NORWAY: Business travel from other Nordic countries to resume from 1 June 2020

          Norway have said that it will allow entry to business travellers from all other Nordic countries from 1 June, in an announcement made by its government today. The new rules mean business travellers arriving from Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden will no longer be subject to a mandatory 10 day quarantine, which is currently the case for almost all arrivals from overseas.
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          Iceland
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          Sweden
          Borders

          GERMANY: A warning against travel to 26 EU countries to be lifted by 15 June 2020

          Germany will lift a warning against travel to 26 fellow EU countries from 15 June, its foreign minister said today. A government source also said that the step would also include non-EU member states Britain, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. This now opens the way to separate pieces of advice on travel for given regions, and the German cabinet is expected to formally approve the relaxed guidelines for each of those countries next week.
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          Switzerland
          United Kingdom
          Borders

          CONTIKI: Global tours suspended until 31 August 2020

          The operator has announced that all Contiki trips due to depart on or before 31 August have now been suspended globally. In light of this, they have also published some updated information for affected customers.
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          Contiki
          Leisure

          CELESTYAL CRUISES: Suspension of cruise operations until 30 July 2020

          The operator has taken the decision to extend the suspension of sailings until 30 July due to ongoing travel restrictions and temporary port closures. All affected cruise bookings impacted by this extension will be offered a future cruise credit valued at 120% of original booking value.
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          Celestyal Cruises
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          HERTZ: Global Holdings files for re-organisation under Chapter 11

          Hertz Global Holdings (the U.S. based entity) has voluntarily filed for reorganisation under Chapter 11 in the United States legal process. This includes subsidiaries Dollar, Thrifty, Firefly, Hertz Car Sales, and Donlen. Hertz’s principal international operating regions elsewhere are not included in the proceedings and will continue to operate as they did before. Day-to-day operations will continue unaffected at this time.
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          Hertz Global Holdings
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          Leisure

          UK: Government confirms 14-day mandatory self-quarantine for arrivals from 8 June 2020

          The UK government has today confirmed plans to introduce a 14-day mandatory self-quarantine period for international arrivals to the UK via airports, ports and by rail. The new measures will take effect from 8 June 2020 and will also be applicable to British nationals returning from overseas.
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          Borders

          VIRGIN AUSTRALIA: New flights added under agreement with federal government

          The airline has announced the addition of new flights and increased frequencies, in conjunction with a federal government agreement to connect essential travellers with critical freight services in Australia. The changes will see the schedule increase from 64 to 76 return services per week, will bring Adelaide and Perth closer together with a new three-times weekly return service. Passengers travelling between Brisbane and Melbourne, Brisbane-Mackay and Brisbane-Cairns will also be given more flexibility to travel with increased frequencies.
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          Virgin Australia
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          AUSTRIA: Hotels are due to re-open from 29 May 2020

          Austria has gradually been easing restrictions related to COVID-19 for over a month, with shops, restaurants, bars and some museums having already been opened to visitors; from 29 May, hotels are to follow. In a bid to encourage both leisure and business travel to return, the country has planned a significant expansion to its COVID-19 testing capacity in order to screen hotel staff.
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          AMTRAK: Acela service to return to the US' Northeast Corridor from 1 June 2020

          Beginning June 1, Amtrak is restoring the Acela service on the Northeast Corridor on a modified schedule in response to anticipated increased demand. The modified service will include the restoration of three weekday Acela roundtrips. Northeast regional frequencies will also be increased from eight to 10 roundtrips.
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          Amtrak

          ALITALIA: Services from Rome to London and New York to resume from 2 June 2020

          The airline has announced plans to ramp up services next month, including the resumption of its non-stop Rome-New York routes from 2 June. Alitalia is currently operating about 12% of flights compared with this time last year, but says it will resume direct services from Rome to Madrid and Barcelona in June, as well as flights between Milan and southern Italy. In total the airline will operate 30 routes to 25 airports (15 in Italy and ten elsewhere), offering around 36 per cent more flights than in May.
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          United States of America
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          Alitalia

          G ADVENTURES: Tours suspended until 31 July 2020 and FAQ's released

          The tour operator has taken the decision to suspend all tours departing between 16 March and 31 July due to travel restrictions being implemented across destinations globally. This suspension also includes all tours on the G Expedition departing in August. A series of FAQ's has been released in order to assist affected customers.
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          G Adventures
          Leisure

          AMAWATERWAYS: Cruise suspension extended until 31 July 2020

          The cruise provider has extended suspensions for river cruise sailings embarking up until 31 July. They have also launched a series of FAQ's for affected passengers and a peace of mind policy for departures due to travel from 1 August onwards.
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          AmaWaterways
          Leisure

          LUXURY GOLD: Update on suspension of trips until 31 August 2020

          The operator has published updated information for affected passengers of suspended trips that were due to travel up until 31 August. A series of FAQ's is available and customers are able to postpone their trips with the automatic issuance of a future travel credit.
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          Luxury Gold
          Leisure

          SINGAPORE: Travellers allowed to transit through Changi Airport from 2 June 2020

          Travellers will gradually be allowed to transit through Changi Airport from 2 June, as Singapore embarks on its phased exit from the circuit breaker period. Stringent measures will be in place to ensure transit passengers remain in designated facilities within the transit area and do not mix with other passengers at the airport. Existing precautionary measures, such as safe distancing, will also continue to be enforced.
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          Business

          ROYAL CARIBBEAN: Suspension of most sailings until 31 July 2020 announced

          Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has announced that it has extended the suspension of most sailings across its cruise brands until 31 July. This is with the exception of sailings from China, which will be suspended until the end of June.
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          Royal Caribbean

          TRAFALGAR: Guided holidays suspended until 31 August 2020

          Trafalgar has temporarily suspended all guided holidays across the globe for trips departing up and until 31 August 2020. Affected customers are able to suspend their trips using automatically issues future travel credits for use before 31 December 2022.
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          Trafalgar
          Leisure

          COSTSAVER: Guided holidays suspended until 31 August 2020

          Costsaver has temporarily suspended all guided holidays across the globe for trips departing up and until 31 August 2020. Affected customers are able to suspend their trips using automatically issues future travel credits for use before 31 December 2022.
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          Costsaver
          Leisure