Day of Silence in Bali is an opportunity to observe nature in a new way, and it has prepared some people for the social distancing in place around the globe right now.

After enduring a coronavirus outbreak on a Carnival Corp. luxury cruise liner, some passengers say they are still trapped aboard another luxurious “ghost ship”, isolated and unable to get home -- more than a month after they first set sail.

Perched over the gaping roof of Notre-Dame, a crane stands idle above the silent Paris cathedral, where repair work has ground to a halt one year after the monstrous blaze that nearly destroyed one of the world's most revered monuments.

The little Pakistani ski resort of Malam Jabba is facing a new challenge from the coronavirus pandemic, just as it had hoped to showcase its revamped facilities to the world.

They have been traveling the world for four years on an ambitious trek that has taken them to 50 countries on five continents. But the coronavirus pandemic has stopped the couple in their tracks.

Japan's Narita Airport has prepared an impromptu hotel of cardboard beds and quilts in its baggage-claim area for passengers from overseas who might have to stay there while awaiting the results of tests for the novel coronavirus.

National Geographic has launched a new family-friendly digital hub for little explorers and adventurers; the space features online quizzes, videos and science experiments to help them bide their time.

Starting on Sunday, travelers who come to Beijing will be required to provide negative coronavirus test results when they check in to hotels in the capital, under a new measure announced on Friday.

AirAsia customers are urged to accept store credit for replacement flights instead of claiming refunds for flights affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, says Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.

The orphaned baby elephants ambled in for their morning feed at Kenya's Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (SWT), but the hundreds of visitors who would normally be waiting to watch them were absent. So were their dollars.

Airbnb is shifting its Experiences platform, which sells guided tours and tourist activities like cooking and pottery classes, to the virtual world with online experiences that will be hosted through Zoom.

Just weeks ago, some visitors were complaining that Bali's famous sand and surf spot of Kuta Beach was way too busy. Now it is deserted, with access banned as part of measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, which has killed nearly 100,000 people around the world and infected more than 1.5 million.

The city of Jerusalem is accessible to virtual visitors during lockdown.

Forty-five foreign tourists are stranded in Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Vietnam's Bamboo Airways and VietJet Air will resume domestic flights from Thursday after the expiry of a government order for 15 days of social distancing norms to be observed, the companies said.

Taxi operator Blue Bird has expanded its services and will now make deliveries of items such as documents and household products.

Etihad Airways is testing self-serve, contactless kiosks that can monitor passengers' temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate and identify at-risk travelers.

Tokyo Disney Resort and Universal Studios Japan will again extend their closure and reopen later than mid-May to curb the spread of the new coronavirus in line with the government's request, the operators of the theme parks said Thursday.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the secluded Misool Eco Resort in the West Papuan regency of Raja Ampat to shut its operations until Sept. 25.

Metropolitan Tokyo asked some businesses to close and the ancient capital of Kyoto warned tourists to stay away as Japan battles a fast-spreading outbreak of the new coronavirus, amid fears the government's measures are too little and too late.

Universal Studios said on Thursday it was extending the closure of its theme parks in Florida and California until at least May 31 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tourists from across the world flock daily to Italy to marvel at its art-filled cathedrals and Roman ruins. But the rolling hills of Tuscany and the ancient city of Pompeii have looked almost abandoned since the coronavirus pandemic turned the Mediterranean country into a strict no-go zone.

If after weeks of isolation, your home is beginning to feel a little cooped up, it might be fun to explore some more generously proportioned interiors.

Were it not for COVID-19, the latest stats on airline safety would have served as a boon to consumer confidence in the safety of air travel.

Malindo Air is ceasing all flights this month and asking 70 percent of its staff to take no-pay leave.

The Immigration Directorate General has limited passport application services until May 29. 

The number of hotels that have closed in Indonesia as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak has reached more than 1,260, according to the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI).