Some Europeans reconsider trips to US in protest against Trump
London, UK/New York, US Reuters Danish traveller Kennet Brask loved his fishing trip to Florida two years ago and was planning to return this year. But after watching US President Donald Trump’s explosive meeting with Volodomyr Zelenskiy in the White House, he called it off. “When I saw this meeting, I told myself, ‘I’m never […]
Five years on, the economic impact of COVID-19 lingers
Reuters Five years after the World Health Organization first described the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic, its effects are still being felt on the global economy. COVID-19 and efforts to contain it triggered record government debt, hit labour markets and shifted consumer behaviour. Inequality has increased, while remote work, digital payments and changes in […]
A fashion designer, Italian singer and Icelandic illustrator team up on Vatican exhibition
Vatican City AP The Vatican’s Apostolic Library tapped Dior’s creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, Italian singer Jovanotti and Icelandic illustrator Kristjana S Williams for an exhibition exploring world tours of the late 19th century. The exhibition, titled En Route, is the sixth in a series of events intended as a dialogue between the Vatican library’s heritage, dating to […]
Jordan’s tourism industry struggling as Gaza war deters visitors
Petra, Jordan/London, UK Reuters Enas Al Hinti has cut staff pay in half and asked workers to take unpaid leave in an effort to keep her hotel in ancient Petra open as Western holidaymakers fearful of conflict shun destinations in the Middle East. A crisis across the region’s tourism industry since the start of the […]
House swaps and dog walks: Travellers find cheaper alternatives to lodging
New York City, US Reuters Lillian Smith has spent about eight of the last 12 months traveling around the world, hitting France, Morocco, Japan and South Korea. Her cost for lodgings in that time? About one night in a hotel, along with the time she spent walking dogs, watering plants and changing litter boxes. […]
Pent-up demand promises record tourist season for southern Europe
Rome, Italy Reuters After three years of pandemic travel restrictions and rocketing energy costs, tourism is back with a vengeance to boost the economies of southern Europe as sun-seekers make up for lost time. Early bookings suggest Italy, Spain, Greece and Portugal could receive record tourism revenues this year, helping replenish state coffers depleted by […]
Health Insight: Jetlag hits differently depending on your travel direction. Here are six tips to get over it
In an article first published on The Conversation, SALLY FERGUSON and DEAN J MILLER, of CQUniversity Australia, provide some tips for beating jetlag…
Explainer – As leaders fly to Davos, how do private jets affect the climate?
London, UK Thomson Reuters Foundation Political and business leaders will meet at the Swiss resort of Davos this week for the World Economic Forum, where issues from geopolitical instability to climate change are on the agenda. Yet as they seek consensus and solutions for global challenges, environmental campaigners argue that their travel arrangements may prove […]
“We’re going to be free”: Chinese cheer as COVID curbs are loosened
Beijing, China Reuters China on Wednesday announced the most sweeping changes to its resolute anti-COVID regime since the pandemic began three years ago, loosening rules that curbed the spread of the virus but sparked protests and hobbled the world’s second-largest economy. The relaxation of rules, which includes allowing infected people with mild symptoms to quarantine […]
Doors are closing fast for Cubans seeking to travel
Havana, Cuba Reuters Cuban Miguel Palenzuela, 52, and his wife Ania have been waiting for a month outside Colombia’s embassy in Havana in hopes of securing a visa to travel through the South American nation. Palenzuela, who commutes almost daily from Guanabacoa, outside the capital, says he would prefer an appointment but the website crashes. […]