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Travel bookings halt after coronavirus expansion

2020-02-27T18:06:30.773Z


The coronavirus epidemic is pushing many potential tourists to cancel or drastically reduce their trips abroad.


It is the red alert for tourism professionals around the world. As the households affected by the epidemic multiply, the map of travel shrinks. At this stage, the French tour operators' union (Seto) has suspended travel to China until the end of March, and that to South Korea and Singapore. All people who have already purchased package travel to these countries (flight + hotel) are encouraged to postpone their departures, or change their destination. Travel is also suspended in identified containment areas (such as Lombardy).

Elsewhere, " no travel restrictions are required, " said the union. However, faced with the psychosis of the virus - which now affects more than forty countries -, the desire to leave is no longer really relevant. Like that, sometimes, of welcoming tourists who are potentially at risk. “ Our children go to school. If our children go to school, then tourists and entrepreneurs can

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Source: lefigaro

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