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Even a Covid vaccine may not bring much joy to the global travel industry

As many as 83% of passengers globally are reluctant to fall back into their old travel habits and 31% will travel less often by air, the survey of some 10,000 frequent fliers conducted showed

Finland's national carrier cuts 700 jobs as Covid-19 pummels global travel

Finnair, which is heavily focused on flights from Europe to Asia, said Tuesday that some 600 of the redundancies would be in Finland and another 100 outside the Nordic country

Lufthansa to cut more jobs, pull big jets due to gloomy travel outlook

The airline will also pull its remaining eight Airbus A380 jets out of service and put them in long-term storage, along with 10 four-engine A340-600 aircraft

Global services trade affected by Covid-induced travel curbs: WTO report

With the limited exception of individuals working in "essential" sectors, all such trade that relies on the cross-border movement of individuals has effectively come to a halt

Airbnb confidentially files for IPO as short-term rental market rebounds

The move underscores a rebound in parts of the travel industry, which was battered this year by restrictions and shutdowns due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Heathrow tells UK: Do passenger testing or lose 'quarantine roulette'

Quarantine rules are in place for arrivals to Britain from the United States

United Airlines warns it may furlough 36,000 staff as Covid-19 hits demand

The outlook for a recovery in the airline industry has dimmed in just the past two weeks, as infection rates rise in much of the US.

The art of travel reading

The market for travelogues in the West is well established. In India it's still struggling because 99 per cent of those who travel can't write or even know what good travel writing is

40% tourism firms staring at complete shutdown risk in next 6 mnths: Report

The report said that 81 per cent travel and tourism companies have lost their revenue up to 100 per cent

Lufthansa, German govt agree on rescue package amid travel slump: Report

Rivals such as Franco-Dutch group Air France-KLM and U.S. carriers American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines have also sought state aid

The price of liberty

With travel and Covid in the blood, which one will win, and at what cost?

Tourism, restaurant sectors unhappy with no provisions in stimulus package

Online ordering of food has taken a hit as most restaurants and hotels continue to remain closed due to lack of labour or the increased risk to the staff due to the coronavirus

Italy to allow international travel from June 3 after weeks of lockdown

More than 31,600 Italians have died of COVID-19 since the outbreak came to light on Feb. 21, the third-highest death toll in the world after that of the United States and Britain

Oyo to offload more loss-making hotels amid Covid-19 outbreak: Report

The hospitality sector has been one of the worst affected by the coronavirus outbreak, with global and domestic travel coming to a near-halt

Global travel industry in agony as airlines cut flights, coronavirus grows

American Airlines Group Inc and United said they would continue normal flights to and from Europe for the next week but would be reducing capacity to Europe

Air France cutting costs to offset Coronavirus impact: Internal letter

The letter said several of the company's corporate clients had ordered their staff to cut back or eliminate travel

Coronavirus scare may erase $29 bn from global airlines' revenue, says IATA

The contraction comes at a time when Asian airlines' sales had been growing, the group said

Hit by slowdown, holiday-goers opt for budget-friendly locations for travel

Share of travel to expensive destinations like US, Europe, Australia has come down to 19 per cent from 25 per cent in August

Thomas Cook collapse: As UK customers return home, blame game begins

Running hotels, resorts and airlines for 19 million people a year, Thomas Cook had around 600,000 people abroad when it collapsed in the early hours of Monday morning

Game for a surprise holiday? Leave it to us, says Mumbai-based company

A travel company is planning surprise holidays for those who are up to them, writes Amrita Singh