German travel tech startups hunker down for ‘nuclear winter’

[ad_1] BERLIN (Reuters) – Online travel startups based in Germany are hunkering down to survive a coronavirus pandemic that threatens to inflict a “nuclear winter” on the travel industry as…

Number of tourists visiting Spain from abroad fell 87% in October

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A tourist walks with his suitcase, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Barcelona, Spain November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo MADRID (Reuters) – International tourist arrivals…

Germany aims to avoid any firm becoming insolvent due to coronavirus

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The German flag is pictured at the Reichstag building during exploratory talks about forming a new coalition government in Berlin, Germany, November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke BERLIN…

German coalition parties agree 130 billion euro stimulus package

[ad_1] By Michael Nienaber, Holger Hansen BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition on Wednesday agreed a bumper stimulus package to speed up Germany’s recovery from the coronavirus Speaking…

Malaysia says aviation firms may need three years to recover

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Airlines in Malaysia could take three years to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic, depending on the outbreak in the country and abroad,…

UK’s ‘useless and ineffective’ quarantine will hammer tourism, Ryanair boss says

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain does not have a proper plan for its 14-day international quarantine and the introduction of such a “useless and ineffective” scheme will do untold damage…

Denmark shuts schools and universities after surge in coronavirus cases

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen arrives for the second day of the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause COPENHAGEN (Reuters) –…

Copenhagen Airports may lay off 650 staff as crisis bites

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A view of an almost empty Copenhagen Airport, where normally there are 83.000 travellers a day, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Copenhagen, Denmark…

Italy plays down coronavirus risk as death toll rises, cases jump

[ad_1] By Crispian Balmer, Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s government, desperate to stave off a likely recession, played down on Thursday the gravity of an outbreak of coronavirus, the…

Italy bans Xmas midnight mass, movement between regions amid high COVID toll

[ad_1] By Angelo Amante, Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Italians will not be able to attend midnight mass or move between regions over the Christmas period, a top health ministry…