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Thailand Reduces Quarantine, Paperwork For Vaccinatededit
Republic World – Online Web
Thailand on Thursday began halving the quarantine time for vaccinated visitors as a first step to allowing inoculated people into the country without the need to isolate. The pandemic has devastated Thailands tourism industry, a key income earner, but strict border measures have left the country relatively unscathed.
Thailand Quarantine News: Thailand reduces quarantine, paperwork for vaccinatededit
The Times of India – Online Web
Thailand on Thursday began halving the quarantine time for vaccinated visitors as a first step to allowing inoculated people into the country without the need to isolate The pandemic has devastated Thailands tourism industry, a key income earner, but strict border measures have left the country relatively unscathed
Taiwan opens first travel bubble, with tourismdependent Palauedit
Devdis Course – Online Web
Taiwan opened its first travel bubble during the COVID19 pandemic on Thursday, with the small, tourism dependent Pacific state of Palau, offering a lifeline to a country in a region where China and the United States are battling for influence
Singapore Tourism Board organises CruiseWorld India 2021 to reconnect with Indian stakeholdersedit
BW Hotelier Business World – Online Web
Based on the theme Charting our Pathway to Cruise Recovery, Singapore Tourism Board organises CruiseWorld India 2021 to reconnect with Indian stakeholders. The event is presented by STB in partnership with Travel Weekly Asia.
Foreign tourists to Indonesia drop by 86.9%edit
SME TIMES – Online Web
The number of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia was recorded at 117,000 in February 2021, an 86.59 per cent drop compared to the same month last year, a top official announced here on Thursday. Meanwhile, the number of foreigners travelling to Indonesia in February 2021 decreased by 14.74 per cent compared to that in January 2021, the official of the Central Agency of Statistics told reporters.
Designer clothes, swanky places, masks: Dubai art show reflects new normaledit
Hindustan Times – Online Web
It was a scene reminiscent of prepandemic Dubai: Art lovers dressed in designer clothes or alternative fashion, walking around in one of the citys many swanky locations. Bloggers, VIPs and influencers filming on their mobile phones. People mingling and laughing. The only difference They all wore masks.
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Travel News IATA requests govt to suspend planned increase in aviation security fee for passengersedit
Travel Biz Monitor – Online Web
Global airlines body IATA (International Air Transport Association) has requested the Centre to suspend the planned increase in aviation security fee (ASF) for domestic and international passengers as it will be detrimental to the aviation industrys recovery efforts, an official document said.
Mandarin Oriental, Bodrum Opens for 2021 Season with Enticing New Programming Travel And Tour Worldedit
Travel and Tour World – Online Web
Mandarin Oriental, Bodrum Opens for 2021 Season with Enticing New Programming Published on : Thursday, April 1, 2021 Located on the shores of delightful Paradise Bay, Mandarin Oriental, Bodrum opens for the season on 1 April, with exceptional new amenities and energizing programming.
Egypt received 500,000 tourists in January March 2021 officialedit
Devdis Course – Online Web
Egypt received 500,000 tourists in the first three months of 2021 and earned tourism revenues of between $600 million and $800 million, deputy tourism minister Ghada Shalabi told Sky News Arabia on Thursday. Tourism revenues plunged 70% in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with numbers of visitors sinking to 3.5 million from 13.1 million in 2019.