Trump's surprise move is another blow to the already embattled airline and travel sectors.
The US-Europe route is popular with thousands of Kiwis a year who typically fly Air New Zealand into cities such as Houston and Chicago, and on to European cities on its alliance partner, United Airlines.
Commercial director at House of Travel, Brent Thomas, said consultants were getting to grips with the news and contacting travellers now.
While it was the low season, those hit by the flight ban could also need help rebooking their ground bookings.
''Unfortunately it's a changing landscape day by day, hour by hour,'' said Thomas, who is also president of the Travel Agents Association of NZ.
He said flying through the US to Europe wasn't as popular as through Asia and the Middle East.
Air New Zealand should not be affected by Trump's surprise move to suspend all travel between the US and Europe for a month beginning Friday in a bid to combat the pandemic.
The Kiwi airline flies non-stop from Los Angeles to London, a service that will stop at the end of October after 36 years. It has flown into Europe before with services to Frankfurt between 1987 and 2001.
Airlines are forecast to lose $180 billion in revenue this year, a figure likely to be conservative following Trump's move that will rock airlines on both sides of the Atlantic.
Tourism Holdings, which has a large recreational vehicle operation in the US, says it is assessing the impact of the suspension.
''Thl will provide an update on the impact and potential mitigations of this suspension on its FY20 NPAT expectations, once this assessment is completed.''Prior to this event, thl's expectations for full-year profit remained at around $24M.
An update is expected to be provided by the end of trade tomorrow.
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Finally president Trump is making the right decisions. Now one can only
hope New Zealands leader will ground all inbound international flights until
this covid 19 has abated. Common sense must now be utilised immediately.
So called aviation experts say its safer on a plane than in an office space, what experts? These days everyones an expert. Would I trust this so called 'expert' advice? Yeah right! I for one wouldnt get on a confined alluminium tube for hours on end during this pandemic.