A virus-stricken cruise ship with dozens of ill passengers and crew docked in Florida Thursday after being barred from several South American countries, concluding a harrowing time at sea for those stranded aboard.
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U.S. gasoline prices have dropped to their lowest levels in four years, and they are almost sure to go lower as oil prices plunge.
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As a cruise ship stranded at sea with dozens sick and four dead heads for Florida, passengers who have been confined to their rooms for more than a week hope Gov. Ron DeSantis will change his mind and allow them to disembark despite the coronavirus cases aboard.
Read moreAn appeals court in Florida ruled that a provision in a contract between AirBnB and vacation renters did not unequivocally dictate that only an arbitrator, and not a judge, could decide the issue of arbitrability. The renters sued AirBnB after discovering the owner of the condominium they rented had hidden cameras throughout the property, which recorded “some private and intimate interactions” during their stay.
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Flight delayed in Europe? You’re entitled to compensation from the airline even if you booked your trip through a travel agency, the European Union’s top court said Thursday.
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The U.S. will close both its southern and northern borders this weekend as part of the government’s effort to slow the spread of the global coronavirus pandemic that has already killed more than 10,000 people worldwide.
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The United States warned Americans to avoid all international travel and told citizens abroad to return now or face an “indefinite” absence, and California’s governor asked all 40 million residents to stay home, to try to slow a pandemic toll that on Friday surpassed 10,000 people worldwide.
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The United States and Mexico are working on a plan to close their border to nonessential travel due to the coronavirus pandemic, the State Department said Thursday.
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Facing an even bigger wave of death and sickness, Europe shut itself in on Wednesday and banned most travel into the European Union in a desperate bid to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus and seal itself off from more contagion.
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The United States and Canada announced Wednesday they will close their shared border to nonessential travel to tamp down on the spread of the novel coronavirus that has gripped the globe.
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Canada will ban entry of travelers who are not citizens or permanent residents, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday, but he said the ban won’t apply to Americans “for now.”
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The European Union said Monday it wants to block nonessential travelers from entering the bloc as restrictions on movement and gatherings tightened across a continent finding itself unprepared for a global pandemic and struggling to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
Read moreColorado federal courts have barred from entrance anyone who has traveled to any of these countries in the past 14 days: China, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Europe (except for Great Britain) and anyone with COVID-19 symptoms or who has been exposed to people with the virus — and some other restrictions.
Read moreThe Peace Corps is telling its volunteers around the world that it is suspending all operations globally and evacuating all volunteers due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
Read morePresident Donald Trump announced Saturday that the U.S. will add Britain and Ireland to its travel ban, adding that the administration is looking into possible restrictions of domestic travel also.
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Up in arms over media reports that Norwegian Cruise Line became desperate and tried to dupe customers into booking cruises in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, shareholders filed a class action against the company in federal court.
Read moreA woman sued student tour group EF Institute for Cultural Exchange in San Diego Superior Court for canceling its international tours due to the coronavirus pandemic without offering cash refunds, but only travel vouchers.
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The U.S. government’s various attempts to shore up investor confidence amid mounting coronavirus fears proved unsuccessful Thursday as the stock market had the ignominy of facing its largest one-day plunge since the market crash of 1987.
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The European Union’s highest court ruled Thursday that airline passengers who have already been compensated for canceled flights are entitled to further compensation when their rerouted flights fail to reach their final destination within a certain amount of time.
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Federal and state officials took unprecedented measures on Thursday to control the coronavirus outbreak that has grown to more than 1,300 cases across 44 states.
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