UPDATE 1-European travel stocks sink, inflation woes keep STOXX 600 below record high

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window)

* TUI, Ryanair, IAG tumble as Asia COVID-19 cases spike

* Banking, mining, and industrial stocks retreat

* Healthcare and energy stocks set to post solid monthly gains

* Burberry plunges as CEO resigns to join Ferragamo (Adds comments; updates prices)

By Sagarika Jaisinghani

June 28 (Reuters) – European travel stocks sank 2% on Monday on the back of a spike in COVID-19 cases across Asia, while worries of a sudden tapering in ultra-loose global monetary policy in the wake of rising inflation kept the STOXX 600 below record highs.

The pan-European STOXX 600 was down 0.2% by 0813 GMT, with travel-related stocks TUI, Ryanair Holdings and IAG sliding between 1.9% and 3.2%.

The travel and leisure index fell to a one-month low, tracking declines in Asia as infections

Read more
Safely reopening California – Coronavirus COVID-19 Response

Thanks to your trust in the vaccine and falling transmission rates, California has fully reopened its economy. This means no more physical distancing, no capacity limits, no county tiers, and relaxed mask guidance.

On this page:


Reopening California 

California is moving Beyond the Blueprint to safely and fully reopen the economy. 

As of June 15, 2021, the Governor terminated the executive orders that put into place the Stay Home Order and the Blueprint for a Safer Economy. He also phased out the vast majority of executive actions put in place since March 2020 as part of the pandemic response, leaving a subset of provisions that facilitate the ongoing recovery.

The new public health order effective June 15 supersedes all prior health orders. The order has limited restrictions, only related to masking and mega-events, as well as settings serving children and youth pending an expected update to the K-12 schools

Read more
The Best Travel Cards for Fair Credit

Select’s editorial team works independently to review financial products and write articles we think our readers will find useful. We may receive a commission when you click on links for products from our affiliate partners.

With the weather warming up and summer in full force, traveling and taking a vacation to a far-flung location may be on your mind. If you travel and fly frequently, travel credit cards are a great way to rack up points or miles to get free flights, hotel nights, access to airport lounges and other travel-related benefits. However, if you’re interested in signing up for a travel credit card, your credit score can limit your ability to get one. Most travel credit cards require cardholders to have a high credit score.

FICO credit scores range from 300 to 850 and fall under different categories, ranging from ‘poor’ at the lower end to ‘exceptional’ at the

Read more
United Kingdom Journey Insurance policies Client Report 2021

DUBLIN, June 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The “United kingdom Travel Insurance policies Client Research Report 2021” report has been included to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s giving.

This report will take a look at the motivations, encounters and views of the British isles journey coverage shopper. It focuses mostly on once-a-year multi-excursion insurance, though the report also discusses in areas one excursion insurance.

The analysis will recognize and analyse client attitudes towards vacation insurance coverage, look at the promises expertise of policyholders, and examine why they decide on 1 route to order over an additional. In addition, it will examine how value sensitivity is impacting the marketplace. Related research was operate in 2019 and this report compares and contrasts the conclusions.

In comparison with 2019, 2021 has found a sizeable decrease in the number of abroad journey trips taken, with the length of outings also shortening. Irrespective of this, ownership of multi-journey insurance

Read more
The Apps and Websites You Need for International Travel During Covid and the Reopening

Now that Covid-19 restrictions are easing for vaccinated tourists in Europe and elsewhere, you might have your sights set on some international summer travel. But it won’t be business as usual.

Depending on where you’re going, expect wildly fluctuating prices, new testing and vaccination rules and even varying mask specs. (Sorry,

Air France

doesn’t want your pretty homemade face covering.)

“You’re going to have another item on your pre-check checklist. But the reward is being able to visit some of those most iconic tourist destinations with a fraction of the summer crowds,” said

Scott Keyes,

author of “Take More Vacations” and founder of the price-tracking website Scott’s Cheap Flights. He says international travel is down 60% overall compared with 2019, though some spots are starting to see an uptick in tourism.

To navigate pandemic-era travel, here are some apps and

Read more