Singapore’s Changi Airport, routinely voted the world’s best and a key part of the city-state’s psyche, is reinventing itself for the Covid era and beyond. In a bid to keep people engaged until life returns to normal, it’s offering glamping for families at Jewel, the nature-themed entertainment complex open to […]
Australian states reimpose travel restrictions
More Australian states and territories are reimposing travel restrictions to prevent the coronavirus spreading from new outbreaks in New South Wales and Victoria states. The Australian Capital Territory has shut out non-residents who have been in the northern beaches of Sydney, where the outbreaks are most concentrated, Greater Sydney and […]
Philippines to ban US travellers from Sunday
The Philippines will prohibit the entry of foreign travellers from the United States from Sunday after the more infectious new variant of the coronavirus was detected in Florida. The travel ban, lasting until January 15, covers those who have been to the United States within 14 days preceding arrival in […]
Snowfall in Kashmir valley brings in hordes of visitors
Tourists are making a beeline to Kashmir. The famous twin resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam are witnessing a heavy influx of New Year revellers and most hotels are booked for weeks ahead, with the battered industry rejoicing over the return of the “good old days”. With regular operations of international […]
Quebec calls for airport testing to avoid holiday spread of Covid-19
The Canadian province of Quebec on Tuesday urged the federal government to require Covid-19 testing for residents returning from year-end vacations, after images of maskless tourists frolicking on overseas beaches hit social media as cases rose. Canada’s travel restrictions are among the world’s toughest, with non-essential foreigners normally denied entry […]
Chinese tourists scale back domestic travel plans
Chinese tourists, millions of whom have shunned overseas travel this year because of the global pandemic, are further narrowing the scope of their journeys, visiting nearby cities and avoiding trips out of their provinces. Recent cases of the novel coronavirus in Beijing and northern China have rekindled public concern, already […]
NYC’s Moynihan train hall is about to transform travel
For a symbol of life-altering change in New York City next year, hundreds of thousands of East Coast train travellers and commuters need look no farther than the January 1 opening of the Moynihan Train Hall. The $1.6 billion project expands Penn Station, the nation’s busiest rail terminal, by 255,000 […]
Pakistan extends ban on flights from UK
Pakistan on Monday extended the ban on flights from the UK for another week over fears of a new variant of the coronavirus which is reportedly spreading at a much faster rate. The extension was announced by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) after the government decided that the threat level […]
Saudi Arabia extends suspension of international flights by another week
Saudi Arabia has extended the suspension of all international commercial flights and entry into the Kingdom through land and seaports for another week in view of the new coronavirus strain which was discovered in the United Kingdom, the state media said. “An official source in the Ministry of Interior said: […]
Tourism to Mexico could rise up to 65% next year – tourism ministry
International tourism to Mexico could jump as much 65% next year if the coronavirus crisis improves, and even a worst-case scenario would still bring more travelers than in 2020, Mexico’s tourism ministry said on Sunday. The pandemic has battered the travel industry worldwide, including Mexico’s popular beach resorts such as […]
No cafes, no tourists: Coronavirus empties streets of old Athens
It’s been a while since visitors to Greece sought out souvenirs in Athens’ oldest neighbourhood. The winding streets of Plaka, laid out long before the city imported a grid system, are lined with closed stores behind aluminum shutters. The coronavirus pandemic has kept tourists away from the historic city center […]
Goa bustles with tourists but pandemic may play party-pooper
New Year celebrations and parties in Goa might take a hit this time in view of the pandemic protocol and apprehensions over a new coronavirus strain in England, which has affected flight schedules. While thousands of revellers have arrived in Goa to ring in 2021, unlike every year, the state […]
Check out a virtual pandemic-era travelogue focused on South Asia
In September, with the world largely stilled, two women began a crowdsourced travelogue online, inviting photographs from people that best captured a south Asian city that they loved. Having conducted a quick poll to see which cities generated the most interest, Onaiza Drabu, 30, a digital consultant from Srinagar, and […]
Turkey to require negative Covid-19 test result for travel
Turkey is enacting precautions for international travel, requiring a negative Covid-19 test for passengers to enter the country starting Monday until March. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted a statement Friday saying travellers would need to present a negative result from a PCR test taken in a 72-hour window to board […]
Tunisia adds Denmark to air travel ban list
Tunisia has banned all air travel with Denmark amid fears of a new coronavirus variant, the state news agency reported, citing the transport ministry. The ban is effective until further notice and affects passengers who are either arriving from Denmark or have passed through Denmark, TAP reported. Tunisia said on […]