This picture taken on August 1, 2020 shows a Lufthansa Airbus A321neo aircraft on its descent approach towards Cyprus' Larnaca International Airport as it flies over beachgoers at a nearby beach along the Mediterranean.

Cyprus introduces COVID-19 testing on Greek arrivals amid spike

Cyprus will introduce compulsory testing for all arrivals from Greece from Aug. 6, after a spike in coronavirus infections in Greece over the past week.

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Montreal's tourist heart a ghost town in pandemic summer

Stripped of the crowds of visitors that usually flock to its sights, from the Grand Prix to its renowned festivals, Montreal is trying to reinvent itself during the coronavirus pandemic and salvage what is left of its summer. ...

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COVID-19: 115 countries are still closed to travelers

The World Tourism Organization's recently-published report on the status of world travel restrictions shows that movement between countries is still very restricted: the borders of 115 countries remain closed to international tourism. ...

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Amphorae are seen at the ancient shipwreck of Peristera islet, off the shores of the island of Alonnisos, Greece, on June 25, 2020.

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Greece inaugurates 'Parthenon of shipwrecks'

Greece on Saturday inaugurated its first underwater museum, a trove of 5th century BC amphorae labelled the "Parthenon of shipwrecks", off the coast of Alonissos island in the western Aegean.

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Visitors look at a walrus from their hotel room at the Pairi Daiza animal park in Brugelette, on July 30, 2020.

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Beat the heat with a walrus retreat

Much of western Europe was sweltering in a heatwave on Friday, but visitors to one Belgian safari park could at least seek shelter in an igloo with a cool view.

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Air France flight crew members wearing protective face masks distribute face masks to passengers at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy-en-France during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, May 6, 2020.

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France readies COVID tests for travelers from at-risk countries

France's busiest airport was on Friday preparing to start testing passengers for COVID-19 on arrival from high-risk countries, a move that could reduce the need for quarantine measures causing pain to the tourism industry across Europe.

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Passengers arrive on the first day of reopening for domestic flights after being temporarily closed due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic at Ngurah Rai International Airport, in Tuban, near Denpasar, Bali, on July 31.

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Estimated 4,000 passengers arrived in Bali on first reopening day

Ngurah Rai served 28 flight departures and 28 arrivals on Friday.

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An aerial photograph taken on May 26, 2020 shows the Mont Saint-Michel Abbey, in Normandy, northwestern France. Since 1979, the site of the Mont Saint-Michel and its bay is a UNESCO world heritage site.

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Forty-two percent of UNESCO's world heritage sites have not reopened yet

More than four out of ten of Unesco's world heritage sites are still closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic..

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Flying high: An AirAsia aircraft takes off from I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport. The low-cost carrier will reopen three domestic flights.

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AirAsia to reopen three domestic routes

Tickets for three newly reopened domestic flights are available to book on AirAsia's website, app and Travel Service Center.

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An Alaska Army National Guard UH 60 Blackhawk helicopter hovers near 'Bus 142', made famous by 'Into the Wild' book and movie, after it was deposted by a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on the ground east of the Teklanika River alongside the Stampede Road, west of Healy, Alaska, United States, on June 18, 2020.

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Adventurer's 'Into the Wild' bus may be headed to Alaska museum

The infamous bus that served as the final campsite for doomed adventurer Christopher McCandless could be preserved as a museum piece.

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Travelers who had been aboard the Braemar cruise ship and wearing face masks as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 react as they arrive at Heathrow Airport in London on March 19, 2020.

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New UK quarantine rules shake up summer travel plans

The government requires everyone entering the UK from Spain to self-isolate for 14 days.

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Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 15, 2020.

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Nepal to reopen Everest to climbers despite coronavirus case rise

Nepal will reopen its Himalayan mountains including Mount Everest to climbers for the autumn season to boost the tourism-dependent economy despite rising coronavirus infections.

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Mount Sumbing as seen from a tobacco plantation at its slope.

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Mount Sumbing in Central Java to reopen to hikers

Mount Sumbing in Wonosobo, Central Java, is set to reopen to visitors on Aug. 1 under strict health protocol.

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Men watch the cruise ship MS Empress of the Seas, operated by Royal Caribbean International, as it leaves the bay of Havana, Cuba, June 5, 2019.

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Stalled cruise industry targets repeat guests with Cha Cha lessons and Chopin

Retired New Yorkers Mahlon and Kim Russell have taken 15 cruises over the past 15 years, visiting destinations from Tahiti to St. Petersburg, primarily with Norwegian Cruise Line.

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Traveloka is offering drive-through rapid COVID-19 testing at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten.

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Traveloka offers drive-through COVID-19 testing at Soekarno-Hatta airport

Available only for Indonesians, the service is provided for airline passengers for Rp 150,000 (US$10.33) at Soewarna Business Park, located at the airport.

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A staff member cleans a room in the hotel at Chessington World of Adventures Resort in chessington, Greater London on July 4, 2020, on the first day of a major relaxation of lockdown restrictions during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.

