ABTA has issued advice for travellers who are being affected with the new travel advice for parts of Italy.
The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office now advises against all but essential travel to the Lombardy region, which includes the cities of Milan, Bergamo, Como, plus Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia, Rimini, Pesaro and Urbino, Alessandria, Asti, Novara, Verbano Cusio Ossola, Vercelli, Padua, Treviso and Venice.
It means around 16 million people in these areas special permission to travel.
The number of people to have died from the coronavirus in Italy has jumped 133 in a day to 366 and the number of infections has risen by 25% to 7,375.
ABTA said: "Customers who are imminently due to travel on package holidays which include the named locations should be offered alternative arrangements by their travel provider. If no suitable alternatives are available, package holiday customers should be offered a full refund.
"Customers who have booked their flights and accommodation directly should speak to their airline and accommodation provider to discuss their options. They should also check their travel insurance to see if this will cover any additional costs.
"Customers currently in the named locations should contact their travel provider to discuss their options and follow the instructions of local authorities and local public health advice.
"Customers with an existing package holiday booked, and those considering making plans, can have confidence that there are protections in place for package holidays should the travel advice to their destination change."
ABTA’s latest advice is available at abta.com/coronavirus.
