People gather at Mackenzie beach in the coastal city of Larnaca on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus on May 23, 2020.

Cyprus to reopen to UK tourists on Aug. 1

Cyprus decided Friday to welcome tourists from Britain, its largest market, from Aug. 1 if that country’s coronavirus outbreak remains on a downward trend.

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Thomas the Tank Engine comes to life in Japan

The “Day Out With Thomas” train ride takes visitors through the scenic Shizuoka prefecture on the Oigawa main line from Shin-Kanaya Station to Senzu Station. ...

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From tubs to toilets, Vietnam hotel opens with gold-plated pizzazz

A five-star hotel in Vietnamese capital Hanoi has opened with a twist that it hopes will attract guests with intimately expensive tastes: gold-plated bath tubs, basins and even toilets, all housed behind a massive golden exterior. ...

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The EAZY Passport service aims to bring the Immigration Directorate General closer to the public.

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Immigration office offers collective passport application service

The Immigration Directorate General is offering a collective passport application service dubbed EAZY Passport that takes place outside immigration offices.

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Tourists take a picture by a fence closing the Swiss-Italian border at Grand Saint Bernard pass on June 2, 2020, on the eve of Italy's unilateral reopening of its borders, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus.Travellers to Switzerland from 29 countries will from July 6 have to register with the authorities and go into self-isolation to prevent a resurgence of the coronavirus, the government said on Thursday.

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Swiss restrict entry from 29 countries to prevent coronavirus spread

Travellers to Switzerland from 29 countries will from July 6 have to register with the authorities and go into self-isolation to prevent a resurgence of the coronavirus, the government said on Thursday.

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A Citilink Indonesia plane arrives at the Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA).

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Citilink offers free rapid tests for passengers

Low-cost carrier Citilink is now offering a free rapid test service for passengers who book flights via the airline’s website or mobile application between July 1 and 7.

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Passengers of a flight from Budapest wearing protective face masks arrive at the Corfu Airport Ioannis Kapodistrias on Corfu Island on July 1, 2020, on its reopening day following months of closure due to the sanitary measures taken to curb the spread of the Covid-19 disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

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'Happy to be here': Tourists relieved to start Corfu vacation

When their plane finally landed at the emerald Greek isle of Corfu at the start of a long-awaited vacation on Wednesday, travelers breathed a deep sigh of relief.

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A passenger wearing a face mask as a precaution against the novel coronavirus arrives at Heathrow airport, west London, on May 22, 2020.The British government will effectively ditch its air bridge plans and simply end the coronavirus quarantine rules for those arriving from 75 countries so that people can go on holiday, The Daily Telegraph reported.

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UK will ditch travel quarantine for 75 countries, Daily Telegraph says

The British government will effectively ditch its air bridge plans and simply end the coronavirus quarantine rules for those arriving from 75 countries so that people can go on holiday, The Daily Telegraph reported.

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People who want to leave the island, but cannot due to coronavirus disease-related (COVID-19) travel restrictions, take part in a 'fake' travel experience for tourists simulating the experience of using an international airport at Songshan airport in Taipei, Taiwan July 2, 2020. (Reuters/Ann Wang).

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Check in but never leave: Taiwan offers fake flights for travel-starved tourists

Staved of the travel experience during the coronavirus lockdown? One Taiwanese airport has the solution - a fake itinerary where you check in, go through passport control and security and even board the aircraft. You just never leave.

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Mount Bromo (left), Mount Batok (front), Mount Widodaren (right) and Mount Semeru (behind) as seen from the Penanjakan 1 viewpoint at Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (TNBTS).

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Mount Bromo to reopen for tourism in August

Protocols will require visitors to wear face masks and adhere to physical distancing measures.

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Qatar Airways' Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on static display at the Singapore Airshow on Feb. 12, 2014.

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Qatar Airways resumes services to Bali, plans to increase flights to Jakarta

Qatar Airways resumed services to Bali on Wednesday.

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In this file photo taken on October 29, 2019 An American Air Lines plane sits on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles.

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American Airlines resumes trying to pack planes as virus cases surge

American Airlines resumed trying to fill its planes to full capacity Wednesday, abandoning some coronavirus precautions and drawing criticism from public health officials as the pandemic runs wild in parts of America.

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Visitors enjoy the sunset at Ratu Boko temple in Yogyakarta on December 29, 2017.

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Prambanan, Ratu Boko temples reopen to tourists

Prambanan and Ratu Boko temples apply health precautions for all visitors.

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A woman gazes across the view of the town of Fyra in the island of Santorini on June 14, 2020.

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Greece reopens islands to flights in bid to save tourism season

Greece on Wednesday reopened flights to its flagship island destinations as it raced to salvage a portion of the annual tourism season that is vital to its economy.

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Visitors take a photo after the reopening of Tokyo Disneyland along with Tokyo DisneySea, which closed for months due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the entrance gate of Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, east of Tokyo, Japan, on July 1, 2020.

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Mickey Mouse fans 'over the moon' as Tokyo Disney reopens

Tokyo Disney Resort welcomed visitors on Wednesday for the first time in four months after being closed due to the coronavirus, with fans practicing social distance as they returned to see Mickey Mouse and other beloved characters.

