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In recent weeks major players including Air Canada, Sunwing, WestJet, ACV and Manulife have introduced travel insurance coverage for COVID-19. And just today, Transat announced new coverage as well.

Transat is the latest airline and tour operator to announce new COVID-19 insurance coverage, offered through Manulife.

As Sunwing resumes operations over the coming months, it will tap into its new partnership with Medcan for information and expertise to help promote a safe and healthy return to travel for Canadians.

ACV’s return to Cuba gets another gateway this weekend with the tour operator’s first post-pandemic flight from Toronto to Cayo Coco.

The UNWTO has launched a new Tourism Recovery Tracker to support global tourism amid the pandemic.

Hawaiian Airlines is giving travellers the chance to bypass the state’s mandatory quarantine with new drive-through COVID-19 testing.

Celestyal Cruises’ new flagship, the Celestyal Experience, is set to sail for the first time in March, kicking off a  season in the Eastern Mediterranean.

As the world begins to reopen in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more destinations are welcoming back visitors. Airlines, hotels, resorts and ground handlers have invested heavily in health and safety protocols and are eager to welcome travellers back.

Travel advisories from governments in Canada, the U.S. and countries around the world warning against non-essential travel amid the coronavirus pandemic set off a domino effect of operations suspensions for seemingly every supplier in the travel industry.

TORONTO — Product launches. Winter sun brochures. Clients calling to take advantage of EBBs for their winter getaway. Families booking their favourite all-inclusive resort for the holiday break. This is usually one of the busiest times for the travel industry. It all starts in the waning days of summer and really ramps up as we head into the first weeks of fall, when a nip in the air reminds Canadians that cold and snowy days are coming.