The British government said the narrowing of the restrictions, which require hotel quarantine for arrivals, partly reflected “increased vaccination efforts around the globe.”
Tag: Travel and Vacations
Indonesia Plans to Let Foreign Flights Into Bali Soon
Bali is Indonesia’s most important tourist destination, and closing the island to foreign tourists has devastated the tourism industry.
Thailand’s Quarantine-Island Experiment Is Showing (Modest) Results
Phuket, a resort island where vaccinated people who test negative for the coronavirus can roam freely, is starting to see some life return to its tourism industry.
In Venice, High-Tech Tracking of Tourists Stirs Alarm
Can cellphone data and surveillance cameras help restore the city’s old-world charm, or just destroy what magic remains?
A Dispatch From an Endangered Bird’s ‘Garden of Eden’
Immerse yourself in the visual splendor of a tiny volcanic island in the northern Andaman Sea, the only home of the little-known Narcondam hornbill.
Australia Accelerates Plans to Lift Pandemic Travel Bans
Travel bans will begin to lift in November for citizens and permanent residents, depending on vaccination rates.
Whales So Close You Can Touch Them: An Adventure in Canada
Recalling a prepandemic trip to a watery landscape in Quebec province: “The adventure we had feels like one plucked from a world I can no longer reach, not unlike watching the water, waiting for a whale to crest.”
Whales So Close You Can Touch Them: A Family Adventure in Canada
Recalling a prepandemic trip to a watery landscape in Quebec province: “The adventure we had feels like one plucked from a world I can no longer reach, not unlike watching the water, waiting for a whale to crest.”
The U.S. Is Lifting Its Travel Ban. Who Is Allowed to Visit?
The Biden administration will allow vaccinated international travelers to enter the United States, including those from previously banned countries. Details remain to be worked out, but here is what we know so far.
Montserrat’s Audacious Tourism Experiment During the Coronavirus Pandemic
To step onto Montserrat’s volcanic beaches, 21 travelers (so far) with an income of at least $70,000 have agreed to stay two months. The goal: to keep cash coming in, while keeping Covid away.