Trump has announced a travel suspension from Europe for 30 days to slow the spread of coronavirus. Here's everything you need to know:
Adding to the uncertainty: The U.S. State Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issuedHere's what travelers need to know:Trump said the administration would restrict “all travel” to the USA from continental Europe, which is reeling from the epidemic, for the next 30 days. The United Kingdom is exempted.
American and other airlines said travelers who are not scheduled to fly through one of the airports will be rebooked on a flight that goes through one of them.When does the ban take effect?Major U.S. airlines said they would implement the policies. Plenty of travelers canceled spring flights to Europe out of anxiety, so Europe flights were hurting before Trumps’s ban. United said Tuesday that bookings to Europe were down 50%.
The travel and tourism industry has taken hit after hit since the coronavirus outbreak began in January. Though it's still early for concrete data, economists and industry executives fear 9/11- or recession-like repercussions.
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