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Hong Kong reduces Covid quarantine for arrivals
AFP, Published on 08/08/2022
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong will cut mandatory hotel quarantine for international arrivals from one week to three days from Friday, Chief Executive John Lee announced in an easing of Covid restrictions that have severely curbed travel.
Global tourism recovering, but not back to pre-pandemic levels
AFP, Published on 12/05/2022
» PARIS: Global tourism is roaring back to life despite Covid travel headaches and the effects of the war in Ukraine, but it has yet to return to its pre-pandemic health.
Frozen towers, palaces stun visitors at Harbin Ice and Snow Festival
Life, AFP, Published on 08/01/2021
» Giant snow mazes, illuminated frozen towers and crystal palaces etched from vast blocks of ice greeted visitors to China's annual ice festival in Harbin.
Tourists return to Mexico's ancient 'City of Gods'
AFP, Published on 11/09/2020
» TEOTIHUACAN, Mexico: After months in hibernation because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mexico's ancient "City of Gods" is slowly coming back to life as tourists return to the majestic pyramids of Teotihuacan.
Disney World reopens as WHO urges virus caution
AFP, Published on 12/07/2020
» ORLANDO: Florida's Walt Disney World theme park reopened Saturday in a state hard hit by the coronavirus, as the World Health Organization issued a fresh warning that countries should step up pandemic restrictions.
Ingenious gadgets, real-world quandaries at Washington's all-new Spy Museum
AFP, Published on 08/05/2019
» WASHINGTON: A lipstick pistol, a button-hole camera, a lethal umbrella and an authentic waterboarding table: the espionage world's heroic, ingenious and sordid sides are all on show in Washington's all-new, much-expanded International Spy Museum.
Robinson Crusoe island sets example for the world in conservation
AFP, Published on 26/02/2019
» SAN JUAN BAUTISTA (CHILE) - For almost a century, the inhabitants of Robinson Crusoe -- named for literature's most famous castaway -- have known that their island's fragile ecosystem depends on them conserving its unique wildlife.