A man walks past a sign showing age-designated areas on a beach in Lloret de Mar on June 22, 2020 as beaches reopen in Spain following a national lockdown to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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A man takes a photo outside the gates of Disneyland Park on the first day of the closure of Disneyland and Disney California Adventure theme parks as fear of the spread of coronavirus continue, in Anaheim, California, on March 14, 2020.

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Some Disneyland workers protest reopening plans amid pandemic

Workers at California's Disneyland Resort protested from their cars on Saturday, arguing that the Walt Disney Co has not agreed to adequate protections for employees when the destination reopens to the public amid a pandemic.

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Holiday house look out to sea views at the Krk Premium Camping Resort on the northern island of KrK in Croatia on June 17, 2020.

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Croatia touts dazzling coastline to rescue virus-hit tourism sector

Croatia is touting boating and camping on its azure 1,800-km Adriatic coastline to woo back visitors and revive its coronavirus-battered tourism sector.

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A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 comes in to land 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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UK to ease virus quarantine rules for 'low risk' countries

Britain said Friday it will lift its two-week coronavirus quarantine rule for visitors arriving from some "low risk" countries, after pressure from airlines and the tourism sector.

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This file picture taken on May 24, 2019 shows Mariam the dugong as she is cared for by park officials and veterinarians from the Phuket Marine Biological Centre on Libong island, Trang province in southern Thailand. A sick baby dugong whose fight for recovery won hearts in Thailand and cast a spotlight on ocean conservation died from an infection quickened by bits of plastic lining her stomach, officials said on August 17, 2019.

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Thai marine tourism likely to face changes in post-COVID world

Since Thailand declared a state of emergency in late March to stem the spread of coronavirus infections, many marine creatures have been able to swim freely in their habitats, unhindered by tourist boats and other human activities.

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A vendor sells posters in the vicinity of Arbil Citadel in the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, on June 17, 2020.

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As visitors stay home, Iraqi Kurdistan tourism collapses

In a normal year, Ahmed Hazem's mountainside restaurant would be teeming with tourists. But a nationwide curfew aimed at combating the novel coronavirus has starved Iraq's Kurdish region of visitors.

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This aerial view shows the terraces on Leidseplein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on June 1, 2020.

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Amsterdam bans AirBnB rentals in old center from July 1

Amsterdam announced on Thursday that it would ban vacation rentals including those on the home-sharing site Airbnb in three areas that make up the central old town from July 1.

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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 woos tourists with pledge of 'maximum' virus safety

Greece has taken every possible care to shield tourists from COVID-19 as it prepares to open additional airports to travelers on July 1, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Thursday.

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Tripadvisor launches new tools to help travelers amid health crisis

Travel platform Tripadvisor launched a suite of tools dubbed "Travel Safe" on Wednesday to facilitate consumers’ necessity for health and safety information regarding their future travel plans post-COVID-19.

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This photo taken on December 31, 2013 shows the city of Queenstown on the shores of Lake Wakatipu.

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New Zealand tourism on a slippery slope as ski season kicks off

New Zealand's tourism industry is suffering, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday as she launched the ski season in the absence of foreign visitors, who are being kept out to keep the novel coronavirus at bay.

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Visitors queue as they wait for the partial reopening of Eiffel Tower on June 25, 2020, in Paris, as France eases lockdown measures taken to curb the spread of the COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus.

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Masks and bleach: Europe's cities gear up for post-lockdown tourism

After months of lockdown many Europeans are dreaming of a summer holiday, but vacations will look a bit different this year - breakfast buffets, guided tours and club nights may well be out; masks and temperature checks are definitely in.

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A woman walks through the departures area at the international terminal at Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture on April 7, 2020.

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Japan partially resumes international flights for business travelers

Japan on Thursday partially resumed international flights, with a chartered plane leaving Narita Airport near Tokyo bound for Vietnam.

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Princess Diana (back row, R), along with her friends Kate Menzies (back row C) and Catherine Soames (back row, L), rides 26 August 1993 the Splash Mountain ride at Disney World's Magic Kingdom during the third day of their vacation. Front row left is Prince Harry, son of Princess Diana.

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Disney rebrands 'Splash Mountain' ride with first black princess

"Splash Mountain" rides at Disney theme parks will be rebranded with a film featuring the company's first black princess, it said Thursday, after petitions drew attention to the log flume's racist history.

