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Vietnam says agrees to resume commercial flights to China

Vietnam has agreed to resume commercial flights to and from China after months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the country's ministry of transport said on Monday, noting the frequency and timing of flights was still being discussed.

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Singapore Airlines Group to operate at 7% of scheduled capacity in August

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its regional arm SilkAir will not be flying to new locations next month but will slightly increase the frequency of flights on existing routes as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the aviation sector drags on. ...

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Nearly one-third of tourism-related businesses in Thailand 'may shut down permanently'

About one-third of tourism business operators in Thailand will run out of liquidity to keep their businesses afloat in the second half of 2020. ...

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Emergency stay permits to no longer be issued for foreigners as Indonesia enters ‘new normal’

After months of uncertainty, the Immigration Directorate General has updated a number of regulations regarding foreigners who have been granted emergency stay permits by the Indonesian government because of travel restrictions amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Officers wearing face masks and shields, amid concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, monitor passengers arriving at Narita airport, Chiba prefecture on March 9, 2020.

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Japan plans to expand airport PCR testing capacity to 10,000 per day

Japan plans to increase the number of people who can receive PCR tests for the novel coronavirus at airports to about 10,000 per day in September, aiming to gradually resume international travel.

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Summer Selmon, her brother Levi, and their parents Dave and Brandi wear face masks while visiting the Disney Springs shopping and dining district during their vacation at Walt Disney World during a phased reopening from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States, on July 11, 2020.

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Mandatory masks, Mickey at a distance as Walt Disney World reopens

Mickey waved from a distance and visitors wore colorful face masks with mouse ears on Saturday as Florida's Walt Disney World opened to the public for the first time in four months amid a surge of coronavirus cases in the state.

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A view taken on July 1, 2020 shows the village of Positano on the Amalfi coast in southern Italy.

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Absence of US tourists hammers Italy's Amalfi coast

With its white and multicolored houses perched on the mountainside above the crystalline waters of the Mediterranean, Italy's Amalfi coast is an ideal holiday location but it is suffering.

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A view shows the Eiffel Tower in Paris on its reopening day to the public following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, on June 25, 2020.

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Eiffel Tower's terrace reopens for post-pandemic partying

Visitors to the Eiffel Tower can once more enjoy a drink and even dance on its summer terrace, which opened this week to stunning views of Paris under a warm, blue sky.

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A man walks past a poster covering the side of a building ahead of a 21 day lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19 in Cape Town, South Africa, on March 26.

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'Proud to be Indonesian': Student stranded for months in South Africa shares her story

I cannot describe the shift in the spectrum of emotions I felt the day the consulate took me in. I went from the most anxious state I have ever been in, to feeling calm and completely safe, all with appreciation to the consulate.

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More than 50 tourist destinations reopen in Semarang

According to Semarang Tourism and Culture Agency head Indriyasari, 134 tourism businesses filed requests with the administration to reopen, but only 54 were granted permits.

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Passengers get situated on a new Argo Parahyangan train at Bandung Station prior to departing for Gambir Station, Jakarta.

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What to prepare before taking a long distance train ride

Passengers must wear face shields provided by the train operator throughout the trip.

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People visit Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California on July 9, 2020, the first day the outdoor shopping and dining complex has been open to the public since it closed in mid-March amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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California theme parks remain shut but hundreds flock to Disney shops

Disney's California theme park reopening may have been thwarted by coronavirus, but hundreds lined up early Thursday to buy Mickey Mouse merchandise from an adjacent shopping plaza.

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Cleanliness and hygiene expert Alain Miralles uses an swab to ensure that a telescope is clean as the Eiffel Tower gets ready to re-open to the public following the coronavirus outbreak, in Paris, France, June 17, 2020.

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Eiffel Tower's top floor to reopen next week

The Eiffel Tower in Paris will reopen its top level on July 15 after months of being off-limits because of the coronavirus outbreak, its operator said on Thursday.

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A deserted street is seen at Disneyland Paris, in Marne-la-Vallee, near Paris, as the theme park prepares to reopen its doors to the public following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France on July 9, 2020.

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Masks mandatory at Mickey's when Disneyland Paris reopens

With masks mandatory and advance booking required, Disneyland Paris will gradually reopen from July 15 after a four-month closure due to the coronavirus crisis.

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The view from Mount Rinjani in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, at sunrise.

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2020 Virtual Geotourism Festival to promote West Nusa Tenggara tourism

Held on July 15-16, the 2020 Geotourism Festival will webinars and cultural tours to promote West Nusa Tenggara's tourist potential.

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Newtownards Road is seen almost empty at rush hour, as the spread of the COVID-19 continues, Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 13, 2020.Northern Ireland on Friday will drop quarantine requirements for people travelling to it from the same 50 countries that England has exempted, a spokesman for Northern Ireland's health department said on Thursday.

