This illustration picture taken on November 22, 2019, shows the logo of the online lodging service Airbnb displayed on a tablet in Paris.

Airbnb bans parties at rental properties amid pandemic

Citing public health concerns amid the coronavirus, home-sharing company Airbnb on Thursday imposed a worldwide party ban at its rental properties and capped occupancy at larger homes to 16.

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UK to impose quarantine on arrivals from Croatia, Austria

Britain said on Thursday it will reimpose quarantine for travelers from Croatia, Austria and Trinidad and Tobago, but ease restrictions on arrivals from Portugal, in its latest response to the coronavirus outbreak. ...

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Governor Ganjar reveals Central Java's largest tourist destination

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has launched the construction of the 400-hectare Jateng Valley in East Ungaran, Semarang regency — touted as the largest integrated tourist site in Southeast Asia. ...

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On Aug. 15, the Tourism and Creative Economy posted a promotional photo of an event that was edited without permission from the event's organizers.

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Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry apologizes for Instagram post

The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry has faced criticism for uploading an altered promotional photo of an event on Instagram without permission.

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An Emirates Boeing 777-31H aircraft takes off from Dubai International Airport on April 6, 2020.

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Emirates to serve all 'network destinations' by summer 2021

Dubai-based airline Emirates expects to resume flights to all "network destinations" by summer 2021, after the coronavirus pandemic halted most global air travel.

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People walk by the sea in the small Venice area in the Greek Cycladic island of Mykonos, on May 12, 2020.

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Greece clamps down at party island Mykonos as COVID-19 infections spike

Greece will extend restrictions in the popular holiday island of Mykonos and the coastal area of Chalkidiki in northern Greece to contain the spread of COVID-19 infections.

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Marriott International is facing a London class action brought by millions of former guests demanding compensation after their personal records were hacked in one of the largest data breaches in history.

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Marriott faces London lawsuit over vast data breach

Marriott International is facing a London class action brought by millions of former guests demanding compensation after their personal records were hacked in one of the largest data breaches in history.

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A hiker on his journey to hike Mount Rinjani along the Senaru trail.

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Mt. Rinjani to reopen for hikers on Aug. 22, visitor registration required

Despite the reopening, the head of the Mount Rinjani National Park Agency, Dedy Asriady, said it would limit the number of hikers. Face masks are also mandatory during hiking.

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Traveloka has launched Traveloka Clean Partners to meet people's needs for safety when traveling and to help the tourist sector to survive amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Public’s confidence in travel, outdoor activities increasing: Traveloka

Traveloka has seen an increase in the public’s confidence in traveling and enjoying outdoor activities .

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Passengers ask for instructions at the COVID-19 health information point of the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on August 3, 2020. Finland has removed most EU countries from its "green travel list", with only arrivals from a handful of states now able to enter the country without restrictions, the government announced on Wednesday.

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Finland imposes 'Europe's tightest' border restrictions

Finland has removed most EU countries from its "green travel list", with only arrivals from a handful of states now able to enter the country without restrictions, the government announced on Wednesday.

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At Warner Bros Studios, visitors can marvel at the detail and scale that went into producing the sets for the Harry Potter movies.

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'Making of Harry Potter' park to open in Tokyo in 2023

Muggles in Japan can discover how the Harry Potter films were made at a new amusement park opening in 2023 in Tokyo, in the latest expansion of the multibillion-dollar wizarding franchise.

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A flight attendant wearing a facemask as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus checks passengers before a flight to the central Chinese city of Wuhan, at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai on July 14, 2020.

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'Reassuring' study on risk of virus transmission on planes

Wearing masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus was not widespread in March, when a group of German tourists took a long flight home from Israel -- but researchers were surprised to find only two passengers outside the group had been infected.

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Last month, the immigration office updated a number of regulations regarding foreigners who have been granted emergency stay permits due to travel restrictions amid the global pandemic.

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Foreigners in Indonesia have until Sept. 20 to extend stay permits

The extension, stipulated in a circular issued on Tuesday, is expected to give foreign nationals more time to comply with regulations and settle any hindrances caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

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In this file photo taken on August 14, 2018 birds perform during a show at French historical theme park Le Puy du Fou, in Les Epesses, western France.

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Outcry in France over 'incomprehensible' mass show at theme park

The French government has defended a decision to allow a theme park to stage a show attended by up to 9,000 people, after critics blasted the move as wildly irresponsible and hypocritical due to the coronavirus epidemic.

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Travelers walk past an information board about the free of charge coronavirus testing at Munich airport on August 8, 2020.

