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

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 tourism

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 months

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 fears

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 levels

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…

Bali postpones plan to allow back foreign tourists next monthDestinations

Bali postpones plan to allow back foreign tourists next month

The Indonesian island of Bali has postponed a plan to reopen the country’s biggest tourism hub to international tourists on Sept. 11,…

Slovenia domestic tourism jumps in July as foreign tourism plummets

Slovenia domestic tourism jumps in July as foreign tourism plummets

The number of domestic tourists’ overnight stays in Slovenia jumped by 154.5% year-on-year in July while the number of foreign…

Thailand to allow long-stay tourists in island of Phuket from October

Thailand to allow long-stay tourists in island of Phuket from October

Thailand will allow foreign tourists to visit for longer stays from October, a senior official said on Friday, as the…

Occupancy rates in Egypt’s major Red Sea resorts 20-40%

Occupancy rates in Egypt’s major Red Sea resorts 20-40%

Hotel occupancy rates in the key Egyptian Red Sea resorts of Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh are 30-40% and 20-25% respectively,…