By Anneli Palmen, Ilona Wissenbach and Benoit Van Overstraeten
By Anneli Palmen, Ilona Wissenbach and Benoit Van Overstraeten
FRANKFURT/PARIS, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Some tour operators in Europe are cancelling journeys to China and providing clients refunds for bookings as issues develop in regards to the unfold of the brand new flu-like virus, triggering a rout in main journey and airline shares.
Steps to restrict journey to China got here after the loss of life toll rose to 81, with greater than 2,740 individuals contaminated by the virus.
In Germany, Studiosus, a specialist on-line journey agent which sells holidays of as much as 20 days to China for about 3,665 euros ($4,065) has cancelled journeys till the center of April, it stated on its web site.
The transfer affected a number of hundred travellers, in line with a spokeswoman for the corporate which final 12 months had 2,300 clients travelling to China. The corporate’s subsequent tour would have began on March 15.
Prospects with a reservation leaving earlier than Might 31 can rebook or cancel their go to, it stated.
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