Read all about it! The Christmas flying season began with multiple days passing one million passengers and volume spiked above 60 percent of 2019 traffic. This as more than 314,000 315,000 320,000 325,000 330,000 have died. Dozens of countries, including Canada, ban flights to and from the United Kingdom as a new Coronavirus strain spreads out of control. U.K. arrivals in New York are informed of a mandatory quarantine and told compliance will be checked by sheriff's deputies. But medical experts say the British mutation may already have spread worldwide. And more. Read from the bottom for context.

Coronavirus Update for December 25, 2020

Today is Christmas. There were no crowds in St. Peter's Square in Rome. In Bethlehem, the Church of the Nativity was closed. Here are today's other developments:
        Last-minute flyers The TSA says that 846,520 people passed through U.S. airport checkpoints yesterday. That's nearly 350,000 fewer than Wednesday and 33.2 percent of 2019 traffic.
        Silent night--and silent death There were 192,081 new Coronavirus cases in the United States yesterday, says Johns Hopkins. The death toll was 2,899.
        Test across the pond The Centers for Disease Control said late yesterday that all passengers headed to the United States from Britain must show that they have tested negative within 72 hours before traveling. The new regulation was due to be signed today by President Trump and expected to go into effect on Monday (December 28).
        Just another Delta meltdown Delta Air Lines abruptly cancelled hundreds of flights over the Thanksgiving weekend. Now it has been cancelling hundreds of flights over the Christmas holiday. The Washington Post has some of the details.

Coronavirus Update for December 24, 2020

The experts say slightly more than one million Americans have received the first dose of a Coronavirus vaccine. But the head of the government's Operation Warp Speed, Dr. Moncef Slaoui, now admits that it won't be possible to vaccinate 20 million people by year's end. The Trump Administration insisted repeatedly that there would be 20 million vaccinated by the end of the year. Here are today's other developments:
        Crazy busy Christmas The TSA says 1,191,123 people passed through U.S. airport checkpoints yesterday. That is the busiest day at airports since March 16. More notably, it is 61.5 percent of 2019's volume, an astounding jump of more than 11 points from Tuesday, which itself was 5 points higher than any other day since the post-pandemic low point in mid-April.
        Submitted for your disapproval ... There were 228,131 new Coronavirus cases in the United States yesterday, says Johns Hopkins. The death toll was 3,359. Once again, that is a 9/11's worth of death every day. Meanwhile, the CDC said this morning that it expects as many as 420,000 deaths by mid-January.
        Canada has begun fining passengers who refused to wear masks in-flight. The CBC has the details.
        Taiwan is blaming its first case of virus transmission in months on a pilot who works for EVA Airlines, the Korean carrier. The Taipei Times has those details. The pilot, a New Zealander, has been fired, according to Agence France Presse.
        Israel is headed for the third national lockdown of the pandemic. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the decision on Thursday morning local time and wants it to last for 14 days starting Sunday. The Israeli cabinet must approve.
        Fast break The NBA started its season this week and allowed teams to play at their own arenas instead of the communal Florida "bubble" used to complete last season. But so many players on the Houston Rockets were infected or in quarantine, last night's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder was postponed.
        Tunnel troubles Rail and some road traffic resumed at the Channel Tunnel linking England and France. But many trucks remain stuck because testing is now required and the tests were, um, stuck in traffic.

