United Arab Emirates reopens all seven regions to foreign visitorsDestinations

United Arab Emirates reopens all seven regions to foreign visitors

DUBAI, Sept 24 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates will resume issuing visas to foreign visitors to all seven of…

With tourists slow to return, Egypt’s resorts and ancient sites face tough winterDestinations

With tourists slow to return, Egypt’s resorts and ancient sites face tough winter

CAIRO, Sept 18 (Reuters) – At the Pyramids of Giza, just a handful of tourists walks among the ancient wonders.…

Ireland tightens COVID-19 travel restrictions, angering airlinesDestinations

Ireland tightens COVID-19 travel restrictions, angering airlines

DUBLIN, Sept 17 (Reuters) – The Irish government on Thursday tightened its COVID-19 travel restrictions by imposing quarantines on travellers from major holiday…

Israel, Bahrain tourism ministers speak, discuss joint ventures with UAEDestinations

Israel, Bahrain tourism ministers speak, discuss joint ventures with UAE

JERUSALEM/DUBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) – The tourism ministers of Israel and Bahrain held a first publicly acknowledged phone call on Thursday and…

S.Africa tourism sector cautiously hopeful as borders set to reopenDestinations

S.Africa tourism sector cautiously hopeful as borders set to reopen

CAPE TOWN, Sept 17 (Reuters) – South Africa’s pandemic-battered tourism sector on Thursday welcomed a government decision to allow international travel from Oct. 1…

Spain hopes easing of UK quarantine will save Canary Islands winter tourismDestinations

Spain hopes easing of UK quarantine will save Canary Islands winter tourism

After a disastrous summer tourism season, Spain is hoping a more flexible British quarantine police will make it possible to save some…

Israeli carrier Israir books commercial flight slots to UAETransport

Israeli carrier Israir books commercial flight slots to UAE

Israeli carrier Israir said on Sunday it had reserved slots for commercial flights from Tel Aviv to the United Arab…

Cuba welcomes first tourists in monthsDestinations

Cuba welcomes first tourists in months

Cuba rolled out the red carpet on Friday for the first planeload of tourists to arrive on the Communist-run island…

Portugal’s COVID-19 cases raise UK quarantine fearsDestinations

Portugal’s COVID-19 cases raise UK quarantine fears

As coronavirus cases in Portugal go up and down, fears are growing that Britain will reimpose a quarantine for people travelling…

Spain visitor numbers climb but still only a fraction of 2019 levelsDestinations

Spain visitor numbers climb but still only a fraction of 2019 levels

The number of foreigners staying in Spanish hotels rose in July to over 1.1 million after the country came out…