Tea, Travel & Tourism
Tea, the most refreshing beverage while on Travel. The noble beverage of tea has existed for over 5,000 years and whether you prefer green tea, earl grey or a good old-fashioned cup of regular black tea, a tour around a tea plantation and factory is a great experience. See for yourself how tea is actually […]
Accepting Vaccinated Passengers Should be Best Practice to Reopen Borders, IATA says
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) applauded the growing number of countries making data and evidence-driven decisions to open their borders to vaccinated travelers. The latest data collected by IATA, including its Timatic service, shows that more than 20 countries have wholly or partially lifted restrictions for vaccinated travelers. IATA supports unrestricted access to […]
Australia in discussion with international airlines on the travel pass
The Australian government has opened talks with international airlines on digital vaccine passports for people who have been inoculated against Covid-19. The Australian Border Force (ABF) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have been in discussions about vaccinated Australians using the IATA Travel Pass, the Guardian Australia reported on Thursday. It comes one day […]
Austria cafes and beer gardens open again
VIENNA: Austria reopened cafes and beer gardens for the first time in more than six months on Wednesday. After repeated lockdowns and stubbornly high infections, new daily cases have fallen below 1,000 in recent weeks for the first time since October as accelerating vaccinations and warmer weather have kicked in. The reopenings gave comfort to […]
EU agrees to ease travel restrictions for vaccinated foreigners
European Union countries agreed on Wednesday to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions on non-EU visitors ahead of the summer tourist season, a move that could open the bloc’s door to all Britons and to vaccinated Americans. Ambassadors from the 27 EU countries approved a European Commission proposal from May 3 to loosen the criteria to determine […]
Hong Kong tightens restrictions on arrivals from several countries
HONG KONG: Hong Kong will tighten travel and quarantine requirements for a number of nations, including Singapore, Malaysia, and Japan, starting from Friday (May 21). The three nations, along with Argentina, Italy, Kenya, and the Netherlands, have been classified as high-risk places, introduced by the Hong Kong government on Monday. Non-Hong Kong residents who’ve stayed […]
Beautiful sunshine welcomes “very excited” Brits to Algarve
Sun-hungry Britons landing in Portugal on Monday after a four-month coronavirus travel ban between the two countries was lifted at midnight were elated to be back on holiday. Twenty-two flights from Britain were due to land in Portugal on Monday, with most heading to the southern Algarve region, famous for its beaches and golf courses […]
Italy shortens COVID curfew, eases other restrictions
Italy’s government on Monday approved a decree pushing back with immediate effect a nightly coronavirus curfew to 11 p.m. from 10 p.m. and easing other curbs within the regions where infections are low. Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s government agreed the curfew would begin at midnight from June 7 and be abolished altogether from June 21 […]
London theatres reopen to live audiences
Excitement return for theater lovers as the show is back on. After standing empty for months, indoor entertainment venues in England can now welcome back live audiences, though at 50% capacity to allow social distancing and with safety measures in place. Describing itself as “the world’s longest-running play”, murder mystery “The Mousetrap”, is in its […]
Tourism for a brighter future a major focus on the Global Stage at ATM 2021
The 28th edition of Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the region’s largest travel and tourism showcase, returned to Dubai in person this morning to shine the spotlight on Tourism For a Brighter Future during the opening session at ATM’s Global Stage. With 2021 ushering in a new dawn for travel and tourism, leading industry figureheads from around the world kicked […]
