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Coronavirus and airline travel in Europe: No empty plane seats under EU plan

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Airlines will not have to leave seats empty, but passengers flying in the European Union will have to wear masks on planes and in airports under plans to revive the travel industry. Full stop,” Margrethe Vestager, a deputy head of the Commission, said. Similar rules will apply to other public transport and to cruise ships.

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Coronavirus and travel: Can you get a refund and how do flight and travel credits and vouchers work?

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Although we are now banned from travelling out of Australia except for emergencies, many travellers now find ourselves on an unknown path through unfamiliar territory. Millions of Australians, myself included, have booked and paid for overseas travel in the next few months. Refunds, vouchers and cancellations.

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Travel in Europe during coronavirus: Plan to create ‘tourism corridors’ between countries

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It faces the loss of at least half of its turnover in 2020, with countries in southern Europe particularly badly hit, the European Commission said. The commission is pinning its hopes on encouraging tourism between the member states. The country is in coronavirus lockdown. Photo: Getty Images.

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Plane travel and coronavirus: Passengers on UK airline Ryanair will need to ask permission to use the toilet

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While the European Commission is preparing recommendations for removing border controls, there are signs that the reopening will be bumpy. The UK, which just left the bloc but remains a major hub for flights in the region, plans a 14-day quarantine on incoming travellers that executives have decried as tantamount to a ban.

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Feeling unwell while travelling? What you should do if you get sick overseas

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. Almost half of all Australians who travel overseas will report a health problem. Even if it’s something as simple as seasickness, see your ship’s medico straight away, if a charge is involved your travel insurance might cover the cost of your treatment. That’s what travel insurance is for. Photo: iStock.

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Using Locking Hardware to Support Code-Compliant Safer School Design

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With so many different stakeholders, it can be difficult to parse the various best-practice recommendations from organizations like the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS), the International Code Council, the Final Report of the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission, the Final Report of the Federal Commission on School Safety and many others.

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The Force Reveals Plans for New Home

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George Lucas' highly-anticipated Lucas Museum of Narrative Art at Exposition Park in Los Angeles has received approval from the Los Angeles Planning Commission who signed off on the plans Thursday. The renderings supplied by MAD Architects of the $1 billion project shows a 115-foot tall building featuring 300,000 square feet of floor area.