Coronavirus Update for December 23, 2020

The state of the second airline Coronavirus bailout--$15 billion to rehire 32,000 employees for just four months--is in flux since President Trump implied last night that he might veto the $2.3 trillion omnibus super-spending bill. Here are today's other developments:
        The Christmas rush--and the inevitable next surge The TSA says 992,167 people passed through U.S. airport checkpoints yesterday. It's the first day since the pandemic lows in mid-April that daily volume reached 50 percent of 2019 volume. Coupled with three consecutive 1-million-plus flying days in the last week, this spike is steeper than Thanksgiving's rush. And that means a gigantic surge of new Coronavirus cases in the weeks ahead.
        Big Apple, Big Quarantine Although the United States has not banned flights from Britain, arrivals at New York/Kennedy on flights from London now face tough new restrictions. Mayor Bill de Blasio said this morning that each arrival will receive in-person notification of a 14-day mandatory quarantine. "We are going to have sheriff's deputies go to the home, or the hotel, of every single traveler" to ensure compliance, de Blasio said. Violators can be fined $1,000 a day.
        Death by the bushel There were 195,033 new Coronavirus cases in the United States yesterday, says Johns Hopkins. The death toll was 3,401. Once again, that's a 9/11's worth of death every day--and no one even flinches anymore. Meanwhile, the nation has quickly blown through 18 million infections just weeks after we reached the 15-million plateau.
        No flights, but timely operations U.S. airlines operated 45 percent fewer flights in October than in October, 2019. The good news is that those that ran, ran on time. The 90.9 percent on-time arrival rate was the fourth-highest in the 310 months tracked by the Department of Transportation.
        Casper in the kitchen Hotels are desperate for new revenue as guestroom occupancy lags. One idea? Using food and beverage operations as "ghost kitchens" for other purposes. Hotel News Now has the details.
        Canada has approved the Moderna Coronavirus vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine is already being distributed.
        Germany recorded 962 deaths over a 24-hour period ending this morning, according to figures from the Robert Koch Institute, the country's leading medical authority. It's the highest one-day total in Germany since the pandemic began.

Coronavirus Update for December 22, 2020

Kauai bailed on Hawaii's program to allow travelers to bypass quarantine with negative tests--and it turns out the tiny island was correct. All of the recent cases have been traced to visitors and returning locals who used the testing alternative when it was in place. The Associated Press has details. Here are today's other developments:
        Locked down, standing alone Forty countries, including Canada, have banned flights to and from Britain due to the new strain of Coronavirus. However, the EU didn't issue a blanket travel ban as originally expected. The United States also resisted flight bans, but British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines agreed to pre-test travelers departing from London. Politicians, especially New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, want flights banned, but few medical experts agree. They believe the new strain is probably already here--and it has been detected in several other nations, including South Africa and Denmark.
        Down the chimney The TSA says 954,782 people passed through airport security checkpoints yesterday. That's 38.3 percent of 2019 volume. It's the first time in four days the daily traffic has fallen below a million and it's four percentage points lower than Sunday's comparative volume.
        Slaughter continues There were 190,519 new Coronavirus cases in the United States yesterday, says Johns Hopkins. The death toll was 1,696. Meanwhile, one in 64 residents of Los Angeles County (population 10 million) are infected.
        Singapore sling The government of Singapore locked the city down early and forced travelers to self-quarantine in specific hotels. Now it seems that the virus spread when hotel employees infected flyers in quarantine. Bloomberg News has the details.
        You expected otherwise? A United Airlines passenger who died in-flight from Orlando to Los Angeles had acute respiratory failure and Coronavirus, according to a coroner's report. The plane diverted to New Orleans, but then continued because United claims it was told the passenger died of heart troubles. USA Today has the details.

Coronavirus Update for December 21, 2020

Today is the first day of Winter in the Northern Hemisphere. It is expected to be a long, cold, dark and deadly one as the Coronavirus rages around the world and is especially rampant in the United States. On the other hand, several more nations this week are expected to begin approval and distribution of the Pfizer vaccine. Here are today's other developments:
        Christmas crush continues The TSA says 1,064,619 people passed through airport security checkpoints yesterday. That's 42.3 percent of 2019 volume. It's the first time more than one million people passed through security for three days in a row since March 14-16.
        Weary weekend There were 189,099 new Coronavirus cases in the United States yesterday, says Johns Hopkins. The death toll: 1,509. Reminder: Incomplete reporting undercounts weekend numbers.
        Hilton Hawaiian Village, the largest hotel in the state, has reopened. About 1,100 rooms across two towers in the Waikiki landmark are now available. That leaves three towers and about 1,800 rooms shuttered. Only about 200 of the resort's 2,000 employees have returned and only about a dozen of the more than 100 shops, bars and restaurants have opened their doors.
        The (yellow?) Rose of Texas The Rose Bowl game, a New Year's Day football fixture, has been moved to Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Texas from its traditional home at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
        Apple has temporarily closed all 53 of its retail stores in California. Apple has also shuttered its locations in Mexico and Brazil.
        Standing alone again The world is moving fast to isolate Great Britain, which identified a new virus strain that is "out of control." There were around 900 daily passenger and freight flights between the EC and the United Kingdom last week, says Eurocontrol. Many have already been cancelled. Hong Kong, India, Arab countries and many other nations have ended flights. Cross-Channel traffic between Britain and France also is cancelled or suspended.

