Travel

Spain to reopen borders to 12 non-EU countries

Shawdesh desK: Spain will reopen its borders to visitors from 12 non-EU countries on Saturday, according to the country’s Official State Bulletin on Friday. The 12 countries, including Australia, Canada,

Disneyland employee unions to protest against reopening park

Shawdesh Desk: Disneyland employee unions are planning a protest on Saturday against the reopening of the Southern California theme park, which announced its decision to postpone the July 17 reopening

Maldives to reopen tourist resorts from mid-July after virus closures

Shawdesh Desk: The Maldives will reopen its tourist resorts from mid-July after a months-long virus-enforced shutdown, the country’s president said Tuesday, adding that international travellers would be welcomed to the

Dubai opens up to tourists from July 7

Shawdesh desk: Dubai announced on Sunday it would allow tourists back in the Gulf city state from July 7 after a closure of more than three months to contain the

World’s most expensive cities for expats in 2020 revealed

Spot the odd one out in this list of global cities: Hong Kong, Zurich, Singapore and… Ashgabat? The Turkmenistan capital might not spring to mind when listing deep-pocket destinations, but

Germany lifts travel warning for 27 European countries

Shawdesh Desk; Germany has lifted its travel warning for 27 countries in continental Europe. Spain is not included in the list, but some German tourists can now travel to the

Russia takes first steps to reopen borders

Russia is partially reopening its borders for several kinds of trips, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced in a Monday meeting with the country’s coronavirus response council. Russians will be able

Bangladesh to finalize SOP on tourism within a week

Bangladesh is going to set a national SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) for tourism sector within a week with a framework over how the travel and leisure industry will maintain health