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Virus quarantine fears boost the UK 'staycation'

With pandemic storm clouds gathering over Britain's tourism industry, the collapse in foreign holidays has presented an opportunity by boosting the demand for "staycations".

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A passenger wears a face mask at the Check-in area of the Santos Dumont airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 27, 2020.

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Brazil reopens international flights to tourists even as coronavirus deaths spike

Brazil on Wednesday reopened international air travel to foreign tourists, which had been banned since March, even as the country's coronavirus outbreak ranks as the world's second worst.

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Komodo dragons on Rinca Island, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, on March 29, 2018.

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Komodo National Park to welcome foreign tourists in August

Travelers who wish to visit Komodo National Park are required to register online.

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Tourists visit Melasti Beach in Badung regency, Bali, on June 24.

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Bali to reopen for domestic tourists on Friday

Natural and cultural tourist destinations will be open for visitors but the popular resort island will not yet reopen its entertainment establishments such as nightclubs and karaoke lounges, deputy Bali governor Tjokorda Oka Artha said on Tuesday as quoted by kompas.com.

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Seats marked to help with social distancing are pictured inside Terminal 5 at Heathrow airport in west London as the UK government's planned 14-day quarantine for international arrivals to limit the spread of COVID-19 starts on June 8, 2020.

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Heathrow tells UK: Do passenger testing or lose 'quarantine roulette'

Heathrow Airport, Europe's busiest airport, called on Britain to urgently introduce a passenger testing regime, warning that without one it would lose a game of global "quarantine roulette" after coronavirus stalled aviation.

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European tourists walk at the beach at a hotel on the Tunisian island of Djerba on July 18, 2020, a day after the arrival of the first charter flights to the country since the COVID-19 crisis erupted.

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Coronavirus cost global tourism $320 billion in Jan-May: UN

The coronavirus crisis cost the global tourism sector $320 billion in lost revenue during the first five months of 2020, threatening the livelihoods of millions of people, the UN said Tuesday.

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A woman gazes across the view of the town of Fyra in the island of Santorini on June 14, 2020 as the country prepares for the return of tourists to Greece from around 30 countries by air, sea and land.

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Greece to reopen six ports to cruise ships this week

Greece will reopen six of its ports, including Piraeus in Athens, to cruise ships on Saturday for the first time in the coronavirus-shortened tourism season, the tourism minister said.

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Journalists record as people enjoy the sunny weather at the Barceloneta beach, after Catalonia's regional authorities and the city council announced restrictions to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Barcelona, Spain July 19, 2020.

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Spain 'safe' for tourists despite virus spike: Government

Spain remains a "safe" destination for tourists despite a worrying rise in coronavirus infections in some parts of the country, the government insisted on Tuesday.

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Image courtesy of Virgin Galactic obtained July 28, 2020 shows the Virgin Galactic spaceship cabin design and seats.

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Room with a view: Virgin Galactic gives peek at spacecraft cabin

The Virgin Galactic spaceship that will someday carry very moneyed tourists boasts windows and cameras galore for easy selfies with planet Earth.

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The exterior of Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Japan.

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Ghibli Park construction starts in Japan for 2022 partial opening

Construction of a theme park based on animation films by Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki started Tuesday in central Japan, with the first attractions set to open in the fall of 2022.

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A passenger wearing a face mask walks in the nearly empty departure hall of Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on March 12, 2020 as numbers of air travelers in the region plummeted amid fears over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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Which international travelers will venture out first?

Travelers from Taiwan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia are the most willing to get on an international flight when it's possible again, according to online travel giant Agoda.

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Some workers unloaded aircraft luggage belonging to China Southern airlines parked at the apron of Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten, on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2020.

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In China, airlines plug 'all you can fly' deals to pierce coronavirus clouds

China Southern Airlines on Tuesday rolled out an 'all you can fly' pass, becoming the latest in a fleet of cash-strapped carriers to join a promotional craze that analysts say has helped revive a coronavirus-ravaged air travel market.

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A man jumps from the Old Bridge during the 454th traditional diving competition in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 26, 2020.

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Daredevil divers plunge from Bosnian bridge in centuries-old tradition

Divers hurled themselves from a 24-meter high Ottoman-era bridge in the Bosnian town of Mostar on Sunday, staging a centuries-old contest even though the COVID-19 pandemic prevented many visitors from coming.

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A police officer walks through a terminal of the German airline Lufthansa at the Franz-Josef-Strauss airport in Munich, southern Germany, on June 3, 2020.Germany came under pressure on Monday to introduce mandatory coronavirus testing for holidaymakers returning from high-risk countries to prevent driving up infections in Europe's largest economy.

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Germany considers mandatory coronavirus tests for returning holidaymakers

Germany came under pressure on Monday to introduce mandatory coronavirus testing for holidaymakers returning from high-risk countries to prevent driving up infections in Europe's largest economy.

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