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A general view shows the empty Qantas departure terminal at Melbourne Airport on August 20, 2020.

Travelers snap up Asian airlines' scenic 'flights to nowhere'

Qantas Airways Ltd said a seven-hour scenic flight over Australia's Outback and Great Barrier Reef had sold out in 10 minutes, as it joined a growing trend in Asia offering "flights to nowhere" that take off and land at the same airport.

5 years ago

Moroccan village riffs on Hendrix legends and myths

Some claim to have seen him, others to have spoken with him -- 50 years after guitar legend Jimi Hendrix's untimely death, a village on Morocco's Atlantic coast pulsates with his memory. ...

5 years ago

West Manggarai wants visitors to Komodo Island to use local tour operators

Tourists planning to visit Labuan Bajo and Komodo National Park in East Nusa Tenggara are encouraged to make an online reservation with a registered travel agency or tour operator in West Manggarai regency prior to arriving, an administration official has said ...

5 years ago

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An alliance of 22 European cities urged the EU on Thursday to enact tougher rules on Airbnb and other short-term holiday rental platforms, accusing them of driving up property prices and squeezing out locals.

Cities press EU for tougher laws governing Airbnb rentals

An alliance of 22 European cities urged the EU on Thursday to enact tougher rules on Airbnb and other short-term holiday rental platforms, accusing them of driving up property prices and squeezing out locals.

5 years ago

A woman wearing a face mask poses for a photo in front of the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona on June 19, 2020.

Virus delays completion date for Spain's Sagrada Familia

The long-awaited completion of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia will no longer happen in 2026 because the coronavirus epidemic has curtailed its construction and frustrated funding, basilica officials admitted Wednesday.

5 years ago

A man stands on the Supertree Grove skyway at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore on September 9, 2020, after the popular tourist attraction was reopened to the public on September 7 following closures due to restrictions to halt the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Singaporeans to get $100 tourism vouchers for staycations, attractions and local tours

Singaporeans aged 18 and above this year will each receive SG$100 (US$73.54) in digital vouchers to spend on staycations, tickets to leisure attractions and local tours.

5 years ago

In this file photo taken on Aug. 7, 2020 tourists take part in a guided safari tour at the Dinokeng Game Reserve outside Pretoria.

South Africa to reopen borders to most countries on Oct. 1

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said Wednesday that borders will reopen to most countries next month as the country further eases anti-coronavirus measures.

5 years ago

Pedestrians are pictured walking past a branch of a Thomas Cook travel agent's shop in London. (AFP/Tolga Akmen).
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Thomas Cook brand relaunches as online travel agency

The Chinese-owned Thomas Cook brand relaunched Wednesday as an online travel agency following the British group's collapse last year.

5 years ago

An aerial view taken on September 11, 2020 shows the Buddhist temple Wat Samphran (Dragon Temple) in Nakhon Pathom, some 40 kilometers west of Bangkok.

Dungeons and dragons: Thai temples put quirky spin on Buddhism

A dragon encircles a tower, wretched souls face torture, superheroes scale a mosaic wall -- these may seem like scenes from a half-remembered dream, but are in fact famed Thai temples.

5 years ago

In this file photo taken on March 14, 2020 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.

Disneyland and California theme parks push for reopening

Disneyland, Universal Studios and other theme parks have called on California officials to set out the health criteria required for them to reopen, warning that tens of thousands of jobs are at stake.

5 years ago

The interior of one of Amanwana's luxurious tents.

Amanwana on Moyo Island reopens to guests

Amanwana, the only resort on Moyo Island in Sumbawa regency, West Nusa Tenggara, has officially reopened to guests after closing temporarily due to the pandemic.

5 years ago

A few people walk by next to the Kutubiyya mosque's minaret tower at the Jemaa el-Fna square in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh on September 8, 2020, currently empty of its usual crowds due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Morocco's Marrakesh 'suffocates' without tourists

With tough government restrictions imposed to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, the tourism industry on which Marrakesh depends screeched to a halt.

5 years ago

Japan Airlines' staff members wearing protective face masks and gloves clean the cabin of a plane after performing a domestic flight as passengers disembarked at Haneda airport on the first day after the Japanese government lifted the state of emergency, in Tokyo, Japan, on May 26, 2020.

Another Japanese airline removes passenger refusing to wear face mask

An airline in Japan on Saturday removed a male passenger who refused to wear a face mask from a domestic flight, airline officials said Monday, in the latest case in which a flight operator refused service to a passenger due to fears over the novel coronavirus.

5 years ago

Travelers walk past an information board about the free of charge coronavirus testing at Munich airport on August 8, 2020.

European air travel nosedives as virus resurges

The total number of passenger flights in Europe will plummet by more than expected this year as countries fail to coordinate policy on air travel during a pandemic, Eurocontrol said on Monday.

5 years ago

A handout picture provided by the Saudi Ministry of Media on July 25, 2020, shows a traveler, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, walking with his luggage as part of the first group of arrivals for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, at the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport.

Saudi to ease international flight restrictions Tuesday

Saudi Arabia will partially lift its suspension on international flights from Tuesday, six months after travel curbs were imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago

Old ruins: A diver observes a ship-wreck in one of the diving spots.

