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1 February 2021

Travel restrictions in brief: Portugal 🇵🇹

Note: Last update of this article occurred on February 1st, 2021 1. The Government has approved a new set of measures to regulate the extension of […]
1 February 2021

The polar explorers fighting climate change from their hut in the Arctic

Since September 2019, polar explorers Hilde Fålun Strøm and Sunniva Sorby have been living in a small trapper’s cabin on the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, […]
1 February 2021

Worst year in tourism history: 1 billion fewer international arrivals

Global tourism suffered its worst year on record in 2020, with international arrivals dropping by 74% according to the latest data from the World Tourism Organization […]
29 January 2021

Top 10 countries best handling the Covid-19 pandemic

The COVID Performance Index compiled by the Lowy Institute ranked 98 countries’ handling of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Australian think tank ranked countries from around the […]
29 January 2021
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Travel to Martinique and Guadeloupe only allowed if deemed ‘imperative’

Overseas destinations are closing to tourism because of the pandemic. Traveling to Martinique will be prohibited from 2 February 2021 except for reasons deemed ‘imperative’ such […]
29 January 2021
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Norway introduces its strictest entry rules since March 2020

To limit the risk of transmitting the significantly more contagious variant of the coronavirus, the Government is imposing far stricter rules on foreign nationals who seek […]
28 January 2021
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A safe and sustainable recovery of Europe’s hospitality sector

Hospitality businesses are part of the European social and economic fabric, bringing diversity and vitality to city centres, rural communities, villages and tourist areas across Europe. […]
28 January 2021

China using anal swabs to test for Covid-19

China has recently begun using a new form of testing for Covid-19; anal swabs. According to state TV, the country is performing the tests on those […]
28 January 2021

Sustainable tourism in beautiful Okinawa

Okinawa is just one of Japan’s 47 prefectures, and is made up of over 160 islands, 47 of which are inhabited remote islands. Along with its […]
27 January 2021

New Zealand might keep its borders closed for most of 2021

New Zealand’s borders are likely to remain closed for most of the year depending on the progress in the vaccination campaign against the coronavirus, Prime Minister […]
27 January 2021

Belgium might ease its confinement strategy in the spring of 2021

On Tuesday January 26th, Belgian health officials announced that the current confinement measures might be eased in the spring when most people over 65 have been […]
27 January 2021

Over 100 million Travel & Tourism jobs could be recovered in 2021

More than 100 million jobs could return to the global Travel & Tourism sector during 2021, as the world recovers from the crippling COVID-19 pandemic, says […]
27 January 2021

Aviation is the Achilles heel of the travel and tourism industry

Outside of lockdowns in much of Europe, domestic tourism has enabled tourism businesses to survive. Tourism businesses are hurting, and increasing numbers are closing permanently.  International […]
27 January 2021

Belgium bans non-essential travel abroad until 1 March

On 22nd January, Belgium’s Consultative Committee decided to ban non-essential travel abroad until 1 March. Entering into force today, this measure will only exclude those who […]
26 January 2021
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Australia may not open its borders again until 2022

Australia’s Health Department Chief Brendan Murphy has said it is still premature to expect the country to reopen borders in 2021. There are currently travel restrictions […]
26 January 2021

Nepali climbers create history on Mount K2

A team of all Nepalese climbers made it to the headlines of International news media on the 16th   of January. After quite some time Nepal was […]
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