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United Airlines Change Fee Waiver Updates

United Airlines has issued an update to their change fee waivers for tickets purchased on or before March 2, 2020. Change fee waiver for tickets purchased on or before March 2, 2020 To give customers flexibility in their travel plans, United is offering a change fee waiver within the following parameters: Tickets issued on/before: March…
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COVID-19 Global Travel Updates – March 10, 2020

WORLDWIDE Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Limited human-to-human transmission, as well as imported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), have been confirmed. This new coronavirus can cause symptoms of fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Travelers in affected locations are advised to pay attention to general hygiene and avoid direct contact with people who are sick. Anyone…
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COVID-19 Global Travel Updates – March 9, 2020

WORLDWIDE Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Imported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), as well as limited human-tohuman transmission, have been confirmed in several countries. This new coronavirus can cause symptoms of fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Travelers to affected locations are advised to pay attention to general hygiene and avoid direct contact with people who…
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COVID-19 Global Travel Updates – March 6, 2020

Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Imported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been confirmed in several countries. This new coronavirus can cause symptoms of fever, cough, sore throat, and shortness of breath. Portugal, Croatia, Finland, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia have reported limited human-to-human transmission of COVID-19. This new coronavirus can cause symptoms of fever, cough,…
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Delta Changes Waive Fee for New Ticket Purchases

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 or coronavirus outbreak, Delta has announced it will waive change fees for all flights booked between March 1-31 as well as international flights previously booked that are scheduled to fly in March. This travel waiver allows customers to make a one-time change to their itinerary without incurring a fee. See below for more details.

COVID-19 Global Travel Updates – March 5, 2020

Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Limited human-to-human transmission, as well as imported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been confirmed. This new coronavirus can cause symptoms of fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Travelers in affected locations are advised to pay attention to general hygiene and avoid direct contact with people who are sick. Anyone with…
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On the Coronavirus

Gant Travel has increased agent education resources to include updated information on how the Coronavirus is impacting the travel ecosystem (i.e. airline waivers available) to ensure we can advise clients on a trip-by-trip basis.

United Waives Change Fee for New Ticket Purchases

Starting today, March 3 through March 31, 2020, newly purchased United Airlines tickets will be exempt from change fees. Due to ongoing uncertainty over travel planning, United is offering a waiver for change fees on all fares (including Basic Economy, bulk and fixed fares, etc.) to give customers the confidence to continue with travel plans even with the uncertainty of the situation.

COVID-19 Global Travel Updates – March 4, 2020

Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Imported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), along with limited human-to-human transmission, have been confirmed in several countries. This new coronavirus can cause symptoms of fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Travelers in affected locations are advised to pay attention to general hygiene and avoid direct contact with people who are sick.…
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Coronavirus: Adapting a Travel Program to the Outbreak

With the recent Coronavirus outbreak taking center stage globally and new travel restrictions being implemented regularly, we continue to monitor and evaluate the business-travel landscape, both for our internal teams and our impacted client travelers.