CORONAVIRUS TOURISM
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Life & Leisure
Bali battles to bounce back amid lack of foreign tourists
By Steven Handoko Denpasar, Indonesia, Dec 31 (EFE).- Low numbers of foreign tourist arrivals to the Indonesian island of Bali…
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Life & Leisure
World Tourism Organization chief: PCR tests to travel are a step back
Madrid, Dec 16 (EFE).- Requesting travelers to provide PCR tests to enter other countries once vaccination drives are well underway…
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Health
Nepal removes quarantine requirement for vaccinated tourists
Kathmandu, Sep 23 (EFE).- Nepal on Thursday removed its mandatory quarantine requirement and resumed issuing on-arrival visas for foreign travelers…
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Health
Thailand reopens to foreign tourists amid record Covid figures
Bangkok, Jul 1 (EFE).- Thailand officially reopened to international tourists on Thursday after more than a year of closed borders,…
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Life & Leisure
UN foresees serious losses in global tourism to continue in 2021
Geneva, Jun 30 (EFE).- Global tourism will suffer losses of between $1.7 trillion and $2.4 trillion this year, equivalent to…
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Life & Leisure
Turkish tourism pegs hopes on summer revival after pandemic setback
By Lara Villalon Istanbul, Jun 29 (EFE).- Despite being on several countries’ lists of high risk travel destinations, Turkey hopes…
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Politics
Portugal adds UK to travel red list
Lisbon, Jun 28 (EFE).- Portugal on Monday added the United Kingdom to its list of ‘red’ or high risk travel…
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Arts & Entertainment
India reopens Taj Mahal after two months of shutdown due to Covid
New Delhi, June 16 (EFE).- India on Wednesday reopened its iconic monument Taj Mahal to the public after closing it…
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Health
Sri Lanka welcomes back tourists with tough coronavirus restrictions
Colombo, Jan 21 (efe-epa).- Sri Lanka reopened its borders on Thursday for tourists after almost 10 months of closure due…
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Life & Leisure
Nepal tourist arrivals drop to 34 years low in 2020
By Sangam Prasain Kathmandu, Jan 3 (efe-epa).- The number of foreign tourists in Nepal plunged more than 80 percent in…
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