Tourism / Travel
Vietnam delays reopening resort island over low vaccination rate
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has pushed back a plan to re-open the resort island of Phu Quoc to foreign tourists...
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Portugal to lift most remaining COVID-19 curbs, PM calls for responsibility
By Sergio Goncalves and Patricia Vicente Rua LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal will lift almost all remaining COVID-19 restrictions, allowing full...
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Thailand seeks to slash quarantine period for visitors
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's disease control committee has proposed a halving of a two-week hotel isolation requirement for vaccinated arrivals,...
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‘All we can do is cry’ – La Palma volcano leaves trail of devastation
By Borja Suarez and Marco Trujillo LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) -Lava flowed from an erupting volcano on the Spanish island...
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Russian vaccine tourism catches on after Sputnik V hits WHO snag
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian travel agencies are selling package tours for Russians to receive foreign COVID-19 vaccines abroad amid frustration...
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Families race to salvage belongings as lava from La Palma volcano nears homes
By Borja Suarez and Marco Trujillo LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Spain (Reuters) -Families rushed to retrieve belongings from their homes...
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Kosovo PM urges mutual car plate recognition with Serbia to ease tension
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti said on Wednesday his country and neighbouring Serbia should start recognising each...
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U.S. to relax travel restrictions for vaccinated foreign air travelers in November
By David Shepardson and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will reopen in November to air travelers from 33...
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Canaries volcano streams slow down, homes destroyed, thousands flee
By Borja Suarez and Marco Trujillo LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) -Lava flowing from Spain's Canary Islands' first volcanic eruption in...
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U.S. extends travel restrictions at Canada, Mexico borders
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Monday extended restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico...
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The Canaries are safe and the volcano is a great show, says minister
LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) - The Canary Islands are safe to visit and a volcano eruption there is a "wonderful...
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Lava pours out of volcano on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands
By Borja Suarez LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) -A volcano erupted on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma on Sunday,...
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Greek PM says climate crisis is with us and cost of ignoring it ‘unimaginable’
By Lefteris Papadimas and Deborah Kyvrikosaios ATHENS (Reuters) - Mediterranean nations must lead the way in addressing climate change, the...
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Australia reports 1,607 COVID-19 cases as states learn to live with virus
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia reported 1,607 new coronavirus cases on Sunday as states and territories gradually shift...
Read moreAbout 25,000 Spanish students hold ‘macro-botellon’ drinking party
MADRID (Reuters) - About 25,000 people took part in the biggest illegal drinking party in Madrid since the start of...
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Philippines divers clear plastic waste from corals for World Cleanup Day
By Peter Blaza MANILA (Reuters) - Divers in the Philippines pulled plastic bags, drinks bottles and fishing nets from a...
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Notre-Dame’s restoration ready to start as safety work completed
PARIS (Reuters) - Work to shore up the Notre-Dame de Paris has been finished, allowing restoration to start at the...
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Abu Dhabi cancels COVID-19 entry testing for UAE travellers
DUBAI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi will cancel COVID-19 testing requirements to enter the emirate for travellers from the UAE starting...
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Greece sees jump in international arrivals in August
ATHENS (Reuters) - International air traffic to Greece picked up strongly in August at the peak of the summer tourism...
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Malaysians enjoy taste of travel after lockdown in tourism restart
By Ebrahim Harris LANGKAWI, Malaysia (Reuters) - The first plane carrying tourists in more than four months touched down on...
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