Sandals to close properties until mid-May
Sandals will close its properties from March 30 to May 15, 2020. Founder Butch Stewart said: "Never could we have imagined the impact the current global health crisis would have on the world. In these unprecedented times, and now more than ever, the safety and health of our valued guests is of paramount importance."
As a result of the closure, the chain, which includes its Beaches Resorts locations, will not accept new arrivals as of March 23, 2020.
G Adventures is suspending all tours departing up to and including May 31, 2020, with the exception of its May 29 Norwegian Arctic Encompassed trip. Any traveller booked and fully paid on a tour departing between March 16 and May 31, 2020 will receive a 110% travel credit on all booked tour services, including pre- and post-night accommodation and transfers, to be used on any tour departing up to two years from the end of the month of their tour’s suspension. Travellers who haven’t yet made their final payment will have their lifetime deposit kept on file to put towards a future tour.
EasyJet will shut down the majority of its network from Tuesday, grounding over 330 and operating a minimal schedule of essential flights, mainly out of London.
Ryanair is also grounding ‘most if not all’ flights from midnight on Tuesday.
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