Jeju Island is a sanctuary in virus times
JEJU ISLAND — Jeju Island is a popular travel destination this summer. As overseas travel is almost impossible due to concerns about COVID-19, more people are flocking to the southern island from the...
View ArticleWhat to expect from your ‘new normal’ trip to Bali
JAKARTA — Tourism is the beating heart of Bali’s economy as around 60 percent of the island’s gross regional product (PDRB) comes from the travel industry. Unfortunately, tourism is one of the sectors...
View ArticleThe color and energy of Tokyo’s Kanda Matsuri
“Wasshoi! Wasshoi!” I stopped walking and strained my ears to hear where the faint shouting was coming from. A few minutes earlier, I was checking Google Maps on my phone, looking for where the Kanda...
View ArticleIntrepid Filipina traveler lands in Nat Geo
Riza Rasco, one of the cofounders of Philippine Global Explorers, was featured in a June 8 article in National Geographic on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on world travel. You may recall her...
View ArticleIN PHOTOS: Daejanggeum Park, birthplace of K-drama
SEOUL — Daejanggeum Park in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, is one of the largest open sets in South Korea, where period dramas, movies and commercials are filmed. It is a semipermanent set that has been...
View ArticleVirus won’t stop Eiffel Tower high life, says top French chef
by Olga NEDBAEVA The ebullient French chef Frederic Anton is having none of the talk that the world will not be the same again after the coronavirus. From the kitchen of his Jules Verne restaurant...
View ArticleKenya wildlife reserves threatened as tourists stay away
by François AUSSEILL In the majestic plains of the Maasai Mara, the coronavirus pandemic spells economic disaster for locals who earn a living from tourists coming to see Kenya’s abundant wildlife....
View ArticleLOOK: Ethnic-style homestays boost tourism in Guangxi, China
BEIJING — The Jinxiu Yao autonomous county, located in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, has built a batch of homestays incorporating its mountainous terrain, geological conditions and...
View ArticleGalapagos reopens tourist sites after lockdown
The Galapagos Islands on Monday reopened its tourist sites and marine reserve, which had been closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic, Ecuadorian Environment Minister Paulo Proano said....
View ArticleUbud in Bali among world’s ‘best cities to visit’
JAKARTA — Nestled in Gianyar regency, Bali, the little town of Ubud never loses its charm. Its latest global recognition proves just that, as the town was included among the Best Cities in the World to...
View ArticleSky Bridge Tour: Walking above Seoul
SEOUL — Sky Bridge Tour program will be launched on Friday from the top of the Seoul Sky observatory, at Lotte World Tower in South Korea’s capital. Lotte World Tower, a 123-story skyscraper in...
View ArticleGyeongbokgung tours bring flavor of Joseon royal life
SEOUL — Two events will be held at Gyeongbokgung this month to give visitors a literal taste of Joseon royal life. First held in 2016, the Gyeongbokgung Starlight Tour includes a tasting of an everyday...
View ArticleChina eases travel restrictions for Europeans
China has eased entry restrictions for nationals from 36 European countries, months after thousands were left stranded when the country closed its borders and slashed flights to slow the spread of the...
View Article‘Love is not tourism’: Hope for couples kept apart by coronavirus
PARIS, France — Are the long months of lonesome waiting finally over? Coronavirus travel restrictions have kept lovers and unmarried couples apart since the outbreak, but governments around the world...
View Article‘Wanderlust gene’: Travel during COVID-19
SEOUL — The show must go on, and so must travel. While the COVID-19 pandemic has changed everyone’s life one way or another, one of the sectors that has been hit the hardest is the tourism industry....
View ArticleFirst major Mediterranean cruise liner sets sail since pandemic
UPDATES WITH DEPARTURE by Francesco Gilioli with Alexandria Sage in Rome The first major cruise ship to resume tours of the Mediterranean since the coronavirus pandemic hit Europe set sail from the...
View ArticleFinland imposes ‘Europe’s tightest’ border restrictions
Finland has removed most EU countries from its “green travel list”, with only arrivals from a handful of states now able to enter the country without restrictions, the government announced on...
View ArticleEscolta is cautiously stirring back to life
Escolta was alive and kicking the last time we passed by. It was getting close to midnight, but the lights were still on at the First United Building, the 1928 Art Deco building that had become ground...
View ArticleItaly’s jet-set hit by ‘Emerald Coast curse’
by Ljubomir MILASIN Fiercely opposing restrictions imposed by Rome after the coronavirus pandemic hit Italy, some of the country’s super-rich including ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi have now fallen prey...
View ArticlePrivate jets flying high during the COVID-19 pandemic
SINGAPORE — A couple from Singapore booked a private jet to the Maldives for a 10-day romantic getaway last month, after the paradise nation reopened borders in mid-July. Flying in style with champagne...
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