How the coronavirus outbreak is affecting travel in Europe
(The Guardian Travel News)

As UK Foreign Office advice on travel to parts of northern Italy changes, what is the situation with regard to flights, tours and holiday insurance?The tourism industry should ready itself for a `rocky ride` as the coronavirus spreads across Europe. The warning by data and analytics company GlobalData follows a change in Foreign Office (FCO) advice to warn against all-but-essential travel to 10 small towns in Lombardy and one in Veneto - and a warning from the World Health Organization that `the world is not ready` for a pandemic. `If there was previously a temptation to view the coronavirus as a China, or Asia, issue then developments this week must force a shift in mindset,` said Nick Wyatt, head of R&A,Travel and Tourism at GlobalData. Continue reading...