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Breaking Travel News News: Aegean continues to rebuild schedule with... Following a gradual easing of travel restrictions by the Greek government on international flights, Aegean will be restarting direct flight to a number of European destinations. More... News: Japan looks to domestic travel to rebuild... Japan has lifted a state of emergency and is preparing to begin a phased relaunch of the domestic tourism sector. The country has been under lockdown for for seven weeks. More... News: Cyprus to cover medical bills if... Tourism officials in Cyprus have said they will cover the costs of any traveller who becomes sick with Covid-19 while on holiday there. The move comes as the country prepares to reopen its tourism sector next month in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. More... News: UK tourism sector urges government to... A group of leading travel companies have written to the home secretary, Priti Patel, urging an immediate withdrawal of government plans to impose a mandatory 14-day quarantine on anyone arriving in the UK. More... News: Jacada Travel enters administration in... Founded in London in 2007 and employing 52 members of staff, the company specialised in responsible luxury holidays to destinations around the world, to a predominantly US customer base. More... News: easyJet to cut a third of workforce in... easyJet will seek to reduce its workforce by 30 per cent in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. The low-cost carrier said it did not expect aviation demand to return to levels seen last year until 2023, and was rightsizing its fleet and bases accordingly. More... News: Cruise lines announce latest wave of... Costa Cruises, Aida Cruises and Marella Cruises have all delayed the return of sailings in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. More... News: AviaDev Africa moved to June next year This will be the fifth edition of AviaDev Africa and now more than ever it is important to facilitate uniting airlines, airports and tourism authorities to meet and discuss increasing connectivity to, from and within the continent. More... News: Marriott warns of further job losses as... Marriott does not expect prior levels of business to return until beyond 2021, and thus anticipates a significant number of “position eliminations” later this year. More... Focus: Back in Business: Vienna’s hotels reopen As the Coronavirus case numbers continue to fall thanks to the hard work of citizens and governments across Europe, many countries are beginning to slowly and cautiously think about opening up to tourists. Starting on May 29th, Vienna will begin to reopen its hotels. The tourism sector is trying to get back to work in hopes of regaining some sort of normality. Hopefully financial stability can be restored as quickly as possible in this severely impacted area of the global economy. More... News: WTTC launches global hygiene stamp to... The World Travel & Tourism Council has launched a global safety and hygiene stamp. The stamp will allow travellers to recognise governments and businesses which have adopted global hygiene protocols. More... News: IATA warns over unsustainable aviation debt The International Air Transport Association has released its latest analysis showing the airline industry’s global debt could rise to $550 billion by year-end. That is a $120 billion increase over debt levels at the start of 2020. More... Focus: Breaking Travel News interview: Edmund... Always an eloquent speaker, Jamaica minister of tourism Edmund Bartlett is in his element discussing how the sector can drive economic recovery in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Here he tells Breaking Travel News editor, Chris O’Toole, about the challenges faced by hospitality in the Caribbean and what the post-Covid-19 world might look like More... Focus: Breaking Travel News investigates:... Christophe Bousquet, senior vice president, airlines research and development with Amadeus, here explores what the company is doing to support customers across the business during coronavirus pandemic More... News: Othman opens new location on Palm Jumeirah Chef Reif Othman will open a new location in the Depachika Food Hall on the Palm Jumeirah this week. A cake and chirashi counter will open in time for Eid, to be followed by a donburi pop-up that launches on May 29th and will operate every Friday and Saturday. More... News: Madeira to reanimate tourism sector in July To ensure security for both tourists and residents, all visitors to the islands will have to either present a negative Covid-19 test done within 72 hours prior to departure or be tested upon arrival. More... News: ATM Virtual: China rebound boosts Middle... Arabian Travel Market Virtual is preparing to host a session on the future of Chinese tourism in the Middle East. Moderated by Adam Wu, the event will take place on Tuesday, June 2nd at 11:00 GST. More... News: Domestic aviation to return in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has announced the resumption of domestic flights more than two months after they were suspended to slow the spread of the coronavirus. More... News: Spain presents new hygiene protocols to... The Spanish secretary of state for tourism has published 12 guides detailing new technical specifications required for the safe reopening of the tourism industry. More... News: US Virgin Islands prepare for tourism return The United States Virgin Islands will reopen to leisure travellers on Monday. Commissioner of tourism, Joseph Boschulte, revealed the territory is finalising public health and tourism protocols for the return of visitors. More... 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