The Scenic Group has announced it will suspend operations for land tours, river and ocean cruises up to 31 August 2020.

Scenic Eclipse sailings will be suspended until 30 September 2020.

Scenic UK managing director, Colin Downing, said: “Our top priority is to ensure that our guests and employees are able to travel safely before we resume operations.

“Although we have seen some easing of national lockdowns, the restrictions on travel still vary considerably from country to country and it is sadly impossible for us to operate our scheduled departures up to 31 August 2020.”

The Scenic Group is offering booked guests a flexible ‘Future Travel Credit’ valued at 110 per cent of monies deposited on any affected river and cruise booking and 100 per cent of monies deposited on any affected land tours.

Guests will be offered a Future Travel Credit that can be applied to any new or existing booking across the portfolio of brands through to 30 June 2023.

The Future Travel Credit is fully transferrable to another guest. Should a guest be unable to travel by 30 June 2023, they will be given a refund.

The company has said it is committed to protecting agent commissions on bookings for cancelled cruises that have been paid in full and for the total amount of the Future Travel Credits.

Visit scenic.co.uk for more information.