Coronavirus Update for December 20, 2020

The now-approved Moderna vaccine has arrived at shipping distribution points and the first doses are expected to be administered tomorrow. The Moderna vaccine is expected to be directed toward rural and other areas that do not have the super-cold storage facilities required by the Pfizer vaccine. Here are today's other developments:
        Christmas crush The TSA says 1,073,563 people passed through airport security checkpoints yesterday. It's 43.2 percent of 2019 volume. Since mid-April pandemic lows, that's the second-highest daily total by raw numbers and third-highest in comparison to 2019 volume. Friday and Saturday are also the first back-to-back one-million-plus travel days since mid-March.
        Same old Saturday night There were 196,295 new Coronavirus cases in the United States yesterday, says Johns Hopkins. The death toll was 2,571. Because these kinds of numbers make you numb.
        Pox Britannia European nations are rushing to cancel flights to Britain after an extra-virulent strain of Covid-19 has been spreading around England. The Guardian has some of the details.
        Qatar Airways continues to carry more than its share of passengers with Coronavirus. Yet it continues to evade penalties. The South China Morning Post has the Hong Kong piece of the story.
        Michigan has reopened bowling alleys, movie theaters and casinos. The latter is important to Detroit, which has several major gambling halls.

Coronavirus Update for December 13-19, 2020

Read all about it! The United States blows past the 16 million infections mark four days after reaching 15 million Coronavirus cases. Then we blow past 17 million just days later. More than 299,000 305,000 310,000 314,000 are dead. That is nearly 20 percent of global fatalities even though we have less than 5 percent of the population. European nations rachet up their restrictions to control the virus. The travel industry is beginning to count the wider cost. And more. Click here for the day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for December 6-12, 2020

Read all about it! The U.S. health care system buckles as ICU beds fill, hospitalizations pass 100,000 nationwide and new infection rates surge past the 200,000-a-day mark. More than 280,000 285,000 290,000 295,000 296,000 have died. Flying is in its traditional early-December slowdown--or is it falling due to Coronavirus fears? States, cities and nations tighten their lockdowns. And much more. Click here for the day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2020

Read all about it! The Coronavirus ravages the nation as new cases and death blow past the spring highs. President Trump spins post-election fantasies while top virus advisors--Doctors Fauci and Birx, Surgeon General Jerome Adams and CDC chief Robert Redfield--warn that brutal weeks are ahead. More than 266,000 270,000 275,000 280,000 have died. Travel is primed for a post-Thanksgiving collapse. Airlines are reducing already shriveled fourth-quarter projections. And much more. Click here for the day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for November 22-28, 2020

Read all about it! The Coronavirus spirals out of control as many hospitals run out of ICU beds. More than 255,000 260,000 265,000 have died. Infections surged past the 12- and 13-million marks just this week. Despite what you heard, Americans didn't rush airports for Thanksgiving flights. Much of the world is locked down again and travel reflects the closure. There is hope for test-and-fly regimens and carriers think Canadians will accept a 14-day winter quarantine to fly to Hawaii. And much more. Click here for the day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for November 15-21, 2020

Read all about it! More than 245,000 250,000 255,000 Americans already have died during the virus pandemic and the daily death toll again jumps past 2,000. Infections in the United States surge past 11 million and may reach 200,000 a day. Airlines slash key routes. Governments urge us to stay home for Thanksgiving. Cities and states shutter entertainment venues, close indoor dining and impose nightly curfews hoping to stop the spread. And much more. Click here for the day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for November 8-14, 2020

