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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has confirmed that it will be extending its pause in sailings beyond May 23 2020 in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Discover Egypt has received a positive response from travel agents after it released news on repatriations, refunds and a social media campaign to encourage people to explore Egypt online while travel restrictions are in place.

Steve Witt, co-founder of Not Just Travel, which has more than 600 homeworking travel agents on its books, has spoken out on the practice of travel operators and airlines offering customers vouchers rather than full refunds, following the #RefundPassengers campaign, which has gained traction on Twitter this week.

A client database survey by Original Travel found that when travel restrictions are lifted, the three types of holiday preferred by luxury customers were crowd-free destinations, romantic breaks and sustainable travel.

The Israel Tourist Office is hosting a virtual wine event with one of Tel Avivs leading wine experts and CEO of Vinspiration Guy Haran today at 4pm. 

London Luton Airport (LLA) has shifted its focus away from managing passenger traffic, which is nearing zero, and onto supporting the surrounding community and making use of its facilities during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Elegant Resorts? clients are now choosing to book their 2021 holidays over 2020 as 65% of bookings are for next year, mostly for beach escapes. 

The European Tourism Association (ETOA) has boosted its business resources members by adding a coronavirus hub on its website, www.etoa.org - this includes a programme of business support webinars and a resources page with links to a range of official information from the European Union, governments, tourism boards, relevant industry research from international organisations, such as UNWTO and OECD and COVID-19 updates.