Author: David Oliver, USA TODAY

Hotels around the country are very much feeling the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic — about 80% of rooms in the U.S. are empty.

Australian police raided the Ruby Princess ship linked to hundreds of coronavirus cases and 15 deaths to seize evidence and question crew members.

A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against Costa Cruises, a Carnival subsidiary. Such a lawsuit likely won’t gain much traction.

Airbnb has been updating its policies amid the coronavirus pandemic. Customers say what the company says it’s doing isn’t happening fast enough.

Disembarkation off the Coral Princess continued one day after a crew member on the Costa Favolosa cruise ship died.

“Get us off this ship, so we can get home and let them deal with these sick people,” a frustrated Coral Princess passenger told USA TODAY.

A crew member has died on the Celebrity Infinity cruise ship, where crew members have exhibited flu-like symptoms.

News about the coronavirus pandemic continues to be grim. Southwest Airlines’ latest Instagram post is here to make you smile when you need it most.