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Venice Will Charge Tourists A $10 Entry Fee Starting This Summer
Tourist hotspot Venice will introduce a booking system and an entry fee for daytrippers from this summer.
Hong Kong And Singapore Aim To Start Travel Bubble In May
Both Hong Kong and Singapore maintain strict quarantine rules for all arrivals, a measure that has kept infections comparatively low.
Find out which countries are welcoming international tourists back
There have been more than 142 million Covid-19 cases worldwide and vaccination roll outs have been much smoother in some countries than others. This pandemic is far from over, even though many of us are now itching to make plans to trave...
This is how much you could get paid to visit Malta this summer
The Mediterranean island is working with hotels to provide some serious discounts as part of its COVID recovery.
Airlines warn the cost of Covid tests will stop people going abroad
Research shows travellers have to pay twice as much for PCR tests in the UK as they do in much of Europe
How vaccinated travelers became hot property
The "Plague Island" headlines splashed across the front pages said it all.
Find out which countries are welcoming US tourists back
Once one of the world's most powerful travel documents, the might of the United States passport has been diminished during the pandemic. With US Covid-19 cases near the 29 million mark, some nations continue to view American vacationers ...
Meet the youngest person to travel to every country in the world
For International Women’s Day, we catch up with Lexie Alford, the youngest woman to travel to every country in the world.
International travel delays could cost the UK economy €30bn
The UK has just announced its plan for leaving lockdown - but experts are predicting huge losses to the economy if international travel is delayed any longer.
Russian grandma, 91, proves it's never too late to travel the world solo
Elena Erkhova was a walking embodiment of the fact that adventure has no age limit.
2020 "Worst Year" In Tourism History As Pandemic Cost $1.3 Trillion: UN
Revenue lost last year amounted to "more than 11 times the loss recorded during the 2009 global economic crisis," the Madrid-based World Tourism Organization said, warning that between 100 and 120 million direct tourism jobs were at risk.
COVID-19: Joe Biden to reimpose travel ban on UK and European Union
The new president, who has been seen as taking swift action on COVID-19, will reportedly announce the move on Monday.
Where is everyone? - deserted New Year celebrations
The world experienced perhaps the quietest New Year's Eve in centuries as the coronavirus pandemic forced most of the festivities to take place without an audience.
Canada To Require Negative COVID-19 Test For People Entering Country
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests will need to be conducted within three days of boarding a flight, officials told a news conference.
2020 was brutal for airlines. Next year could be even trickier.
The airline industry will return — but reshaped, redesigned and ready to meet new challenges.
United passenger who died after collapsing on crowded plane had COVID-19
A United Airlines passenger who died after collapsing on a Los Angeles-bound flight — and receiving CPR from fellow travelers — had the coronavirus, a coroner said.
Italy, Belgium, Holland and Austria axe UK flights over mutant virus
Continental Europe was pulling up the drawbridge on the UK on Sunday as Italy joined Belgium, Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands in banning flights from the UK.
Russian airline designates plane seats for passengers who refuse to wear masks
Russian airline Aeroflot has announced it will designate specific seats on board its planes for passengers who refuse to wear masks.
Congress requires a doctor on every cruise ship – as part of sweeping defense bill headed to Trump’s desk
Congress passed the first regulations on the cruise industry in a decade Friday, which include requiring a registered doctor to be aboard every ship, as just one provision as part of the $740 billion major national defense bill approved ...
Singapore tightens rules on Hong Kong visitors amid ‘worsening’ outbreak
From December 14, visitors entering Singapore with a travel history to Hong Kong in the last 14 days must serve a two-week quarantine in dedicated facilities.
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