The Australian Federation of Travel agents (AFTA) has produced a new COVID-19 Travel Advice Flyer that ATAS members can distribute and use in communications to assist in responding to client…
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Etihad suspends Saudia Arabia service
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterIn response to a directive from the General Authority for Civil Aviation, Saudi Arabia, to help prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus, Etihad Airways has temporarily suspended all flights…
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Emirates announces cleaning procedure and new waiver policy
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterEmirates has issued two separate updates on the precautions and measurements the airline is taking to ensure customer health and comfort onboard its services due to the coronavirus outbreak. Emirates…
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Silversea’s expanded rebooking options
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterSilversea is embracingthe Royal Caribbean Group’s ‘Cruise with Confidence’ initiative, now offering guests on cruises departing before 31 July 2020 the additional option of cancelling their voyage as late as…
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Silversea announces temporary Cancellation Policy changes
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterSilversea Cruises has temporarily eased its new booking and cancellation policies. Travellers who make new bookings on sailings departing between 1 June and 31 December 2020, will be able to…
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Desperate measures – Italian Prime Minister puts 15 provinces in lockdown
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterItaly’s Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, has announced a sweeping quarantine lockdown across 15 provinces, including all of the Lombardy region in the north. The cities of Milan and Venice are…
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Bali backflips on Viking Sun ban
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterViking Sun’s scheduled port of call at Bali, Indonesia, yesterday (Sunday 8 March 2020) was cancelled by local authorities, citing the health and wellbeing of Bali’s people, despite there being…
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Air Astana flight schedule changes
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterThe flag carrier of Kazakhstan, Air Astana, has announced a number of flight schedule changes resulting from the global spread of coronavirus, and these are undertaken in accordance with measures…
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Australia imposes immediate travel bans for South Korea
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterAs DFAT raises the travel advisory for the Republic of Korea to ‘reconsider your need to travel’ and to the level of ‘do not travel’ for Daegu, because of the…
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Travel professionals offer expert advice on how to keep travelling in 2020
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterVirtuoso has put its collective weight behind the wealth of experience of travel agents and advisors dealing with clients who, understandably, are uncertain about travelling as a result of the…