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Airlines, airports to push for COVID testing as quarantines hit traffic

Airlines and airports will ask a UN-led task force meeting to recommend countries accept a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours of travel as an alternative to quarantines that have decimated demand for travel.

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Among the star-rated hotels, 2,115 are state-owned and 204 are foreign-invested.

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China has 845 five-star hotels at end of 2019

The number of five-star hotels in China stood at 845 at the end of 2019, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said.

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Yachts are moored along the Quai Jean Jaures in the Saint-Tropez harbour on August 16, 2020, as the city made wearing a protective mask earlier in the week mandatory in the town centre due to a resurgence in the COVID-19, coronavirus.

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Show goes on for French holidays in summer like no other

French resorts and holiday destinations are buzzing at the height of the season despite the pandemic but, with foreigners staying away and the shadow of the coronavirus looming large, this is no ordinary summer.

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Travellers walk past an information board about the free of charge coronavirus testing at Munich airport on August 8, 2020.

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Germany tracks down most travelers with COVID after test blunder

The German state of Bavaria said on Sunday it has tracked down most of the people returning from abroad who tested positive for the coronavirus but were not told about it in a debacle that embarrassed a possible successor to Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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Garuda Indonesia cuts airfares for some domestic routes throughout August

Garuda Indonesia is offering discounts of up to 45 percent for destinations that include Bali, Yogyakarta, Lombok, Labuan Bajo and Medan.

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People visit a protest art installation depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sitting on a table for the 'Last Supper', by Israeli artist Itay Zalait, on July 29, 2020 at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv as protests demanding Netanyahu's resignation are growing by the week.

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Israel cancels virus quarantine for some but stays shut to tourists

Israel said Sunday that citizens, residents and foreign workers returning from 20 countries would be exempted from a 14-day coronavirus quarantine period, but kept its borders closed to tourists.

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A tourist poses for a photo inside the Grand Palace in Bangkok on June 7, 2020, as it reopened for visitors following restrictions to halt the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus.

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Thailand ranked world's safest tourist destination amid COVID-19

Thailand was ranked the safest destination in the world to visit during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tourists at the Daegwallyeong Sheep Ranch in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, South Korea.

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‘Wanderlust gene’: Travel during COVID-19

The virus threat has changed the rules of traveling -- no more passports, transfers, stopovers or boarding passes. Instead, domestic tourism has been going strong over the past few months as we adjust to the “new normal.”

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A view taken on March 25, 2020 shows the MSC Grandiosa cruise ship docked at the port of Civitavecchia, some 70kms northwest of Rome, during the country's lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus.

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First major cruise line set to depart Genoa for Mediterranean tour

The first major cruise ship to set sail in the Mediterranean was poised to depart from Genoa on Sunday, as Italy's struggling travel industry hopes to regain ground after a bruising coronavirus hiatus.

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Customers in flight seats use virtual reality (VR) devices at First Airlines, that provides VR flight experiences, including 360-degree tours of cities and meals, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo, Japan, on August 12, 2020.

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Air traffic will not return to pre-COVID-19 levels until 2024: IATA

Global air traffic will not return to levels before the coronavirus pandemic until 2024, an industry body said, a year later than its earlier projection due to a slower recovery this year.

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Backpacker hostels in Singapore miss out on staycation boom amid COVID-19

Backpacker hostels miss out on staycation boom, struggle to keep afloat.

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A woman walks along Kuta Beach in Bali on Aug. 15.

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'Impossible at the moment': Tourism ministry official on govt 'work from Bali' plans

Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan had said during a virtual meeting with Apindo that regulations for a work from Bali plan was currently in the works.

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Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea.

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Gyeongbokgung to open up at night

The Cultural Heritage Administration on Friday announced that it will open Gyeongbokgung to visitors in the evening from Sept. 2 to Dec. 4.

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Tourists enjoy a visit to the Christ The Redeemer statue, at the Corcovado Hill, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 15, 2020, during the reopening day of touristic attractions in the city amid the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Rio reopens Christ the Redeemer, other sites after virus closure

Major tourist sites in Rio de Janeiro, including the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking the Brazilian city, reopened to the public on Saturday after being closed for five months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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The team prepares to conduct the underwater ceremony.

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National flag placed at Maumere's historic underwater site

The ceremony was followed by underwater photo sessions and a beach cleanup on Babi Island, one of the islands largely affected by the 1992 tsunami.

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Michael Cawley, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Ryanair, attends a press conference in central London, on March 11, 2008.

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Irish tourism boss quits after holidaying abroad

The chairman of Ireland's tourism authority, former Ryanair Chief Operating Officer Michael Cawley, resigned on Saturday after going on holiday to Italy, contrary to government advice to avoid non-essential travel abroad.

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