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Coronavirus in Italy: Extraordinary safety measures put in place
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- February 24, 2020The first weekend of the rapid spread of Coronavirus in Italy activated the security system that involved all health institutions ... Read More
Hong Kong pumps $130 million in exhibition and convention industry hurt by coronavirus
Chief Assignment Editor- February 24, 2020Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited, the professional private management company responsible for the daily operation of the ... Read More
Coronavirus in South Korea: Busan reports 22 cases
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 24, 202022 new cases of COVID 2019 cases are reported from Busan, Republic of Korea. At the same time, China only ... Read More
Are Japanese travelers spreading Coronavirus unknowingly?
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 23, 2020A Japanese man has tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shortly after returning from a visit to Indonesia, ... Read More
Lebanon reducing flights to Iran due to Coronavirus
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 23, 2020Lebanon is reducing flights from Beirut to Teheran and other Cities with confirmed cases of coronavirus. Two Iranian airlines, Iran ... Read More
Milan and Venice on high alert for Coronavirus
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 23, 2020A scenario where COVID-19 could spread in two major Italian Cities and travel destinations, namely Milan and Venice would turn ... Read More
Italy reports 34 cases of coronavirus infection
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- February 22, 2020The sudden breakout of coronavirus in Italy has claimed new victim in the northern Italian region of Lombardy. According to ... Read More
Nine countries put Japan on ‘do not go’ list due to coronavirus spread
Chief Assignment Editor- February 22, 2020Nine countries called for travel restrictions to Japan, Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu said during a press conference in Tokyo. ... Read More
Coronavirus Hot Spots: On Cruise Ships and Airplanes
editor- February 21, 2020Despite a two-week quarantine on the Diamond Princess cruise ship that ended Wednesday in Japan, a growing number of coronavirus ... Read More
IATA: Coronavirus could cost global airlines $30 billion in lost revenue
Chief Assignment Editor- February 21, 2020Global airlines could lose almost $30 billion in revenue due to a rapid decrease in travel demand, caused by coronavirus ... Read More
Japan won’t cancel or relocate 2020 Summer Olympics over coronavirus fears
Chief Assignment Editor- February 20, 2020The 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo are scheduled to be held between July 24 and August 9 and the ... Read More
IATA: Coronavirus cuts demand and revenues
Chief Assignment Editor- February 20, 2020The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that its initial assessment of the impact of the Novel Coronavirus 2019 outbreak ... Read More
The (Un)usual Suspect of Bat-origin Novel Coronavirus
Syndicated Content Editor- February 19, 2020A recent study identifies the novel coronavirus responsible for the pneumonia epidemic in the Hubei province of China—the bat-origin virus ... Read More
Chinese coronavirus epidemic can cost Russian tourism $455 million
Chief Assignment Editor- February 19, 2020China is the largest single source of tourists to Russia. In 2019, 1.5 million Chinese visitors traveled to Russian Federation. ... Read More
Russia bans all Chinese visitors amid coronavirus epidemic
Chief Assignment Editor- February 18, 2020Russian officials announced that all Chinese citizens will be banned from entering Russian Federation effective February 20, 2020, amid coronavirus ... Read More
Attending ITB? How to cope with Coronavirus? What about you?
Dmytro Makarov- February 18, 2020Safertourism, PATA, and ATB will be setting trends over breakfast during ITB with Dr. Peter Tarlow - AND you are ... Read More
Coronavirus: Travel and tourism is winning
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 18, 2020Take a deep breath visitor! After days of depressing tourism, good time tourism is again on the immediate horizon. Travelers ... Read More
Airline loaded with Coronavirus passengers
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 17, 2020Welcome to Kalitta Air flight from Tokyo Haneda to Kelly Field, an air force base located in San Antonio, Texas, ... Read More
Macau re-opens casinos after halting operations over coronavirus scare
Chief Assignment Editor- February 17, 2020Macau government has told casino operators that they have 30 days to return to full business, after authorities imposed a ... Read More
Where to travel during Coronavirus? List of countries and destinations
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 16, 2020Coronavirus also is known as Covid-19 has become the biggest enemy in the global travel and tourism industry, but the virus ... Read More
Overtourism not coronavirus: AIRBNB worry in Europe
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 16, 2020At the same time, tourism leaders everywhere in the world have sleepless nights over coronavirus to stop tourism in their ... Read More
Coronavirus cured in 8 countries
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 16, 2020What travel destinations are safe from Coronavirus?The virus had put a noticeable dent on the travel industry, even though most ... Read More
First coronavirus death in Europe: Chinese tourist dies in Paris hospital
Chief Assignment Editor- February 15, 2020An 80-year-old Chinese tourist has died from the new coronavirus at a Paris hospital, marking the first death confirmed outside of Asia and the ... Read More
Hawaii Tourism Authority official statement on Coronavirus
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 15, 2020The Hawaii Tourism Authority is the State agency in Hawaii in charge of the largest industry, travel and tourism wants ... Read More
Coronavirus: Hilton Hawaii relocates guests
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 15, 2020The Grand Waikikian by Hilton Grand Vacations Club is a popular oceanfront property on a popular Waikiki Beach stretch. The ... Read More
Shock for Hawaii Tourism: Coronavirus arrived in Waikiki
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 14, 2020Today Hawaii Governor Ige and Hawaii Tourism Authority president and CEO Chris Tatum moved Hawaii kamaainas and its visitors in ... Read More
Cost of Coronavirus: Is life really priceless?
eTN Managing Editor- February 14, 2020It's not a very happy valentine's day for 63,859 people suffering under coronavirus in at this time in China. 1380 ... Read More
Why travel to Africa is safe during coronavirus?
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 14, 2020Get away from the cold is what the experts on coronavirus are recommending. Where in the world is summer right ... Read More
Royal Caribbean Cruises: Aggressive steps taken to minimize coronavirus risk
Chief Assignment Editor- February 14, 2020Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd commented on the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak today: As has been widely reported, China and other countries are ... Read More
Coronavirus travel setback spreads beyond China
Chief Assignment Editor- February 13, 2020The travel setback caused by the coronavirus outbreak has now spread beyond China, with other parts of the Asia Pacific ... Read More
Japan confirms its first coronavirus death
Chief Assignment Editor- February 13, 2020Japan's Health Minister Katsunobu Kato made an announcement today, confirming that a woman in her 80s, living in the Kanagawa ... Read More
Coronavirus: Hilton mass closing
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 13, 2020Hilton has closed about 150 of its hotels in China totaling 33,000 rooms. The reason is the coronavirus. This may ... Read More
Coronavirus Fear Causing Major Global Event Shutdowns
Elisabeth Lang - special to eTN- February 13, 2020The coronavirus is continuing to have an impact on the meetings and events industry, causing exhibitors to pull out of ... Read More
Coronavirus: Coordinated Response in the Caribbean
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 12, 2020There are no cases of coronavirus in the Caribbean, and the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) wants ... Read More
Greed over Coronavirus: Norwegian Cruise Line
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 11, 2020Last week, eTurboNews reported about a Maui woman losing thousands of Dollars paid to Norwegian Cruise Line when coronavirus forced ... Read More
China and ASEAN foreign ministers to hold coronavirus emergency meeting in Laos
Chief Assignment Editor- February 11, 2020The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China are planning to hold an emergency conference, which would take place ... Read More