The economic impact from the plunge in tourism since the pandemic emerged last year could top $4 trillion, a UN report said Wednesday. The joint report by the UN’s World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) found that the lack of widespread vaccination in developing countries was leading to mounting economic […]
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Greece boosts test demands for Russian tourists
Athens on Sunday announced that all Russian travellers, vaccinated or not, would have to show a negative PCR or rapid test result on arrival in Greece. According to a statement from the Ministry of Tourism on Sunday “because of the propagation of the Delta variant in Russia from June 30th travellers arriving in Greece from […]
Tourist activities resume in Malam Jabba
SWAT: Tourism activities have resumed in Swat’s beautiful valley Malam Jabba after a period of two months. Tourists are enjoying all the activities including the chairlift and zip line. Malam Jabba’s skiing and chairlift resorts were closed for two months due to the coronavirus and local conflict. Located at an altitude of 9,200 feet above […]
Italy re-imposes quarantine on arrivals from Britain
Italy is reintroducing a five-day quarantine on arrivals from Britain after a spike in coronavirus cases there, Health Minister Roberto Speranza announced on Friday. “I have signed a new order that… introduces a five day quarantine with a requirement to take a test for those coming from Britain,” he wrote on Facebook. Britain on Thursday […]
Cruise passengers return to Mexico’s Caribbean coast
The first cruise ship in more than a year docked at Cozumel island on Mexico’s Caribbean coast on Wednesday, greeted by mariachi music and a banner reading: “Welcome back.” The Adventure of the Seas arrived from the Bahamas with around 1,000 passengers on board — a sight for sore eyes for a tourist industry battered […]
Keep toxicity out of Hunza: Rosie Gabrielle
As the summer season begins in Pakistan, people prefer to travel up north for a vacation. Hunza is one of the favourite spots of local tourists. However, as more and more people have access to these areas, they are destroying the land by littering. A recent music festival hosted in the region made the locals […]
Sahiba says Azerbaijan to continue to support Pakistan’s stance on Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: Azerbaijan Parliament Speaker Sahiba Gafarova called on President Dr Arif Alvi at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, and said that her country would continue to support Pakistan’s stance on Kashmir at all fora. She emphasized the need for increasing interactions between the two countries at economic, political, cultural and strategic levels. She underlined the need for promoting cultural […]
Green, orange or red: France eases summer travel rules
France unveiled Friday a colour-coded map laying out eased entry protocols for the summer travel season, with restrictions lifted for EU residents while visitors from Britain and the US will need a negative Covid test even if vaccinated. Starting June 9, EU residents will no longer need a compelling reason to come to France, usually […]
First cruise ship in 17 months arrives in Venice
A cruise ship arrived in Venice for the first time in 17 months Thursday, signalling the return of tourists after the coronavirus pandemic but enraging those who decry the impact of the giant floating hotels on the world heritage site. The MSC Orchestra arrived empty from the Greek port of Piraeus and will pick up […]
Swat welcomes tourists with Covid-19 vaccination facility
SWAT: District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. Muhammad Saleem has said the vaccination facility is being provided to tourists in Swat. Tourists visiting Swat can get vaccinated from any vaccination center. For this, the tourist will have to have the registration number via SMS, he said. “For the convenience of the tourists, the facility of vaccination […]