Read all about it! More than 238,000 240,000 245,000 Americans have died during the pandemic and deaths are growing at 1,000 or more a day. Infections in the United States surge past 10 million and crash through the 150,000-a-day mark. The markets rally on news of a vaccine that may be 90 percent effective, then fall back. Global airline capacity continues to slide. American cities and states place limits on bars and restaurants again. And more. Click here for the day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for November 1-7, 2020

Read all about it! More than 230,000 235,000 238,000 Americans now have died during the pandemic as new cases surge beyond the 100,000-a-day mark. European cities and countries lock down again. The airlines and railroads follow by slashing service. After a decent October, U.S. travel interests fear for holiday business as the Coronavirus spreads again. Retail operations wobble nationwide. Click here for the day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for October 25-31, 2020

Read all about it! More than 225,000 230,000 Americans have died during the pandemic. The Trump Administration admits it won't fight the Coronavirus, preferring to tout still-nonexistent vaccines and therapeutics. Europe begins to shut down as flight traffic crumbles. The last week of electioneering is a referendum on how to handle what experts predict will be a "dark" winter. And more. Click here for the day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for October 18-24, 2020

Read all about it! More than 219,000 220,000 225,000 Americans have died during the virus pandemic and predictions for the next few months are dire. U.S. infection rates soar to mid-summer highs. Cruise lines consider reopening. The airlines and hotels try to imagine the future. Global lockdowns get more severe. Airlines face ugly numbers. And more. Click here for the day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for October 11-17, 2020

Read all about it! More than 214,000 215,000 219,000 Americans have died during the pandemic as the second wave takes hold around the world. Cities and countries eschew total lockdowns, but restrictions on daily life return. The airlines and hotel chains warn it will be years before 2019 travel patterns return. Airline third-quarter numbers are predictably dreary. And more. Click here for the day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for October 4-10, 2020

Read all about it! More than 209,000 210,000 214,000 Americans have died during the pandemic as a second wave engulfs many Western nations. Cities once past the worst of the Coronavirus begin new shutdowns. The White House Coronavirus crisis deepens. Airlines rethink international routes. And more. Click here for the day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for Sept. 27-October 3, 2020

Read all about it! More than 204,000 205,000 209,000 Americans have died during the pandemic as global deaths pass one million. Airlines trim fall/winter transatlantic flights since there's little chance countries will open their borders to the United States. And more. Click here for the day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for September 20-26, 2020

Read all about it! More than 199,000 200,000 204,000 Americans have died during the Coronavirus pandemic. Airlines and hotels cut back because there is little traffic to support more optimistic approaches. Europe resumes some limited lockdowns. Airline bosses expect the worst. And more. Click here for the day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for September 13-19, 2020

Read all about it! More than 193,000 195,000 199,000 Americans have died during the virus pandemic as positive cases pass the 6.5-million mark. Countries that once "beat" the virus experience a dreaded second wave. Flying numbers fall as both business and leisure travel slows. Hotels are closing forever. Ground borders in North America remain closed. And more. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for September 6-12, 2020

Read all about it! More than 188,000 190,000 193,000 have died during the pandemic in the United States. Schools and universities continue to cancel or curtail in-person classes. U.S. airlines press for another bailout, but the Senate omits it from its bill. The travel industry begins autumn cutbacks as the summer uptick flattens. And more. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for August 30-Sept. 5, 2020

Read all about it! The United States has now passed 6 million confirmed cases and 182,000 185,000 188,000 dead. That's about 24 percent of the global cases and 20 percent of the death toll. We are 4 percent of the world's population. Meanwhile, more and more 2021 events are cancelled as travel dials back from a brief summer "high." And more. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for August 23-August 29, 2020

Read all about it! The death toll from Coronavirus surges past 175,000 180,000 182,000 as European and Asian nations deal with resurgences of the virus. Flying hits the wall as daily traffic sags noticeably. Airlines globally begin to pull down service again. And more. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for August 16-August 22, 2020

Read all about it! As the nation begins two weeks of Zoom-like political conventions, the death toll from Coronavirus surges past 169,000 175,000 176,000. As many places open, others shut back down. Travel continues to wobble: Airline passenger volume flattens, hotel occupancy rates remain far below 2019 levels. And more. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for August 9-August 15, 2020

