Tourism

• Monday, June 22nd 2020 - 08:41 UTC

  Spain reopens borders on Sunday hoping to re-launch the tourism season

  

  Spain reopened its borders on Sunday, a significant stage in Europe's gradual reopening after its battle against the coronavirus, as infections in Latin America surged past two million.

• Monday, June 22nd 2020 - 08:35 UTC

  CLIA announces voluntary suspension of cruise operations from US ports

  

  Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) issued the following statement to announce that the association’s ocean-going cruise line members will voluntarily extend the suspension of cruise operations from U.S. ports until 15 September 2020.

• Monday, June 22nd 2020 - 07:43 UTC

  London City Airport receives first commercial flight in three months

  

  London City Airport received its first commercial flight in nearly three months on Sunday as Britain moved another step closer to fully emerging from its coronavirus lockdown on Jul 4.

• Sunday, June 21st 2020 - 06:40 UTC

  Giant tortoises grown in captivity returned into the wild in Galapagos Islands

  

  A group of giant tortoises who have lived in captivity for decades and helped rescue their species from the brink of extinction were released into the wild in the Galapagos Islands this week.

• Saturday, June 20th 2020 - 10:18 UTC

  Islanders manufacturer, Britten-Norman celebrates 55th anniversary. Backbone of Falklands air service

  

  The UK aircraft manufacturer, Britten-Norman, celebrates the 55th anniversary of the Islander’s maiden flight with a look to the future of British Aviation. The Islander is one of the world’s most successful and enduring aircraft designs.

• Thursday, June 18th 2020 - 23:00 UTC

  LATAM Argentina announces options for purchased ticket holders

  

  LATAM Airlines Group informs that LATAM Airlines Argentina announced on Wednesday that it will cease passenger and cargo operations for an indefinite period. The announcement is a result of current market conditions, exacerbated by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the difficulty of building structural agreements with local industry actors, which has made it impossible to foresee a viable and sustainable long-term project.

• Thursday, June 18th 2020 - 10:15 UTC

  LATAM's Argentina branch will cease operations indefinitely; 1,715 staff to be laid off

  

  LATAM Airlines Group said on Wednesday its Argentine subsidiary will cease operations indefinitely, cancelling all domestic flights, its first major cutback since filing for bankruptcy protection. The announcement fell short of saying the company, Latin America’s largest airline, will entirely wind down its subsidiary, although it is unclear if it will ever resume operations.

• Monday, June 15th 2020 - 18:27 UTC

  Venice opens for business and tourists flock to the Doge's Palace and gondolas

  

  After three months of empty squares and alleys and gondoliers stranded on dry land, Venice sprang back to life over the weekend as tourists flocked back to the city for the reopening of the Doge's Palace.

• Monday, June 15th 2020 - 08:10 UTC

  Machu Picchu reopens in July but with a sharp reduction in daily visitors

  

  The ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, a jewel of Peruvian tourism, will sharply reduce the number of daily visitors once it reopens from a virus-imposed closure in July, officials said.

• Monday, June 15th 2020 - 08:09 UTC

  EasyJet takes off this Monday with a fist flight to Glasgow

  

  EasyJet aircraft will take to the skies this Monday for the first time since Mar 30, as the British carrier resumes a small number of mainly domestic flights after weeks of lockdown.