Travel
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‘We are ready’: relief and excitement builds in Thailand with Chinese tourists set to return
South-east Asian nations avoid rules targeting China visitors despite Covid risks, and hope the influx will re…
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Covid test for travellers from China could have been avoided, says MP
Steve Brine said the restriction on people arriving from China to England was only required because Beijing wa…
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WHO urges Covid data ‘transparency’ as China prepares to open borders
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says WHO officials stressed to Beijing the importance of sharing data ahead of easi…
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Relief tinged with unease as Japan reopens after two ‘really tough’ years
In Kyoto, local shop owners are ready to welcome back tourists but there is a way to go before a return to pre…
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Taiwan opens borders to tourists as restrictions eased after 2.5 years
Entry rules to island lifted to allow unfettered access, while mainland China remains one of the few places ke…
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New Zealand tourism minister makes pitch to the rich as he spurns ‘$10-a-day’ travellers
Stuart Nash says NZ to ‘unashamedly’ target wealthy tourists ahead of those who ‘travel around our country eat…
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New Zealand borders fully reopened as last Covid restrictions lifted
Cruise ships, international students and visitors from China and India among those who will be able to once ag…
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Indians embrace campervanning and help to revive country’s tourism
Hire firms and campsites are sprouting up across India, as people look to get away from it all after the pande…
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Go wild in these countries: five exciting rewilding projects to visit
From Montana’s prairies to Kazakhstan’s steppes, vast tracts of land are being enriched. Here’s how to witness…
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Vanuatu, one of the last Covid hermit nations, to open to tourists after two years
The tourism-dependent Pacific country will reopen with almost no restrictions in July, though there are concer…
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New Zealand seeks a greener kind of tourism as it reopens borders after Covid
Spots like Milford Sound that once ‘heaved’ with visitors recovered their tranquillity during lockdown – and m…
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‘Couldn’t sleep last night’: joy at New Zealand airports as Covid travel ban on Australians lifts
Change to border restrictions marks first step in welcoming international visitors back to country after two y…
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EU could suspend Vanuatu visa-free travel over ‘golden passports’ scheme
EU states set to vote on proposal after commission found deficiencies including ‘the granting of citizenship t…
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Covid live news: walk-in PCR tests unavailable in England for several hours; France considers new curbs
No walk-in PCR tests available in England for a few hours due to ‘high demand’; Emmanuel Macron expected to an…
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1.7 million people in UK had coronavirus last week; thousands of Christmas flights cancelled – as it happened
ONS figures are highest on record so far; Christmas for many in disarray as US and Australian airlines say fli…