Tourism

Dubai airport CEO: More passengers, but years to recover

Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, handled 20% more passenger traffic in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year, its chief executive said Monday, signaling cautious optimism for the ravaged aviation industry. Yet a full recovery remains years off. Just 20.7 million people squeezed through the airport ...

15:32 Et November 15, 2021

US lifts pandemic travel ban, opens doors to visitors

The U.S. lifted restrictions Monday on travel from a long list of countries including Mexico, Canada and most of Europe, allowing tourists to make long-delayed trips and family ...

15:30 Et November 8, 2021

Dubai aims to attract 25 million tourists in 2025

Dubai plans to merge the departments of economy and tourism and hopes to attract 25 million tourists in 2025, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai's ...

11:25 Et November 6, 2021

Australia to lift outbound travel ban for vaccinated residents from next week

All fully-vaccinated Australian citizens and permanent residents will be able to leave the country without a special exemption from Nov. 1, authorities said on Wednesday, as Australia eases ...

11:34 Et October 27, 2021

Cuba Lifts PCR Test Requirement for Arriving Tourists From November 15

 From November 15, tourists arriving in Cuba will no longer have to present a negative PCR test, a coronavirus vaccination certificate will be enough, since by this date ...

16:00 Et October 14, 2021

Australia to Reopen International Borders Next Month - PM

Australia announced on Friday that it will reopen its international borders to fully vaccinated citizens beginning next month. "We will be able to open those international borders again ...

12:09 Et October 1, 2021

Flights to La Palma disrupted due to volcano eruption

Commercial flights to the Spanish island of La Palma were disrupted on Saturday due to large amounts of volcanic ash, amid an ongoing volcanic eruption that began last ...

20:00 Et September 25, 2021

Richard Branson Keen to Invest in Dakhla in Hotel Industry and kitesurfing

Sir Richard Branson, British entrepreneur and founder of Virgin Group, recently paid a visit to Dakhla, in order to assess investment opportunities, particularly in the hotel industry and ...

19:25 Et September 10, 2021

Asian tourism sees ups, downs in 2nd year of pandemic

From the Great Wall to the picturesque Kashmir valley, Asia’s tourist destinations are looking to domestic visitors to get them through the COVID-19 pandemic’s second year. With international travel heavily restricted, foreign tourists can’t enter many countries and locals can’t get out. In the metropolis of Hong Kong, glamping and staycations have replaced trips abroad ...

15:00 Et August 29, 2021

Cruise lines require vaccinations, tests, amid virus surge

Joel Steckler was eager for his first cruise in more than a year and a half, and he chose the ship that just two months ago became the ...

16:30 Et August 26, 2021
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