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Russia plans to take first tourist on space walk in 2023

Russia's Energia space corporation said Thursday it will take the first tourist on a space walk in 2023, under the terms of a new contract with a US partner.

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Uluwatu, Bali. According to Indonesian Tourist Industry Association (GIPI) data, the number of foreign tourist arrivals in Bali dropped by 93.24 percent in April.

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What to expect from your ‘new normal’ trip to Bali

Tourism is one of the sectors hardest-hit by the COVID-19 outbreak, affecting the lives of Bali residents and changing the way people visit the island.

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Morning traffic passes a warning sign on the first day of all New Zealand domestic regulations being lifted for the COVID-19 in Nelson, New Zealand, June 9, 2020.The rebound for New Zealanders who are reliant on tourism is expected to be slow, in marked contrast to how the tourism sector is faring in Vietnam, another nation that was hailed as a success story in Asia for containing the coronavirus.

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With coronavirus under control, Vietnam and New Zealand see different travel trends

Both countries have emerged from lockdown virtually virus-free, lifting all restrictions except those on international travel. While New Zealand's tourism sector is struggling pending arrivals from abroad, Vietnam's has rebounded, according to travel data and industry members.

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Passengers arrive at the departure hall of Changi International Airport in Singapore on June 8, 2020, as Singapore prepares to reopen its borders after shutting them to curb the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus.

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Changi Airport set to receive more transit passengers

Hundreds of transit passengers have passed through Changi Airport since June 11, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said Tuesday.

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Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden in Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii

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Hawaii to implement pre-arrival COVID-19 test option as quarantine alternative

Hawaii will implement a pre-travel COVID-19 testing option for travellers to the US state as an alternative to a two week travel quarantine, its governor said, hours after the Department of Justice backed a lawsuit challenging the quarantine.

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This file photo taken on Jan. 27, 2020 shows a rose lying on one of the concrete steles of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (Holocaust memorial) in Berlin, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation by Soviet troops of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland. - From swastikas sprayed on the walls to Hitler salute selfies, far-right provocations are a growing problem at the sites of former Nazi concentration camps in Germany.

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Dark tourism memorial sites will help us heal from the trauma of coronavirus

Undoubtedly, the COVID-19 pandemic will become our shared, if not contested, heritage.

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A sign that reads, 'Mandatory to wear a mask on all the site', is seen at the entrance of the Eiffel Tower as she gets ready to re-open to the public following the coronavirus outbreak, in Paris, France, June 17, 2020.

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Eiffel Tower reopens with strict virus restrictions

Tourists and Parisians will from Thursday again be able to admire the view of the French capital from the Eiffel Tower after a three-month closure due to the coronavirus -- but only if they take the stairs.

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A picture taken on February 9 ,2019 shows visitors at the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum, in the Emirati capital.

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Louvre Abu Dhabi reopens after 100-day closure

Visitors in masks and gloves returned to the Louvre Abu Dhabi on Wednesday as it reopened its doors after a 100-day closure under coronavirus restrictions.

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A Singapore Airlines stewardess returns from a flight at Changi International Airport terminal in Singapore on June 8, 2020, as Singapore prepares to reopen its borders after shutting them to curb the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus.

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Singapore Airlines and Scoot extend travel waiver for trips till end-August

More customers who booked trips with Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its budget arm Scoot will now be eligible to get refunds.

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A woman (R) poses for photographs in the middle of a street in Hanoi on June 24, 2020.

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Virus-free Vietnam not ready to open doors to foreign tourists yet: PM

Despite successfully containing its COVID-19 outbreak, Vietnam has no plans to open up to international tourists yet over fears that doing so could lead to a second wave of infections, the Southeast Asian country's prime minister said on Wednesday.

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In this file photo taken on March 13, 2020 an employee walks in the Cour Marly at the Musee du Louvre in Paris, undefinitely closed to the public amid concerns on the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus.

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Louvre museum plans four-year 'transformation'

The Louvre museum hopes to transform itself and shake off its intimidating image before the Paris Olympics in four years' time, its director said Wednesday.

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Bali boots Syrian yogi over virus violations

A Syrian yogi will be kicked out of Bali for holding a crowded gathering that violated the Indonesian holiday island's coronavirus restrictions, a justice official said Wednesday.

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