'Absolutely decimated': Sydney hotels just 2 per cent full
Occupying some of the most prized real estate in the city, Sydney's luxury hotels sit mothballed…
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'Absolutely decimated': Sydney hotels just 2 per cent full
Occupying some of the most prized real estate in the city, Sydney's luxury hotels sit mothballed…
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World's Most Powerful Passports Ranked From Best To Worst; See Where India Stands
According to Henley Passport Index, Japan ranked as no 1 on the list of the world's most powerful passports. Check out other countries that made it to top 10.
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Virgin Galactic completes successful test flight with Richard Branson aboard
Swashbuckling billionaire Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday, bringing astro-tourism a step closer to reality and beating out his exceedingly richer rival Jeff Bezos…
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Is the multi-day tours segment poised for a strong future?
Multi-day tours have had a tough 15 months, with many operators still not seeing any bookings coming in.
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'Don't come to Amsterdam.' Dutch capital tells rowdy tourists to stay away
Amsterdam's well-known tolerance of recreational drugs and sex has long attracted tourists in search of the seedier side to the city of canals and cycle paths…
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On sale: $125,000 balloon trips to the edge of space
If you're trying to avoid airborne viruses, heading to a near vacuum might not be the worst idea…
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SiteMinder: June marks six months of growth in hotel bookings globally
Reservation volumes globally have now risen to more than 65% of 2019 levels, well above the 40% seen at this same time last year, according to SiteMinder’s World Hotel Index.
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The families ditching traditional vacations for home swapping
The concept of staying in another family's home while they bed down in yours isn't exactly new. Many frugal holiday makers have been doing it for years to save on accommodation costs while enjoying a different type of vacation experience…
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Hurtigruten cruising from pole to pole in 2022
Hurtigruten is sailing a “pole to pole” expedition cruise that visits Alaska, the Northwest Passage, Greenland, the Caribbean, the Panama Canal, South America and Antarctica in one voyage.
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GlobalData: Slower travel could be next big thing
Pent-up demand for immersive travel experiences with no set time limit could help slow travel become the next big tourism trend…
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Royal Caribbean: We expect all cruise guests to be vaccinated
One of the world's biggest cruise companies says coronavirus vaccinations will be needed to get on its ships. Richard Fain, chief executive of Royal Caribbean, told the BBC "we expect all of our guests who are eligible for a vaccine to have it"…
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In March 2020, the travel industry effectively hit pause in response to the Covid-19 pandemic spreading quickly across the globe…
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Airbnb predicts unprecedented rebound in travel
Online booking platform Airbnb is predicting a travel rebound "unlike anything we have seen before" after seeing a big jump in holiday bookings.
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Qantas supermoon flight to nowhere sells out in 'record time'
Qantas is offering a new "flight to nowhere" that will give travel-starved Australian residents the chance to admire the late May supermoon and full lunar eclipse from over 40,000 feet in the sky.
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The post-pandemic reality for travel: What's really changed?
It would be easy and optimistic to suggest that the worst of the COVID-19 global pandemic is over. But infection rates are still increasing worldwide at around 700,000 per day and so the reality would indicate otherwise…
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Sadiq Khan to launch major £6m campaign to kickstart capital’s tourism
Re-elected London mayor Sadiq Khan is putting domestic tourism at the forefront of a new campaign that will take priority as one of his first jobs in his second term as mayor.
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Dark tourism takes to the sky above Chernobyl
If you've ever dreamed of seeing the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster from the air, now may be your chance.
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London City airport launches new passenger travel portal
London City airport has unveiled a new portal to provide passengers with up-to-date travel information ahead of the restart of international trips this summer.
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Tour operators still optimistic that summer can be saved
Tour operators across Europe remain optimistic that this upcoming summer tourism season won’t be a total washout despite rising case numbers and a limited vaccine roll out.
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Qantas launches mystery flight experiences
Qantas has announced a series of mystery flights to boost domestic tourism amid the ongoing international travel ban.
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Abydos beer factory: Ancient large-scale brewery discovered in Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed what could be the world's oldest known beer factory, dating back about 5,000 years.
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UK in talks to introduce vaccine passports for international travel
The UK is getting closer to confirming the use of vaccine passports for international travel despite previously ruling out the adoption of such technology.
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Older travellers will be the first to return, says G Adventures
G Adventures expects older holidaymakers to be travelling sooner than their younger counterparts, thanks to the deployment of vaccines.
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Airbnb: 2021 Will Be the Year of Meaningful Travel
Airbnb has released a new report and highlighted how 2021 will see a shift toward more meaningful travel as the pandemic continues to limit mass tourism and afflict the industry overall…
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