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Millennials drive for 8 percent fewer trips than older generations

Millennials are more pro-environment than previous generations and less likely to believe driving gives them independence.

5 years ago
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Boeing 747 and Airbus A380: End of the jumbos of the skies?

The Boeing 747's slow descent into retirement from commercial service just got steeper with British Airways' announcement Friday it would be pulling the jumbo jet from the skies as the coronavirus pandemic forces it to cut back operations and cut costs. ...

5 years ago
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US passenger flights to India can resume July 23

The government of India has agreed to allow US air carriers to resume passenger services in the US-India market starting July 23, the US Transportation Department said on Friday. ...

5 years ago

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Yogyakarta ready to welcome tourists from outside province in August

Tourist attractions in Yogyakarta are welcoming guests from the province and plan to open to the general public in August.

5 years ago
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Japan domestic tourism campaign under fire as coronavirus cases spike in Tokyo

A Japan government campaign to kickstart domestic tourism after the coronavirus outbreak has come under fire with officials in Tokyo and the countryside saying it's too soon to boost travel from the capital, hit by a spike in new cases.

5 years ago
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Peru reopens air and bus travel as GDP slumps

Peru reopened domestic air travel on Wednesday in a bid to reignite the economy as it announced a drop of 33 percent in GDP for May year-on-year.

5 years ago
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Boryeong Mud Festival goes online

The Boryeong Mud Festival will be held online this year starting from Friday, due to the continued spread of COVID-19.

5 years ago
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Masks and Mickey: Disneyland Paris reopens after four-month closure

Disneyland Paris welcomed back visitors on Wednesday after a four-month closure due to the coronavirus outbreak, with face masks and social distancing the order of the day.

5 years ago
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Hagia Sophia to open 'outside prayer times': Turkey

Turkey's Hagia Sophia will open to visitors outside prayer times and its Christian icons will remain, religious officials said Tuesday, after a court ruling paved the way for it to become a mosque.

5 years ago
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Scoot to resume Surabaya-Singapore route this week

Scoot is among the small number of global carriers that applies a cash refund policy for flight cancellations.

5 years ago
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ANA to resume 90% of its domestic flights next month

All Nippon Airways Co. said Tuesday it will increase its domestic flights next month, potentially resuming about 90 percent of its coronavirus-hit services, as it expects a recovery in demand due to summer holidays and a tourism-boosting subsidy campaign.

5 years ago
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Cyprus gets tough on travelers flouting virus entry rules

Cyprus is threatening to fine or turn away incoming passengers who fail to complete online arrival forms aimed at preventing a resurgence of the novel coronavirus.

5 years ago
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Immigration office awaits Jokowi's approval to track foreigners using QR codes

The Immigration Directorate General is waiting for President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s approval to launch a surveillance system it is developing to track foreigners in Indonesia.

5 years ago
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Peru plans to reopen Machu Picchu on July 24

Peru's ancient Inca citadel Machu Picchu will reopen to tourists on July 24, the local governor announced Monday.

5 years ago
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Silent screams: Japan rollercoaster virus guide wins hearts

It might be the unlikeliest instructional video ever, but footage of two Japanese amusement park executives demonstrating how to "scream inside your heart" to avoid spreading COVID-19 while on a rollercoaster has been a roaring success.

5 years ago
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Ubud in Bali among world's 'best cities to visit'

In the survey, Ubud ranked 9th with a score of 88.16, right between Luang Prabang in Laos and Istanbul in Turkey, which secured the 8th and 10th positions respectively.

5 years ago
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Galapagos reopens tourist sites after virus lockdown

The Galapagos Islands on Monday reopened its tourist sites and marine reserve, which had been closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic, Ecuadorian Environment Minister Paulo Proano said.

5 years ago
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Disney to shut Hong Kong Disneyland again as coronavirus cases rise

Walt Disney Co is temporarily closing its Hong Kong Disneyland theme park from July 15 amid rising coronavirus cases in the Chinese-ruled city, the company said Monday.

5 years ago
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Baduy people ditch the word 'tourism' as plastic waste mounts

According to Lebak Tourism Agency head Imam Rismahayadin, visitors are still welcome to the regency but will be required to sign a guestbook and state the purpose of their visit and its relation to communal bonding.

5 years ago
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Germany alarmed at tourists partying in Mallorca

Germany's health minister expressed concern on Monday after hundreds of German tourists were seen partying in Mallorca without masks or keeping a safe distance, fueling fears of another coronavirus wave.

5 years ago
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East Java’s Ijen Crater reopens to tourists

Before the pandemic, Ijen Crater attracted approximately 500 tourists daily. That number could increase to 4,000 during long holidays.

5 years ago
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France reduces Chinese flights to Paris in tit-for-tat row

France's government on Monday started restricting Chinese airlines to one passenger flight to France per week, saying it was acting in response to restrictions imposed by Beijing on French carriers flying to China.

5 years ago
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Touchless: How the world's busiest airport envisions post-COVID travel

With COVID-19 ravaging the aviation industry, airlines and airports worldwide are reining in costs and halting new spending, except in one area: reassuring pandemic-wary passengers about travel.

5 years ago
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Kenya wildlife reserves threatened as tourists stay away

In the majestic plains of the Maasai Mara, the coronavirus pandemic spells economic disaster for locals who earn a living from tourists coming to see Kenya's abundant wildlife.

5 years ago
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Vietnam says agrees to resume commercial flights to China

Vietnam has agreed to resume commercial flights to and from China after months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the country's ministry of transport said on Monday, noting the frequency and timing of flights was still being discussed.

5 years ago
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Singapore Airlines Group to operate at 7% of scheduled capacity in August

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its regional arm SilkAir will not be flying to new locations next month but will slightly increase the frequency of flights on existing routes as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the aviation sector drags on.

5 years ago
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Nearly one-third of tourism-related businesses in Thailand 'may shut down permanently'

About one-third of tourism business operators in Thailand will run out of liquidity to keep their businesses afloat in the second half of 2020.

5 years ago
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Emergency stay permits to no longer be issued for foreigners as Indonesia enters ‘new normal’

After months of uncertainty, the Immigration Directorate General has updated a number of regulations regarding foreigners who have been granted emergency stay permits by the Indonesian government because of travel restrictions amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  

5 years ago
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Japan plans to expand airport PCR testing capacity to 10,000 per day

Japan plans to increase the number of people who can receive PCR tests for the novel coronavirus at airports to about 10,000 per day in September, aiming to gradually resume international travel.

5 years ago
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Mandatory masks, Mickey at a distance as Walt Disney World reopens

Mickey waved from a distance and visitors wore colorful face masks with mouse ears on Saturday as Florida's Walt Disney World opened to the public for the first time in four months amid a surge of coronavirus cases in the state.

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