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Northern Ireland to drop COVID-19 quarantine for same countries as England

England last week announced it would end coronavirus quarantines for people arriving from more than 50 countries, including Germany, France, Spain and Italy - but not the United States - from July 10.

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Tourists are seen at the Caffe Quadri at St. Mark's Square a day before Italy and neighbouring EU countries open up borders for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak hit the country, in Venice, Italy June 14, 2020.

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Italy bans entry from 13 countries due to coronavirus fears

The list compiled by the health ministry comprises Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Kuwait, North Macedonia, Moldova, Oman, Panama, Peru and Dominican Republic.

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A general view shows a near-empty beach in Kuta, Bali, on March 22, amid concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Bali beaches reopen under ‘strict health protocols’

Bali COVID-19 task force spokesperson I Dewa Gede Rai said that the number of visitors to each beach would be limited.

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A woman walks with a dog along the Long Walk at Windsor Castle in Windsor, west of London on January 9, 2020.

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UK royal residences open after virus shutdown but job losses loom

Some of Queen Elizabeth II's royal residences will reopen to the public later this month after the coronavirus shutdown, the charity that runs them said Wednesday, while warning that the crisis would lead to staff cuts.

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Powerful passports lose their strength in post-pandemic era

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the loss of passport privileges for some countries due to rising travel bans and restrictions worldwide.

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People react outside their homes during the last day of the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, following the outbreak of the COVID-19, Pitlochry, Scotland, Britain, May 28, 2020.Travellers from Spain and Serbia will still have to self-isolate if they travel to Scotland, the devolved government in Edinburgh said on Wednesday, despite a previous UK government lifting of restrictions.

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Scotland keeps quarantine for Spain, Serbia

Travellers from Spain and Serbia will still have to self-isolate if they travel to Scotland, the devolved government in Edinburgh said on Wednesday, despite a previous UK government lifting of restrictions.

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AirAsia employees show off personal protective equipment that was made to protect its cabin crews.

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AirAsia flies 169 Indian nationals back home from Indonesia

Low-cost carrier AirAsia facilitated on Tuesday the repatriation of 169 Indian nationals who had found themselves stuck in Indonesia due to travel restrictions during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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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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Travelers are venturing out again but avoiding planes, international trips: Survey

Travelers are hitting the road again and taking vacations even as the coronavirus pandemic shows no signs of abating in many countries, a survey on Tuesday showed.

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This aerial picture taken on April 4 2019 shows Indonesia's Lake Toba, from Sigapitan, which covers some 1,707 square kilometers of North Sumatra, nearly twice the size of Singapore, the lake formed by a gigantic volcanic eruption some 70,000 years ago is the largest resurgent caldera on Earth.

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Toba caldera finally recognized as UNESCO Global Geopark

After a wait of nine years, the Toba caldera was finally named a UNESCO Global Geopark during the United Nations cultural body's 209th plenary session held in Paris on Tuesday.

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Visitors take pictures of blooming trees at the Cibodas Botanical Garden in Cianjur, West Java.

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Thousands of visitors flock to Cibodas Botanical Garden on reopening day

Around 1,500 tourists reportedly flocked to Cibodas Botanical Garden on the first day of its reopening on Tuesday.

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Security staff stand in background of a screen displaying instructions concerning novel coronavirus spread at Gare du Nord in Paris on April 1, 2020, on the sixteenth day of a lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus).

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Green light for 'colossal' renovation of Paris Gare du Nord

Europe's busiest train station, the bustling Gare du Nord in Paris, appeared set for a colossal facelift after regional authorities on Tuesday approved a divisive 600-million-euro ($678-million) overhaul.

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This long exposure picture taken on June 16, 2020 shows fireflies at Tatsuno Hotarudoyo Park in Tatsuno in Nagano Prefecture.

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With festival cancelled by virus, Japan fireflies dance alone

As the sun sets in the Japanese town of Tatsuno, thousands of fireflies begin glowing, producing a spectacle that usually draws crowds of delighted visitors.

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General view of the Millennium Falcon at the Black Spire Outpost at the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Walt Disney World Resort Opening at Disneys Hollywood Studios on August 27, 2019 in Orlando, Florida.

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Disney says Walt Disney World reopening is on track for Saturday

Walt Disney Co will stick to its plans to reopen its Walt Disney World theme parks in Orlando, Florida, to a limited number of guests on Saturday, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.

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The Buddhist temple of Borobudur in Magelang, Central Java.

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Borobudur temple’s Zone 1 reopens to public

Visitors to Borobudur temple are only allowed in the temple’s yard or on the trail used for the pradaksina procession.

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This picture taken on March 5, 2020 shows tourists wearing facemasks, amid fears of the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, as they walk along Pub Street in Siem Reap province.

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Cambodia's tourist hotspot bans dog meat trade

The Cambodian tourist town of Siem Reap has banned the dog meat trade, a victory for animal rights campaigners who describe the area as the "lynchpin" of an industry that slaughters millions of creatures each year.

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