Worldwide travel advisory for Italy: Avoid all travel to Italy due to the spread of the Coronavirus and limited movement within the country. The Prime Minister announced a complete lockdown of the country on Monday March 9th, 2020.  The CDC has issued a level three warning:  Avoid Nonessential Travel—Widespread Community Transmission Italy is experiencing widespread …

The rapid spread of COVID-19 around the globe has thrown the international travel industry into chaos. Earlier this week a top Canadian official also told Canadians to “think twice” before going on a cruise.  Increasing numbers of travellers are opting to stay home amid fear of exposure to the new coronavirus, which has spread to …

Passengers on a cruise ship that has been quarantined off the US coast were only told 21 people had tested positive for coronavirus after Vice President Mike Pence announced it on TV. Mike Pence said all 3,500 passengers and crew on board the Grand Princess will now be tested for COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus. 21 of the …

About 70 people have been trapped after a hotel being used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in the Chinese city of Quanzhou collapsed. About 35 people have been pulled from the rubble of the five-storey Xinjia Hotel, officials say. Videos posted online show emergency workers combing through the building’s wreckage in the southern province of …

Canada’s chief public health officer is warning travellers, especially the elderly and those with fragile health, to reconsider going on cruises after cases of the coronavirus were confirmed on a cruise ship which has Canadians on board.  “Think twice about going on cruise ships as they present environments where COVID-19 can spread easily given close contacts between passengers …

There is a lot of fear surrounding travel to Mexico amid the Coronavirus outbreak. It’s important to not panic and look at the facts before canceling your travel reservations.  Is it safe to travel to Mexico amid the Coronavirus outbreak? As of Thursday March 5th, 2020, Mexico has six confirmed cases of the Coronavirus (Covid-19).   …

US health officials conducted tests aboard a cruise ship off the coast of San Francisco Thursday to determine if any of its nearly 3,500 passengers and crew have contracted the new coronavirus. Some of the stranded passengers on board the Grand Princess who have shown flu-like symptoms were being tested after one 71-year-old man who …

The coronavirus has made the idea of travelling worrisome. The government has offered advice on going to certain regions, but one country has now been completely barred. Iran has been given the strictest of Canada’s travel advisories since the outbreak. Canadians are being told to avoid all travel to the Middle Eastern country due to its strict rules regarding …

Breaking News: The Grand Princess cruise ship that was scheduled to arrive in San Francisco this evening has been delayed, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced in a press conference today.  The ship is currently off the coast and its arrival has been delayed to provide an opportunity for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …

BREAKING: The Grand Princess is facing possible Quarantine after being held off the coast of California Original Story:  Around 7,000 passengers and crew are stuck on a giant cruise ship in an Italian port amid fears that a Chinese tourist on board may have contracted coronavirus. A husband and wife, reportedly from Hong Kong, have …

The Emirates Group has reportedly asked airline employees to take up to one month of unpaid leave as the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak rattles the travel industry at large. The Dubai-based carrier has reduced schedules and canceled flights to most of China, Iran and Bahrain as consumer demand plummets, leaving the airline with more resources “than it needs,” Reuters reports. “Considering …

A group of protesters on a remote Indian Ocean island violently tried to prevent cruise-ship passengers coming inland out of fear that they contained the novel coronavirus, despite there being no confirmed cases on board. The Sun Princess was allowed to dock at the French territory of Réunion Island on Sunday, but passengers departing the …