CTO launches eight-week 'Caribbean Dreaming' rebound campaign
Organisation pledges to stand ’shoulder by shoulder’ with travellers and tourism sector, while Sandals is offering a range of 2021 deals to help the trade secure bookings
Numerous airlines are involved in Project Wingman
Airline staff step up to support NHS during crisis
Project Wingman sees airline staff manning a lounge for health care workers
What other support mechanisms are in place for the self-employed?
Lata petitions government to relax package travel rules
Association backs Abta’s for respite to help travel companies survive the coronavirus crisis
An investigation into Ruby Princess's arrival in Sydney is under way
Ruby Princess black box seized by detectives in Australia
Princess ship linked with a number of coronavirus cases in Australia
Airbus wants to halve emissions from its aircraft by 2050 (Credit: Airbus / N Hopwood)
Airbus to cut new aircraft production by a third
Aircraft manufacturer adapting production to ’heavy impact’ of Covid-19 crisis on airline customers
The infection has spread to more than 40 countries, including Italy and Spain
1.3 million Brits home from abroad since outbreak
In the last week alone, 1,600 people have returned from Pakistan
EasyJet Holidays has placed its winter 2020/21 and summer 2021 holidays on sale
EasyJet Holidays brings forward winter and summer programmes
Operator’s winter 2020/21 and summer 2021 programmes on sale now
Norwegian had to significantly extend capacity reductions during March
Norwegian seeks debt restructure to access vital state aid
Budget carrier seeking to boost equity to qualify for up to NOK 3 billion (£236 million) bailout and continue work on a ’New Norwegian’
NHS workers training at Best Western Rembrandt
First patients transferred into Best Western hotel
The hotel chain has offered 15,000 rooms and more than 1,000 meeting spaces to the NHS
Co-opertive Travel's Tom the Traveller character
Co-op's Tom the Traveller helps children in lockdown
The character brings puzzles, quizzes and brain teasers to school children
Abta wants travel business owners to tell their stories to their local MPs
Thousands back Save Future Travel campaign in first 24 hours
13,500 emails sent to MPs on first day of Abta’s call for grassroots political action by travel and tourism businesses
Jhy Worsnop-Hesford, managing director, Kosmar Holidays
Kosmar offers staff interest-free loans during crisis
The payment is up to £750
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Advantage urges industry to 'avoid surprises' with forecasts
"It will help identify any specific cash issues that may crop up in the future"
What will the aviation sector look like following the coronavirus crisis?
Reaching for the skies: how will aviation recover from Covid-19?
How will aviation recover from “the biggest shock” in its history, and what will it look like when the world starts flying again?
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British Airways furlough deal backed by union members
Workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of effort to preserve jobs
Aurora Expeditions' new ship has been christened Greg Mortimer
Passengers held on stricken Aurora Expeditions ship
58% of people onboard Aurora Expeditions’ Greg Mortimer have coronavirus
BA is suspending its operations at Gatwick
Gatwick car park to become NHS coronavirus testing centre
Airport offers up long-stay car park as part of Covid-19 national effort
Vivid Travel's owner has paid clients with his own cash
'Unprecedented rate' of profit warnings in travel and leisure
More than half of FTSE-listed travel and leisure companies have issued profit warnings this year citing the impact of Covid-19
Giraffe in Kenya safari
Just the ticket: Celebrating booking success in difficult times
These agents show there are still reasons to be positive
The Latin Routes Training Academy will head to Peru next year
Late October plan for postponed Lata Expo
Organisers hoping to hold the event in the week preceding World Travel Market
Simon Cooper, CEO, On the Beach
On the Beach 'built to survive inconceivable market conditions'
Boss Simon Cooper hails trust account model and calls on the travel sector to ‘reflect on financial protection’ and how the industry can withstand future shocks
The TSSA union fears Cook's collapse will give Tui ‘a monopoly position’
Tui cancels all beach holidays up to mid-May
Marella sailings up to 31 May pulled, while Tui River Cruise operations pushed back to 26 November
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Lufthansa Group to downsize following coronavirus crisis
Group expecting ‘significant decline’ in air travel post-Covid-19