Tag: coronavirus travel
Good news for people with wanderlust: Frequent travellers 7 per cent happier
People dreaming of travel post-Covid-19 now have some scientific data to support their wanderlust. A recent study has found that frequent travellers are happier...
Alberta Premier punishes lawmakers for holiday travel abroad
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney took disciplinary action against a number of lawmakers and officials who defied Covid-19 travel guidelines over the holidays, as the...
Ireland to replace British travel ban with stricter testing
Ireland plans to end a ban on travel to the country from Britain on January 6 and replace it with stricter Covid-19 testing measures...
Snowfall in Kashmir valley brings in hordes of visitors seeking break from pandemic gloom
Tourists are making a beeline to Kashmir. The famous twin resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam are witnessing a heavy influx of New Year revellers...
Mostly virus-free Kauai hit by pandemic after travel resumes
On Hawaii’s rural island of Kauai, where sprawling white sand beaches and dramatic seaside mountains attract visitors from around the world, local residents spent...
Mandatory Covid-19 vaccines for travel would ‘kill the sector’
The rollout of vaccines against Covid-19 has intensified debate about whether they should be made mandatory, with the head of a major tourism lobby...
Covid falling or flat in 38 states on eve of holiday travel
Eighteen states, mostly in the U.S. Midwest, reported sharply falling seven-day averages of new coronavirus infections compared with the prior week. Another 20 states,...
Air travel demand is higher than ever in Australia, Jetstar says
Qantas Airways Ltd.’s low-cost carrier Jetstar said it will operate a record number of flights in Australia early next year as demand rebounds to...
United Air holds out hope for summer travel on vaccine progress
United Airlines Holdings Inc. predicted that sales will rebound next summer as vaccines take hold, even as the company echoed rivals in warning that...