Read all about it! The U.S. Coronavirus death toll surges past 162,000 165,000 169,000. There are now more than 20 million cases worldwide and a quarter of them have been in the United States. Travel continues to be in an extended holding pattern as Americans fret about schools, the football season--and the post office. And more. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for August 2-August 8, 2020

Read all about it! The U.S. Coronavirus death toll spikes dramatically as the nationwide tally surges past 155,000 160,000 162,000. Countries that thought they'd tamed the virus are scaling back activities just as the August vacation season kicks into high gear. U.S. carriers and hotels face the wreckage of a shrunken travel industry. And more. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for July 26-August 1, 2020

Read all about it! The U.S. Coronavirus death toll surges past 146,000 150,000 154,000 as new cases and rising hospitalization rates tax hospitals in Florida, Texas and other Sunbelt states. European countries consider requirements for returning residents to test after holidays. The travel industry worries about the fragility--and shallow nature--of the "recovery." And more. Here's how we're covering it. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for July 19-25, 2020

Read all about it! The U.S. Coronavirus death toll surges past 140,000 145,000 146,000 while infections rage out of control throughout the Sunbelt. Countries close their borders again and reopenings in the United States are rolled back or curtailed. The travel industry faces a hard reality: There's no V-shaped recovery. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for July 12-18, 2020

Read all about it! The U.S. Coronavirus death toll surges past 135,000 140,000 while countries such as New Zealand can declare themselves virus-free. New York City, however, said it had its first death-free day since mid-March. Meanwhile, Florida is the new global epicenter of Coronavirus. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for July 5-11, 2020

Read all about it! The U.S. Coronavirus death toll surges past 130,000 135,000 and new virus infections are rising around the nation and around the world. The question is now what a post-Fourth travel scene will look like as several states with key hubs--California, Arizona, Texas, Florida--report record-breaking infection numbers. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for June 28-July 4, 2020

Read all about it! The U.S. Coronavirus death toll surges past 125,000 130,000. As the Coronavirus rages throughout the South, reality sets in about the pace of any possible "recovery" and reopenings. Europe drops most of its intra-continental travel restrictions, but most foreign visitors, including Americans, are still barred. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for June 21-27, 2020

Read all about it! The U.S. Coronavirus death toll surges past 115,000 120,000 125,000 126,000. Deaths slowed last week, but the infection rate is growing in half the states. U.S. travel picks up. The Northeast states that suffered in earlier months now quarantine arrivals from the high-infection states. European carriers grow capacity as the continent prepares for a July 1 reopening that may not permit Americans to visit. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for June 14-20, 2020

Read all about it! The nation's Coronavirus death toll surges past 115,000 119,000. The second wave seems to be starting in states that opened early. More airlines around the world resume service. U.S. airlines add back some flights, but traffic remains below 20 percent of 2019's totals. And more. Here's how we're covering it. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for June 7-13, 2020

Read all about it! The nation's Coronavirus death toll surges past 110,000 115,000 and the number of confirmed cases passes the two-million mark. Protests around the nation overshadow the pandemic and its effects. New York City opens up just as London and Britain launch 14-day quarantines. Flight traffic jumps yet remains a small fraction of 2019 volume. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for May 31-June 6, 2020

Read all about it! As the nation's Coronavirus death toll surges past 100,000 105,000 110,000, the nation's cities are hit with peaceful protests and violent riots. European carriers begin to fly again and the continent's major tourist countries plan to reopen to the world. U.S travel inches up from its mid-April floor. Here's how we're covering it. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for May 24-May 30, 2020

Read all about it! As the nation's Coronavirus death toll surges past 95,000 100,000 103,000, holiday travel "surges" back to about 13 percent of 2019's numbers. Some international travel resumes, but new bans are instituted, too. Here's how we're covering it. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for May 17-May 23, 2020

Read all about it! As the national Coronavirus death toll surges past the 85,000 90,000 95,000 96,000 mark, all eyes are on the states that opened quickly. Will their infection and death rates spike? Asia deals with zero tourism as bans on visitors continue. European countries sweat the decisions to open to some tourism. Flying is still down more than 90 percent compared to 2019, but surges for Memorial Day. Here's how we're covering it. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for May 10-May 16, 2020

