Pakistan Shuts Borders Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Pakistan has shuttered its land borders in an attempt to halt the spread of coronavirus. Rizwan Saeed / Unsplash

Skift Take: Pakistan — a budding tourism destination — has closed its land borders and limited international flights in an attempt to stop the spread of coronavirus. Pakistan borders both China and Iran, countries that have been hit hard by the virus.

— Danielle Hyams

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Globus suspends all trips through end of April

Globus did not say how many bookings would be affected, but the 90-year-old privately held company is one of the world’s largest tour operators.

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Unprecedented Times: Trump Bans Travel From Europe Because of Coronavirus

President Trump has banned U.S. travel from Europe. Chris Strohm / Bloomberg

Skift Take: A U.S. travel ban from Europe, to be implemented in less than two days, will cause tremendous disruption. Is it the right move? And why was the UK excluded?

— Dennis Schaal

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WTTC postpones Global Summit

The World Travel & Tourism Council said that although Cancun and the Mexican state of Quintana Roo currently have no known cases of Covid-19 coronavirus, moving the meeting to later this year “is the right decision.”

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Italian premier locks down entire country to stop virus

The only travel allowed will be for proven work reasons, for health conditions or other cases of necessity.

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State Department advises Americans not to cruise

The U.S. State Department recommended that U.S. citizens, particularly travelers with underlying health conditions, not travel by cruise ship, as concerns continue about the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.

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