Diving safely amid the pandemic

Many industries in Indonesia have suffered because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of them is the diving tourism industry.

5 years ago

Domestic travelers wear face masks as they arrive at the Wellington International Airport on August 12, 2020.

New Zealand to lift coronavirus curbs in most of country on Sept. 21

New Zealand will lift coronavirus restrictions across the country on Sept. 21, except in its biggest city, Auckland, which is the epicenter of a second wave of infections.

5 years ago

A man stands on the Supertree Grove skyway at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore on September 9, 2020, after the popular tourist attraction was reopened to the public on September 7 following closures due to restrictions to halt the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

2020 global tourism expected to drop 57% amid tighter border controls

Global international travel demand is expected to drop 57 percent in 2020, dented by tighter border controls and quarantine measures imposed in an effort to stem the coronavirus outbreak, according to a British research firm.

5 years ago

Four mountains - Mount Bromo (left), Mount Batok (front), Mount Widodaren (right) and Mount Semeru (back) - are seen from the Penanjakan 1 view point at the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (TNBTS).

More visitors now allowed at Mount Bromo

The Mount Bromo national park has increased the visitor quota for the popular destination in East Java from 739 to 1,265 people a day, but age restrictions now apply.

5 years ago

No visitors are seen at the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah park in East Jakarta on May 9, after it had been closed by the authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19.

27 tourist sites in Jakarta to be closed again starting Monday

Twenty-seven tourist attractions in Jakarta will be closed to visitors starting Monday following the reinstatement of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB).

5 years ago

This photo taken on August 3, 2020 shows passengers checking their health codes on their phones upon arrival at Tianhe Airport in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province.

Wuhan airport's domestic flights, passenger numbers return to pre-epidemic levels

The airport in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, once hard hit during the COVID-19 epidemic, saw its numbers of domestic passenger flights as well as passengers return to the levels a year ago on Friday, the airport operator said Saturday.

5 years ago

Singapore Airlines A-380 taking off at Terminal A of Zurich Airport on September 8, 2018 in Zurich, Switzerland.

Singapore Airlines eyeing 'flights to nowhere' to give a lift to ailing business

Sources say carrier is working towards launching this option for domestic passengers by end-Oct.

5 years ago

A visitor stands on an ice tower on the grounds of the Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland on February 9, 2020.

Finland relaxes COVID rules to boost Lapland tourism

Finland will allow holidaymakers to visit the country for up to three days in order to help the struggling tourist industry, ministers announced on Friday.

5 years ago

Japan has already restarted travel for expatriates and other long-term residents with Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. But in the arrangements, they will have to stay at home or a designated location for 14 days after arrivals.

Japan, Singapore to resume short-term business travel from Sept. 18

Japan will resume short-term business travel with Singapore from Sept. 18, marking the first time that Tokyo has decided to allow the entry of businesspeople without requiring a 14-day self-isolation period amid the coronavirus pandemic, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday.

5 years ago

Nicholas Saputra during press conference of 'Ada Apa Dengan Cinta?' (What's Up with Cinta?) in February 2016 in Jakarta.

Ecotourism should be for everybody, says Nicholas Saputra

“It’s not about facility or accessibility, but it’s more about appreciation and learning among nature. I think it shouldn’t be for particular circles only.”

5 years ago

A handicrafts vendor waits for tourist at the archaeological site of Teotihuacan, one of Mexico's top tourist attractions, during its reopening amid the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic on September 10, 2020, in Teotihuacan municipality, Mexico State, Mexico.

Tourists return to Mexico's ancient 'City of Gods'

After months in hibernation because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mexico's ancient "City of Gods" is slowly coming back to life as tourists return to the majestic pyramids of Teotihuacan.

5 years ago

Tourists walk at General Garcia Ruiz street in Magaluf, Calvia, in Spain's Balearic island of Majorca on July 16, 2020.

Virus lockdown for parts of Spain's Palma de Mallorca

Spain's Balearic Islands region said Thursday it will impose restrictions on over 20,000 people in tourism hotspot Palma de Mallorca due to high numbers of confirmed coronavirus infections.

5 years ago

The iconic orange sand dunes of Sossusvlei in Namibia.

Namibia eases coronavirus restrictions to attract tourists

Namibia has further eased restrictions for international tourists to try to prevent the collapse of a sector hit by the coronavirus pandemic after the country closed its borders in March.

5 years ago

(From left) Jury member of the 77th Venice Film festival Italian writer Nicola Lagioia, jury member British director Joanna Hogg, jury member Austrian director Veronika Franz, jury President Australian-US actress Cate Blanchett, jury member US actor Matt Dillon, jury member French actress Ludivine Sagnier and jury member German director Christian Petzold pose during a photocall of the Venezia 77 main competition jury, on September 2, 2020 on the opening day of the 77th Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido.

No Hollywood ending for flood- and virus-haunted Venice

The opening of the prestigious Venice film festival on September 2 was trumpeted as a sign of hope and renewal for the beloved yet beleaguered city.

5 years ago

A low number of tourists are seen at Taj Mahal amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Agra on March 16, 2020.

Taj Mahal to reopen even as virus rages in India

India's top tourist attraction the Taj Mahal is set to reopen more than six months after it was shut, officials said Tuesday, even as the vast nation battles soaring coronavirus infections.

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