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EU cuts Canada from safe traveler list, adds Singapore

The European Union is set to cut Canada, Georgia and Tunisia from a "white list" of countries from which travelers can visit the bloc without COVID-related restrictions such as quarantines or mandatory tests, while adding Singapore.

4 years ago
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London Heathrow unveils rapid pre-flight virus tests

London's Heathrow airport on Tuesday began to roll out paid-for rapid coronavirus testing, with results in one hour, as it seeks to boost demand decimated by the deadly pandemic. ...

4 years ago
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Disney says California rules will keep Disneyland shut for 'foreseeable future'

Officials in California, home to Walt Disney Co's Disneyland, on Tuesday pushed the reopening of large theme parks months down the road, drawing outrage from the industry, which predicted the loss of thousands more jobs. ...

4 years ago

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Thailand welcomes backs tourists after April virus ban as political protests heat up

Thailand received a group of tourists from China on Tuesday, its first such arrivals since a ban on commercial flights was imposed in April to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

4 years ago
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Hotels gear up for long weekend with special rates

Jakarta hotels, such as JW Marriott Jakarta and Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan, in South Jakarta and The Sultan Hotel & Residence Jakarta in Central Jakarta, are now offering special room rates for the upcoming holiday.

4 years ago
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US screened over 1 million airline passengers Sunday for first time since March

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it screened more than 1 million airline passengers on Sunday for the first time since mid-March.

4 years ago
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Thousands of visitors flock to TMII, Ancol during second transitional PSBB

On the first weekend of the second transitional PSBB, thousands of visitors reportedly flocked to tourist sites across the city, including the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) cultural park in East Jakarta and Taman Impian Jaya Ancol (Ancol Dreamland Park) in North Jakarta. 

4 years ago
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South Korea holds virtual festival for Muslim travelers

Muslim Friendly Korea Festival 2020 promotes Muslim-friendly tourism in South Korea and equips Muslim tourists with helpful information for their future visits to the country once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.

4 years ago
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Private cruises resume in Indonesian waters

Recently, the provider began offering special rates for local residents – Indonesian nationals as well as KITAS and KITAP holders – for excursions on board its Aqua Blu ocean explorer.

4 years ago
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First 'no-quarantine' flights arrive into Australia as virus cases fall

Several hundred passengers from the New Zealand city of Auckland are due to land in Sydney on Friday as part of a new trans-Tasman travel bubble amid a rapidly falling growth rate in cases at the epicenter of Australia's coronavirus outbreak.

4 years ago
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‘We Love Bali’ program among efforts to boost Bali’s tourism industry

The We Love Bali program aims to boost the island’s travel and creative economy industries and, at the same time, give Bali's tourism industry a positive image. 

4 years ago
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Hong Kong, Singapore announce plans for travel bubble

Hong Kong and Singapore will set up a travel bubble, as they moved to re-establish overseas travel links and lift the hurdle of quarantine for visiting foreigners.

4 years ago
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Bintan urges central government to reopen borders for Singaporean tourists

Border closures have impacted tourism and the economy in Riau Islands, which depends largely on travelers from Singapore. 

4 years ago
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Pandemic forces tourist destinations to adapt their operations

The operator of the Muaro Jambi Temple compound, a tourist destination in Jambi’s Muaro Jambi regency, has temporarily closed the site again for the public following the rise of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the area over the past two weeks.

4 years ago
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Stir-crazy 'passengers' gobble up tickets to dine on parked Singapore jets

Tarmac meals have become an unlikely hit for coronavirus-battered Singapore Airlines, with hundreds of "passengers" paying the equivalent of a budget ticket just to dine inside grounded A380 jumbos.

4 years ago
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EU agrees common rules for coronavirus travel restrictions

EU countries agreed common criteria to coordinate coronavirus travel restrictions, in an effort to end the confusing patchwork of national rules that has developed during the pandemic.

4 years ago
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Virus delays Israel-UAE air link 'to January'

Direct flights between Israel and the UAE, slated to begin in October after a landmark normalization deal, are to be postponed until January because of coronavirus.

4 years ago
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Yogyakarta Palace reduces number of servants due to COVID-19 pandemic

The Yogyakarta Palace, formally known as the Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, has reduced the number of its abdi dalem (royal servants) to 30 percent of their usual number in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 years ago
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Chinese tourists set to lift Thai tourism hopes for turnaround

Despite postponements of tourist arrivals, Thailand hopes visitors from China will help kick-start its battered tourism sector which has been decimated by travel bans due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 years ago
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Peru opens Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after almost 7-month wait

Peru opened the ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after he waited almost seven months to enter the Inca citadel, while trapped in the Andean country during the coronavirus outbreak.

4 years ago
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Bereft of jet set, NY luxury hotels welcome last-minute locals

The yellow taxis and limousines that used to pile in front of swanky hotel The Pierre are gone. So are the crowds of foreigners mingling in the lobby.

4 years ago
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Senegal's former slave island Goree to reopen to visitors

Senegal's Goree island, a former slave-trading entrepot turned tourist attraction, will open on Saturday, after the coronavirus pandemic forced it to close for months.

4 years ago
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Bali tops Agoda’s list of most-searched destinations

Bali has been named among the top searched-for destinations by travelers in Indonesia for the June 1-Dec. 31 period by Agoda. 

4 years ago
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Traveloka, Atourin team up for virtual tours

Hosted by licensed guides, virtual tours by Traveloka and Atourin will be conducted on video conference platform Zoom. 

4 years ago
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Thai hotel to drop charges against guest facing jail for bad reviews

A hotel in Thailand agreed on Friday to drop charges against an American guest who faces up to five years in jail for posting negative reviews as long as he issues a public apology for his comments.

4 years ago
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American to avoid jail over negative TripAdvisor review of Thai hotel

An American expat in Thailand will avoid legal action and potential jail time for posting a negative TripAdvisor hotel review after he reached a settlement with the resort suing him. 

4 years ago
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Costa Rica converts island prison into tourist attraction

Despite the country's coronavirus lockdown, Costa Rica's island of San Lucas, a former penal colony with a dark history, has been newly converted into a tourist paradise, albeit with strict pandemic protocols in place.

4 years ago
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'Be one with the fish': Aquarium yoga among Hong Kong Ocean Park's new offerings

Against the vivid backdrop of a giant aquarium filled with sharks, manta rays and other aquatic life, a yoga group performed side planks, chair poses and lunges, their arms outstretched to the ceiling.

4 years ago
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Singapore to host cruises to nowhere from November

Singapore is launching cruises to nowhere from November, as the travel hub tries to kick-start a tourism industry battered by the coronavirus pandemic.

4 years ago
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Japan to ease quarantine rules for some business travelers: Nikkei

Japan will scale back a requirement of two weeks of self-quarantine for some business travelers as it moves to revitalize an economy hit hard by travel curbs over the coronavirus pandemic.

4 years ago

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