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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…
From a Jacobean traveller’s travails in Sindh to the tangled roots of Nigeria, our pick of new nonfiction books that shine a light on Asia, Africa and South America• Share your top recommendations for books on the developing world in the comments below…
Country is allowing visitors from 63 countries to visit without need to quarantineCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThailand has opened its borders to vaccinated travellers from more than 60 countries , the largest restart of …
New Zealanders react with amusement at travel guide’s optimistic ranking for 2022In further evidence that we all want what we cannot have, Auckland has taken out the top spot in Lonely Planet’s “best cities to visit” rankings – despite currently being …
Borders to open after 18 months of Covid restrictions that did ‘catastrophic damage’ to tourism sectorCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBusinesses in Thailand have urged the government to lift restrictions on alcohol sales as …
Photographer Mario Heller spent three weeks crossing the steppe by train. Here is his journey through the stories of the passengers, the history of the country and the romance of the railwayThe monotonous rattling of the train accompanies us through th…
India’s tiny train has puffed up the Himalayas since 1881 but now the world heritage site is under threat“Darjeeling ko sano rail, hirna lai abo tyari cha / Guard le shuna bhai siti bajayo” (Darjeeling’s dainty train is all set to chug off / Oh, listen…
Scheme requires tourists to stay on island for 14 days if they wish to travel elsewhere in ThailandCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Thai island of Phuket has reopened to some foreign tourists, more than one year after the…
Thai region hopes jabs and ‘sandbox’ scheme will allow tourists to return and rejuvenate economyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn normal times, the convention centre at Phuket’s Angsana Laguna resort hosts extravagant weddi…
NZ government carves NSW out of trans-Tasman bubble for 48 hours from midnight Thursday NZ timeGreater Sydney and NSW Covid restrictionsCovid NSW hotspotsNew Zealand will pause quarantine-free travel from New South Wales from midnight Thursday (NZST), …
Indian coronavirus variant has potential to ‘scupper’ lockdown easing, says professor of immunologyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia should be placed on the UK’s “red list” for travel after the discovery of a new coronav…
Government hopes to jumpstart tourism with mass inoculation programIn Thailand, it’s the all-important tourism sector that has jumped to the head of the Covid-19 vaccination line, with the country’s most popular resort island embarking on a mass inocul…
Move, which takes effect on Friday 9 April, takes number of countries on red list to 39Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Philippines, Pakistan, Kenya, and Bangladesh are to be added to England’s “red list” of countries fro…
Plans to reopen to vaccinated tourists include short quarantine in popular holiday spots like Phuket and Koh SamuiThailand’s Phuket island used to vibrate with life. Before the pandemic, March was part of peak season and the resort’s long white beaches…
Sir Jonathan Porritt says there is ‘no going back’ to tourism as it was pre-Covid and that flying is a privilege not a rightAir New Zealand’s chief environmental adviser has said he is in favour of increasing the price of flights to New Zealand and “pu…