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- Profit warnings spike in travel sectorListed travel and leisure companies are issuing profit warnings at an unprecedented rate, according to latest analysis from EY. The sharp uptick has been triggered by coronavirus pandemic.
- Airbnb wins new funding to battle Covid-19 downturnAirbnb has secured $1 billion in additional funding as it seeks to weather a downturn in demand following the coronavirus pandemic. Demand has fallen by as much as 90 per cent in some markets as the world battles the outbreak.
- Bench Events launches Hospitality Tomorrow to global audienceMore than 5,000 hospitality industry professionals have joined Hospitality Tomorrow, a free online summit, taking place today. The event will examine the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the hospitality industry.
- Seven Palm on track for late-2020 completionUnited Arab Emirates-based upscale residential, hospitality and commercial property developer Seven Tides has said more than 27 per cent of the work on its prime property, Seven Palm, located on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai is now complete.
- Accor cancels dividend and furloughs head office team to battle coronavirusAccor is withdrawing a dividend payment of €280 million for financial 2019 in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The company said, today, more than half its branded hotels worldwide are closed, with the figure likely to rise to over two thirds in the coming weeks.
Airline News
- Lufthansa decommissions A380s in company-wide overhaulAccording to an assessment from the German flag-carrier, it will take several months until the global travel restrictions are completely lifted and years until the worldwide demand for air travel returns to pre-crisis levels.
- IATA warns 25 million jobs could be lost in aviation collapseThe International Air Transport Association has released new analysis showing that some 25 million jobs are at risk of disappearing with plummeting demand for air travel amid the Covid-19 crisis.
- Gatwick to become coronavirus testing centreInitially for use by NHS staff and invited key workers from today, the site will be available between 09:00-17:00, on an appointment-only basis.
- Etihad adds new departures to Melbourne and AmsterdamThe Abu Dhabi-based carrier has been operating special flights which have allowed passengers stranded in the UAE due to Covid-19 restrictions, the opportunity to return home.
- Boeing suspends 787 Dreamliner operations in South CarolinaBoeing will temporarily suspend all 787 operations at Boeing South Carolina from today until further notice. The move impacts the airport campus, emergent operations, interiors responsibility centre South Carolina and propulsion South Carolina.
Tourism News
- Profit warnings spike in travel sectorListed travel and leisure companies are issuing profit warnings at an unprecedented rate, according to latest analysis from EY. The sharp uptick has been triggered by coronavirus pandemic.
- Red Sea Project marine planning wins praiseA paper detailing the marine spatial planning models that informed master planning of the Red Sea Project has been published in the scientific journal Frontiers in Marine Science.
- UNWTO launches #TravelTomorrow campaignThe United Nations World Tourism Organisation has launched a new campaign in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, #TravelTomorrow. The phrase will become the common thread that runs through the response to the current crisis, highlighting the enduring values of tourism.
- ABTA seeks mass action to secure government support for tourism sectorDespite this, and the government promise to “do whatever it takes” to protect businesses and jobs, the travel industry is still waiting for action, the trade body has argued.
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office discourages all overseas travel indefinitelyThe move to discourage all travel from the UK for the foreseeable future comes as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread around the world.