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The Personal Travel Agents at Co-operative Travel saw a substantial rise in UK staycation bookings during the week ending June 26, particularly for breaks during July, August and September 2020.

Wightlink will restart services between Lymington and Yarmouth from July 17. 

Royal Caribbean Cruises, which had suspended sailing operations since April 16 due to the effects of COVID-19, has now extended the suspension of most voyages until September 15.

Celestyal Cruises has announced further suspension of all its sailings until the next season, which commences on March 6, 2021.

Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) has announced that testing and inspection company Bureau Veritas has officially declared Ras Al Khaimah as a safe city.

Hotel barge operator European Waterways will launch its 2020 cruising season on July 12, with cruises in France, Italy and Ireland, followed by Scotland and England in August.

The Advantage Travel Partnership has anticipated an increase in demand for holidays at home and villa breaks this summer by rolling out a raft of new product to support its members with these emerging trends.

Following the announcement that Uruguay features on European Union?s list of safe countries, Colin Stewart, chairman of LATA, said this could prove fruitful for the travel industry in Uruguay, as it will enable trips between the Latin American country, and Europe for business or leisure, provided all EU guidelines for individual countries are followed.