COVID-19

Ratchaprapa Dam, Thailand

All the countries where you'll have to pay a ‘tourist tax’ in 2023

A worker wearing a face shield talks to people as they stand in line for COVID-19 tests at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.

China relaxes travel restrictions for international travellers

China is one of the countries that still blocks tourists from entry.

Quiz: Can you name the countries that are still closed to travellers?

Portugal’s airport authority has proposed raising airport fees by 11 per cent in February.

Portugal flights could be more expensive next year thanks to new fees

12/10/2022

Johan Bergman, the ski area manager at the Tūroa ski field, which has been left on the brink of bankruptcy by a disastrous snow season.

New Zealand’s spring ski season was cut short this year - here’s why

07/10/2022

Hong Kong recently announced the loosening of some of its COVID-19 entry requirements.

Hong Kong is giving away 500,000 free airline tickets

06/10/2022

Travelers are seen at Orly aiport near Paris, France.

Is flying more or less safe post-pandemic? We asked an expert

13/09/2022

Brits must claim COVID travel cancellation voucher by end of September

Last days to redeem COVID related travel vouchers

09/09/2022

The US DOT has cancelled 26 flights by Xiamen, Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines.

US gets even with China by cancelling 26 flights in retaliatory move

30/08/2022

A tourist takes a selfie in St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy.

Tourism tax: How a visitor levy could protect the places we love

18/08/2022

Kotor, Montenegro. Before the pandemic, Montenegro's economy was very reliant on tourism.

Which European countries rely most - and least - on tourism?

16/08/2022

Passengers queue at JFK airport, New York, US.

Urgent warning for Americans following rule change on passports

12/07/2022

A hotel worker cooking in the kitchen.

Top hotels in Europe hire 'unqualified' staff to deal with shortages

04/07/2022

Choosing to travel again after the pandemic has left some people with concerns.

I flew for the first time since the pandemic: Here’s what it was like

12/06/2022

Japan has shut its border to tourists for more than two years

Japan reopens to international tourists with strict rules

10/06/2022

Passengers departing from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, wearing masks.

Europe drops mandatory masks on planes and in airports

11/05/2022

Hong Kong is changing its entry rules on 1 May 2022.

Hong Kong is finally reopening to tourists - but there’s a catch

28/04/2022

Carnival parades in Rio and São Paulo made a belated return for the first time since 2020

Watch: Rio Carnival parade makes an emotional return in Brazil

27/04/2022

Cleaners wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) dump garbage outside a quarantine hotel during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong's quarantine hotels are creating mountains of plastic waste

19/04/2022