Tourism

Coronavirus: Tui urges opening up tourism to safer countries

Monitoring Desk LONDON: Travel firm Tui is pressing for tourism to resume to countries where the coronavirus threat has abated.…

4 years ago

The future of tourism in the coronavirus era: Asia may hold answers to what’s ahead

Monitoring Desk BANGKOK: It's a sunny day on Bangkok's most famous tourist street, and shopkeeper Cletana Thangworachai is open for…

4 years ago

Tourism sector faces collapse as Germans drop vacation plans

Monitoring Desk BERLIN: The crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic means that every third job in the German tourism sector…

4 years ago

UK tourism sector to flag attractions with physical distancing measures

Monitoring Desk LONDON: UK tourism industry leaders plan to introduce a physical distancing standards symbol for hotels and attractions to…

4 years ago

‘It’s our only industry’: pandemic restrictions threaten Maine’s tourist season

Monitoring Desk The Maine Lobster festival is not for the faint of heart. Tens of thousands of people travel to…

4 years ago

Turkey preparing for domestic tourism

Monitoring Desk ISTANBUL: Turkey’s tourism season is expected to postpone until after-May period due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s…

4 years ago

Don’t reopen tourism too quickly, German foreign minister warns

Monitoring Desk BERLIN: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has warned against reopening European tourism destinations too quickly, saying that Europe…

4 years ago

Virus deals body blow to Spain’s tourism sector

Monitoring Desk BARCELONA: Elena Arzak is already planning for summer at her three-star Michelin restaurant in San Sebastián — with…

4 years ago

Tourism halt allows Hawaii construction projects to proceed

Monitoring Desk HONOLULU: Hawaii’s tourism lockdown has created an opportunity for the start of about a half-dozen construction projects in…

4 years ago

Global tourism to fall up to 30% due to virus: UNWTO

Monitoring Desk MADRID: The number of international tourist arrivals will fall by 20-30 percent in 2020 due to the novel…

4 years ago

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