Travel News

• What are Iceland's travel restrictions? How to get insurance with COVID-19 cover?
  
  This week issues tackled include Iceland's travel rules and restrictions, which holiday firms will have future cover for COVID-19 and how to get a refund on a cancelled cruise.
  Daily Mail.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• Former footballer Rio Ferdinand recalls his travel adventures
  
  This week Rio Ferdinand checks in to our travel Q&A. He talks about the weirdest place he's ever played football and why the Maldives is his favourite destination for some R&R.
  Daily Mail.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• Travel warning as crowds flock to Welsh beauty spots
  
  Cars are towed in Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons while crowds have gathered in Cardiff Bay.
  BBC News.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• Coronavirus Spares Gaza, but Travel Restrictions Do Not
  
  The blockaded Gaza Strip has not recorded any cases of community transmission of the coronavirus, but new restrictions on movement continue to make life difficult.
  New York Times.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• Biden meets with Michigan's Gretchen Whitmer days before VP announcement
  
  Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer traveled to Delaware by private plane Friday evening, CBS News has learned. She met with presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden to discuss possibly being his running mate. ...
  CBS News.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• Greek Island Locks Down as COVID-19 Infections Soar Across Country
  
  Sudden surge sparks US State Department travel advisory for Greece.
  Voice of America.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• 'Work-from-Las-Vegas' travel package seeks to lure remote workers to Bellagio, Aria hotels
  
  Working from home got you down? Try doing it in Vegas.
  ABC News.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• The Papers: Brits pack beaches as travellers 'kept in dark'
  
  Britons packing out beaches and a warning about the UK's quarantine policy are among the front page stories.
  BBC News.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• New quarantine measures and tougher face covering rules come into force
  
  Travellers arriving into the UK from Belgium, Andorra and the Bahamas must self-isolate for two weeks from today as toughened quarantine rules come into force.
  Sky News.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• California Doesn't Have Covid-19 Travel Restrictions. But Here's How to Protect Yourself
  
  Friday: What you can do to protect yourself if you are traveling. Also: The Supreme Court sided with officials at a California jail.
  New York Times.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• State Department lifts international 'do not travel' advisory, but hurdles remain
  
  The U.S. State Department has lifted its 'do not travel' advisory for international trips but many countries remain closed to Americans.
  CNBC.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Booking Holdings CEO: Seeing in a increase in alternative accommodations
  
  Glenn Fogel, Booking Holdings CEO, sits down with CNBC's Seema Mody to discuss the company's quarterly earnings and the state of the travel industry amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  CNBC.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Changing Times For The Ferry Duty-Free Business In The Baltics
  
  The biggest travel retail player in the Nordic maritime region has endured very rough seas in recent months as its business has been radically reshaped.
  Forbes.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Booking Holdings (BKNG) Posts Narrower-Than-Expected Q2 Loss
  
  Booking Holdings' (BKNG) second-quarter 2020 results reflect negative impact of coronavirus pandemic on global travel industry.
  Zacks.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Groupon's (GRPN) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
  
  Groupon (GRPN) second-quarter 2020 results reflect weak North America performance, a sluggish Travel domain due to coronavirus crisis and stiff competition in the Goods category.
  Zacks.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.

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