Read all about it! The nationwide Coronavirus death toll surges past the 75,000 80,000 85,000 88,000 mark. European countries make plans for slow, phased openings. The United States is more chaotic. Airlines and airports go beyond masks to temperature checks. Travel is picking up--if you squint and squeeze the numbers. Here's how we're covering it. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for May 3-May 9, 2020

Read all about it! The nationwide Coronavirus death toll surges past the 65,000 70,000 75,000 78,000 mark. We enter the era of the masked flyer. New York closes its subways for the first time ever. Airline losses keep piling up. Traffic doesn't. Here's how we're covering it. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for April 26-May 2, 2020

Read all about it! The nationwide Coronavirus death toll surges past the 50,000 55,000 60,000 65,000 66,000 mark. Some states loosen restrictions while European countries will keep things closed into the summer. U.S. airline traffic begins to nudge up as airline earnings plunge. Here's how we're covering it. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for April 19-April 25, 2020

Read all about it! The nationwide Coronavirus death toll surges past the 35,000 40,000 45,000 50,000 52,000 mark, but progress is made in Italy, Spain, Austria and France. Governors start opening their states. Airlines begin to declare bankruptcy and the first tranche of first-quarter financial results are brutal. Here's how we're covering it. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for April 12-April 18, 2020

U.S. governors talk about when the states can reopen even as nationwide Coronavirus deaths surge past the 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 mark. Airlines whine about the terms of the bailout money they're getting from the nation's taxpayers. And only fools and self-important pundits know anything about the future of travel. Here's how we're covering it. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for April 5-April 11, 2020

Read all about it! As the world convulses with the waves of Coronavirus, the toll on the travel industry is revealed. Remaining flights are essentially empty, airports are shutting terminals and business travelers have nowhere to go--and aren't in a rush to get there. Here's how we're covering it. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for March 29-April 4, 2020

Read all about it! Domestic travel is down more than 90 percent from last year. More states impose stay-at-home orders. The death toll in Italy and Spain continues to skyrocket. And doctors and nurses are scrambling for supplies to help Coronavirus patients--and protect themselves. Here's how we're covering it. Click here for the day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for March 22-28, 2020

The new "new normal"? International transit airports barring transit passengers. U.S. states demanding arrivals from other U.S. states quarantine themselves on arrival. U.S. passenger volume dropping by 90 percent in a matter of days. Here's how we're covering it. Click here for the day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for March 15-21, 2020

Read all about it! The world is closing--and we watch in personal and transportation isolation. Countries are closing borders, airlines are all but shut and hotels are putting the keys in the door. Here's how we're covering it. Click here for the day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for March 8-14, 2020

Read all about it! Italy, Spain, France and Israel shut down. Other countries close their borders as the United States preps for what's to come. The Trump Administration botches the roll out of a ban on "all travel from Europe." U.S. carriers begin cutting service to the bone. Here's how it's happening. Click here for the day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for March 1-7, 2020

Read all about it! Italy emerges as the new Coronavirus hotspot so airlines begin making huge service cuts there. Meanwhile, Chinese airlines resume some flying. The chief rabbi of Israel says don't kiss the mezuzah. The travel industry starts tallying the financial damage. Here's how it's happening. Click here for the day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for February 15-29, 2020

Read all about it! The Coronavirus spreads around the globe. Japan, South Korea and Italy are hit hard and airlines quickly drop their flights. Tourism disappears and companies begin telling employees to curtail business travel. The Tokyo Summer Olympics may be threatened. Airlines begin rolling out gimmicky fee waivers to nervous flyers. Click here for the day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for February 1-14, 2020

Read all about it! The spread of the Coronavirus is still mostly affecting mainland China, but Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are losing flights and visitors, too. As Chinese tourists stay home, however, the travel industry learns how much they mean to airline traffic, cruise ships and hotels. Click here for day-to-day details.

Coronavirus Update for January 23-31, 2020

Read all about it! As the Coronavirus worsens, airlines have reacted by slashing service to Hong Kong and mainland China. Retailers and food-service giants such as McDonald's are closing locations, too. And neighboring countries are closing their borders. Click here for the day-to-day details.