Tag: Tourism

Categories EU

‘I believe certificates will help us’: Spain ‘desperate’ to welcome Britons this summer, says tourism secretary

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Spain’s tourism secretary has spoken of his country’s willingness to welcome British holidaymakers this summer, saying talks were going ahead to reach an agreement on Covid-19 certificates to ease movement and safety. … Read More >‘I believe certificates will help us’: Spain ‘desperate’ to welcome Britons this summer, says tourism secretary

Categories Russia

Russia’s Crimea expects record number of visitors with other tourist destinations closed due to coronavirus restrictions

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The number of tourists visiting Russia’s Crimea in 2021 is projected to reach at least eight million people, according to the region’s State Council’s Chairman of the Committee for Tourism, Resorts and Sports Alexey Chernyak. … Read More >Russia’s Crimea expects record number of visitors with other tourist destinations closed due to coronavirus restrictions

Categories Russia

Eyeing post-pandemic travel boom, Russia to relax tourist visas so globetrotters can see country’s landmarks for up to six months

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Holidays abroad might have been an early casualty of Covid-19 lockdowns, but Russia is betting that wanderlust has only grown, and plans to make it easier for tourists to take a long trip round the world’s largest country. … Read More >Eyeing post-pandemic travel boom, Russia to relax tourist visas so globetrotters can see country’s landmarks for up to six months

Categories Asia & Pacific

Tourists with valid Covid passport may soon be allowed to holiday in Thailand, PM suggests

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Thailand is looking at scrapping its mandatory two-week Covid-19 quarantine for foreigners who can show they have been vaccinated against the virus, the country’s PM said in a bid to revive the nation’s hard-hit tourism industry. … Read More >Tourists with valid Covid passport may soon be allowed to holiday in Thailand, PM suggests

Categories Latin America

Cuba to Offer COVID-19 Vaccine to Arriving Tourists as Island Aims for Total Inoculation in 2021

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Cuban doctors have been hailed across Africa and Latin America for providing the “backbone” of numerous nations’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the US government has attacked the medical brigades, claiming they are engaging in human trafficking, and has encouraged nations such as Brazil and Bolivia to expel them. … Read More >Cuba to Offer COVID-19 Vaccine to Arriving Tourists as Island Aims for Total Inoculation in 2021

Categories Asia & Pacific

Thailand to introduce tourism tax for every visitor, advised to legalize gambling to help stop the spread of Covid-19

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Tourist traffic to Thailand has plummeted during the Covid-19 pandemic. Now the kingdom is introducing a visitor tax to help pay Covid-19 costs and is being urged to legalize gambling to stop its spread in underground. … Read More >Thailand to introduce tourism tax for every visitor, advised to legalize gambling to help stop the spread of Covid-19