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Celebrity Cruises have announced an extension on the suspension of some departures; this is in response a decision by the government of Canada to restrict cruise ships carrying more than 100 guests until 31 October. Sailings to Canada and Alaska, plus Fall itineraries such as Canada/New England, Hawaii and a few repositioning cruises are affected. Other sailings remain suspended until 31 July.

United Airlines has announced that July will see the resumption of services in Asia to Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore and Seoul. It will also increase transatlantic services between the US and cities across Europe; capacity in July will be down around 75% compared to the same month last year, versus 90% down in June compared to the same month last year.

The country is extending a ban on large cruise ships to 31 October, the transport minister said today. The measures will apply to vessels with overnight capacity for more than 100 crew and passengers.

MGM Grand has said it will re-open four properties in Las Vegas on 4 June after four months of closure. The Bellagio, New York-New York, the MGM Grand Las Vegas and The Signature will open with safety measures including employee screening, social distancing markers and plexiglass barriers.

Hertz Global Holdings (the U.S. based entity) has voluntarily filed for reorganisation under Chapter 11 in the United States legal process. This includes subsidiaries Dollar, Thrifty, Firefly, Hertz Car Sales, and Donlen. Hertz’s principal international operating regions elsewhere are not included in the proceedings and will continue to operate as they did before. Day-to-day operations will continue unaffected at this time.

Beginning June 1, Amtrak is restoring the Acela service on the Northeast Corridor on a modified schedule in response to anticipated increased demand. The modified service will include the restoration of three weekday Acela roundtrips. Northeast regional frequencies will also be increased from eight to 10 roundtrips.

The airline has announced plans to ramp up services next month, including the resumption of its non-stop Rome-New York routes from 2 June. Alitalia is currently operating about 12% of flights compared with this time last year, but says it will resume direct services from Rome to Madrid and Barcelona in June, as well as flights between Milan and southern Italy. In total the airline will operate 30 routes to 25 airports (15 in Italy and ten elsewhere), offering around 36 per cent more flights than in May.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has announced that it has extended the suspension of most sailings across its cruise brands until 31 July. This is with the exception of sailings from China, which will be suspended until the end of June.

The airline has today published a new traffic plan, in a bid to 'ramp up' its list of destinations from 1 July. As well as regular services across Europe, passengers will be able to access 11 weekly services to Japan plus others to Chinese cities. From August, they plan to resume services to New York, the airline's key US destination.