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A lab technician wearing a protective suit and gloves takes blood samples from a homeless person for a COVID-19 rapid test under an overpass in San Juan, Puerto Rico on April 30, 2020.Puerto Rico will require all visitors arriving by air to present a negative COVID-19 test or be held under quarantine at their own expense, officials said Tuesday.

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Puerto Rico to require negative COVID-19 tests from all airport arrivals

The US possession of Puerto Rico will require all visitors arriving by air to present a negative COVID-19 test or be held under quarantine at their own expense, officials said Tuesday.

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Passengers queue at a check-in desk of Schiphol airport, on June 15, 2020, on the expiration day of the negative travel advice within the European Union as part of the measures taken to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.The 27-member bloc gave majority approval on Tuesday to leisure or business travel from 14 countries beyond its borders, the Council of the EU, which represents EU governments.

The countries are Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay.

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EU excludes United States from 'safe' travel list

The European Union has excluded the United States from its initial "safe list" of countries from which the bloc will allow non-essential travel from Wednesday.

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'Not a generic name': Booking.com wins trademark fight at US Supreme Court

The travel reservation company Booking.com, a unit of Booking Holdings Inc, deserves to be able to trademark its name, the US Supreme Court decided on Tuesday, overruling a federal agency that found it too generic to merit protection.

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A concept image from a June 2017 video for Universal Studios Japan's Super Nintendo World attraction.

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Super Nintendo World opening put back due to COVID-19

Universal Studios Japan is expected to delay the opening of its Super Nintendo World attraction rather than open in July 2020.

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This picture shows a popular tourist stop overlooking the Acropolis on June 29, 2020 as tourists traveling to Greece will be required from July 1 to complete an online questionnaire 48 hours in advance to determine whether they need to be tested for coronavirus on arrival.

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Greece launches virus questionnaire for tourists

Tourists traveling to Greece will be required from Wednesday to complete an online questionnaire 48 hours in advance to determine whether they need to be tested for coronavirus on arrival.

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A Lion Air plane at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten.

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Lion Air Group offers rapid COVID-19 testing service

Lion Air Group's rapid COVID-19 test results will be valid for 14 days.

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Pangandaran to welcome select local tourists without rapid test requirement

The administration has allowed public transportation to operate and private events or ceremonies to take place.

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This picture taken on August 18, 2019 shows restoration works ongoing at the historic 'Le Palais Hindou' (also known as the

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Egypt unveils two new airports to lure back tourists

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday inaugurated two more airports near Cairo in a bid to lure tourists as Egypt aims to recover from the economic downturn caused by coronavirus.

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This photo taken on February 7, 2018 shows a tourist in the courtyard of Hoa Lo prison, dubbed the ‘Hanoi Hilton’, now a museum in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi, where former US Navy pilot John McCain was held as a prisoner of war (POW) for five and a half years after his jet was shot down over a Hanoi lake in 1967.

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'Night at Hoa Lo Prison' tour to be launched in Hanoi

A tour of Hoa Lo Prison Relic at night will be launched from July 24, according to the administration board of the tourist site.

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Each session of Online Xperience is available from Rp 45,000 (US$3.18) to Rp 573,000 depending on the class options and levels.

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From cooking to art: Traveloka Xperience expands to live content

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hit the leisure industry hard, travel and lifestyle service provider Traveloka has introduced a new program of live content from Indonesian creative players to help them survive and encourage users to learn new skills.

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Passengers of a flight from Paris wearing protective face masks arrive at the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in Athens on June 15, 2020, as Greece's two main airports in Athens and Thessaloniki reopen to arrivals from 29 countries, at the start of the tourist season.

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Athens airport recruits robots to inform travelers on COVID-19 measures

Two semi-humanoid robots wearing face masks were greeting visitors at Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (AIA) with anti-COVID-19 information when Xinhua reporters took a tour in the airport on Friday.

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People wearing face masks walk in a shopping mall in Shanghai on June 16, 2020.

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Holiday sees further revival in China's tourism

Visitor numbers reach half of last year's tally, but Beijing less popular.

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In this photo taken on June 19, 2020, people enjoy food and drinks at a restaurant in Bangkok.

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Thailand to reopen bars and allow in some foreign travelers

Thailand will allow pubs and bars to reopen on Wednesday and plans to let in some foreign travelers after recording five weeks without any community transmission of the coronavirus, a government official said.

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A woman crosses a street in Melbourne's central business district on June 17, 2020, as more Australians return to the city centre with a relaxing of the COVID-19 coronavirus rules.

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Australia's Victoria state mandates coronavirus testing for travelers

Australia's Victoria state will implement mandatory coronavirus tests for returning travelers after a sharp spike in infections over the past two weeks, the state's premier said on Sunday.

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School children look at life size moving figure of an orangutan during a preview of the animatronic prehistoric megafauna display at Singapore Zoo on November 13, 2019.

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Wildlife parks, integrated resorts among Singapore attractions to reopen from July 1

Attractions including the Singapore Zoo, ArtScience Museum and Universal Studios will be allowed to reopen from Wednesday, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) announced on Sunday.

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