Now the inn is at a crossroads, thanks to the coronavirus crisis. While some parts of the U.S. economy are recovering faster than expected, the travel and tourism industries are falling further behind. Some hotels, restaurants and destinations that depend on tourism won’t survive, economists warn. And the future could […]
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During the coronavirus pandemic, any country relying on the tourism industry finds itself on an economic island—isolated from the income that maintains a tax base and social services. The Bahamas faces the Covid-19 crisis as a literal island, cut off from the outside world via every airport or sea lane. […]
In this photo taken on October 1, 2020, a resident wearing a face mask walk along a beach in Boracay, central Philippines. Authorities eased restrictions in the world-famous Boracay on October 1, allowing local tourists to visit the island after more than six months of quarantine as coronavirus infections leveled […]
Along the Great Wall, extra security guards have been deployed to deter rowdy tourists. Hotel bookings in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, have risen 600 percent from the same period last year. In Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak began late last year, visitor demand for the city’s Yellow Crane Tower […]
By Forrest Brown and Brekke Fletche | CNN Editor’s note: CNN Travel updates this article periodically. It was last updated on September 22. The US State Department advises that travelers consult country-specific travel advisories via their website or consult the CDC’s latest guidance. Before you make any international travel plans, […]
On March 26, as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he was closing the country’s borders and shutting down tourism to help curb the spread of COVID-19, Kayla Wilkens thought of only one thing: How was she going to feed the elephants? Wilkens, the general manager of the privately-owned […]
Martin Schwartz Note: International travel restrictions and guidelines are changing regularly. The information below is accurate as of the time of publication (Wednesday, August 12). You should not travel if you are unwell. After months of staying at home amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many Americans are craving a vacation. […]
Bloomberg via Getty Images SAN JUAN—“I don’t really care about a mask,” 24-year-old Selena, based in Austin, Texas, told The Daily Beast on Friday while walking the streets of Puerto Rico’s capital city. “It’s about control,” she said, parroting discredited ideas about the historic pandemic that has infected over 4 […]
Ever since Canada closed its borders last March to help contain the coronavirus pandemic, many Canadians have had this message for American visitors: “We miss you, but please stay away!” Such is the alarm about American tourists crossing the border that some Canadians driving cars with U.S. license plates in […]
(CNN) — While most European Union nations have kept their borders sealed against non-European visitors during the pandemic, Croatia has been welcoming arrivals from the United States and many other countries. Summer saw it allow almost anyone to vacation on its beautiful Adriatic coastline and enjoy its stunning islands and […]
The winter sun sank behind Haystack Rock on a Friday in January, turning the horizon a brilliant gold. A crowd of people swarmed in the deep purple shadow, their voices hushed by crashing waves as they took selfies at the rock and dug small fires into the sand. January is […]
Most years, the Beaufort Sea is freezing over by November and a busy season of polar bear viewing is winding down in the Arctic. As the ice takes hold, the flow of tourists slows to a trickle in the Inupiaq village of Kaktovik on the northern coast of Alaska. Its […]
Better communication is needed to inform tourists and residents that wearing masks is “mandatory,” said Gov. David Ige, who on Monday encouraged “everyone (to) continually remind people that masks are required in Hawaii.” “I think we’ve all heard the science that it makes a significant difference,” Ige told members of […]
Standing on the rim of Ngorongoro, I looked down into the crater scanning the layers of haze through my binoculars. There was a solitary hippo grazing; a herd of zebra; and the distinctive shape of three rhinos, but I saw not one other safari vehicle. Remarkably, it turned out it […]