This week’s travel trends
(Thursday 26 March) Here are some stories you may have missed in the world of travel this week:
Travel companies launch initiatives to help communities
Hotel chains such as Best Western and accommodation services such as plan to offer free beds to NHS staff, and rough-sleepers in . Similar initiatives are being launched around the world, including in , and , while cities such as and are converting hotels into hospitals. Other travel companies are comping up with different solutions, including , which is offering vehicles to be used as makeshift ambulances and food delivery trucks, and .
Read more about UK initiatives
Read more about initiatives from around the world
Tourism boards respond to the outbreak
Destinations around the world have been asking travellers to stay home, with , and among those encouraging people not to travel. Some tourism boards are , while others, such as and , are rounding up virtual experiences that people can enjoy from afar. To keep potential visitors entertained, Discover Puerto Rico is hosting virtual cooking and cocktail-making classes on its .
Travellers are looking ahead
According to a research by Holiday Extras, . Sojern also registered a 鈥� possibly a result of EasyJet, Jet2 and Jet2holidays unveiling and early.
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