Japan investors bet on Suga’s Abenomics 2.0, buy travel stocks

Japan investors bet on Suga’s Abenomics 2.0, buy travel stocks

Japanese investors are putting their money on Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga taking over as Japan’s next prime minister, and…

With borders closed, S.Africa pins hopes on cash-strapped local tourists

With borders closed, S.Africa pins hopes on cash-strapped local tourists

Lisa Krohn’s Ashanti Lodge in Cape Town – normally abuzz with backpackers from around the world – today sits largely…

Thailand eyes more foreign patients as hospitals urge easier access

Thailand eyes more foreign patients as hospitals urge easier access

Thailand is to ease its novel coronavirus procedures to allow more patients from abroad to get treatment from next month,…

Spain visitor numbers climb but still only a fraction of 2019 levelsDestinations

Spain visitor numbers climb but still only a fraction of 2019 levels

The number of foreigners staying in Spanish hotels rose in July to over 1.1 million after the country came out…

Bali postpones plan to allow back foreign tourists next month

Bali postpones plan to allow back foreign tourists next month

The Indonesian island of Bali has postponed a plan to reopen the country’s biggest tourism hub to international tourists on Sept. 11,…

Slovenia domestic tourism jumps in July as foreign tourism plummets

Slovenia domestic tourism jumps in July as foreign tourism plummets

The number of domestic tourists’ overnight stays in Slovenia jumped by 154.5% year-on-year in July while the number of foreign…

Thailand to allow long-stay tourists in island of Phuket from October

Thailand to allow long-stay tourists in island of Phuket from October

Thailand will allow foreign tourists to visit for longer stays from October, a senior official said on Friday, as the…

Occupancy rates in Egypt’s major Red Sea resorts 20-40%

Occupancy rates in Egypt’s major Red Sea resorts 20-40%

Hotel occupancy rates in the key Egyptian Red Sea resorts of Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh are 30-40% and 20-25% respectively,…

Singapore to allow New Zealand, Brunei visitors in first border easing

Singapore to allow New Zealand, Brunei visitors in first border easing

Singapore on Friday said it would reopen its borders to visitors from New Zealand and Brunei from next month, in…

German health minister warns against ‘party holidays’

German health minister warns against ‘party holidays’

Germany’s health minister on Saturday criticised “party holidays” and defended a decision to declare nearly all of Spain, including the…