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South-east Asian nations avoid rules targeting China visitors despite Covid risks, and hope the influx will revive battered tourism sectorsAfter almost three years of little to no business, Thai tour guide operator Anchalee Vittayanuntapornkul is more …
Steve Brine said the restriction on people arriving from China to England was only required because Beijing was not ‘upfront’ about its dataThe requirement for travellers from China to England to provide a negative Covid test before departure could hav…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says WHO officials stressed to Beijing the importance of sharing data ahead of easing of travel restrictions on 8 JanuaryThe World Health Organisation again urged China’s health officials to regularly share specific, real-tim…
In Kyoto, local shop owners are ready to welcome back tourists but there is a way to go before a return to pre-Covid daysAfter more than two years of near-total isolation, Japan has reopened its borders to overseas visitors – but the road back to the p…
Entry rules to island lifted to allow unfettered access, while mainland China remains one of the few places keeping borders closedTaiwan lifted all its Covid-19 entry restrictions on Thursday, allowing tourists unfettered access the self-ruled island a…
Stuart Nash says NZ to ‘unashamedly’ target wealthy tourists ahead of those who ‘travel around our country eating two-minute noodles’New Zealand’s tourism minister has again expressed his aversion to budget travellers, saying the country will not seek …
Cruise ships, international students and visitors from China and India among those who will be able to once again travel to New ZealandNew Zealand’s borders are fully open for the first time since they abruptly snapped shut to keep Covid-19 out in Marc…
Hire firms and campsites are sprouting up across India, as people look to get away from it all after the pandemicAs the rain came down on the shore of Lake Umiam in the north-east Indian state of Meghalaya, Rishab Baid and his friends sheltered in thei…
From Montana’s prairies to Kazakhstan’s steppes, vast tracts of land are being enriched. Here’s how to witness those changesRead more in our Wild world seriesMozambique’s civil war (1977-1992) and the poaching connected to it decimated wildlife in Goro…
The tourism-dependent Pacific country will reopen with almost no restrictions in July, though there are concerns about lack of airline dealsVanuatu, one of the last Covid hermit nations, is set to open up to international travel, but there are concerns…
Spots like Milford Sound that once ‘heaved’ with visitors recovered their tranquillity during lockdown – and ministers hope to keep it that wayAt the mouth of Milford Sound, the car parks sit empty. Of the 40 spaces reserved for convoys of buses, just …
Change to border restrictions marks first step in welcoming international visitors back to country after two years“Hello & kia ora & g’day & welcome” a sign waved at Auckland’s international airport said on Wednesday morning as Australian t…
EU states set to vote on proposal after commission found deficiencies including ‘the granting of citizenship to applicants listed in Interpol’s databases’The European Commission has proposed suspending a visa-free travel arrangement with Vanuatu due to…
No walk-in PCR tests available in England for a few hours due to ‘high demand’; Emmanuel Macron expected to announce new measures in FranceBoris Johnson not expected to announce more Covid restrictionsGermany toughens Covid restrictions as Omicron vari…
ONS figures are highest on record so far; Christmas for many in disarray as US and Australian airlines say flight crews hit by CovidUK hits new Covid record again with more than 120,000 daily casesChristmas Eve travel chaos as airlines cancel more than…