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As Tourism Picks Up Again, Maldives Steps Up Efforts to Diversify Its Faltering Economy
Maldives is working to expand its fisheries and agriculture sectors, according to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
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United Airlines Starts Offering Bus Service Straight to Colorado Ski Slopes From Denver
The service starts March 11 from Denver to Breckenridge, Colorado and will be expanded to Fort Collins, Colorado in April.
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Airbnb Soars After Earnings as One Analyst Calls It ‘the Best Asset in Travel'
Airbnb’s stock rose on Friday following reports highlighting that the company is well positioned to capitalize on the expected recovery in the travel industry.
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Want to Travel Like a Rock Star? One Celebrity RV Company's Covid Pivot Lets You Do Just That
“We had to be very nimble and cut costs immediately and figure out a path through this,” Joey Hemphill of Hemphill Brothers Coach Company told CNBC.
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Covid Vaccine Passports Are Being Considered. And Health Experts and Rights Groups Are Deeply Concerned
The U.S., U.K. and EU are considering whether to introduce a digital passport that will allow citizens to show they have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
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Travel Restrictions Have No End in Sight as European Leaders Worry About New Variants
European leaders will say on Thursday that all non-essential travel needs to remain restricted as the health situation remains “serious”.
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Royal Caribbean CEO Says Booking Data for Cruises Suggests a Surprisingly Positive Post-Covid Recovery
Royal Caribbean CEO Richard Fain told CNBC on Monday that booking data for cruises suggests a surprisingly positive post-Covid recovery.
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Which COVID-19 Tests Are Required for International Travel?
Many countries are stepping up requirements for incoming travelers to show a recent negative COVID-19 test
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Biden to Head to Delaware as CDC Recommends Avoiding Travel
President Joe Biden is scheduled to travel to Delaware over the weekend, his first out-of-town trip since taking office.
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The UAE Is Now Offering Citizenship to Foreigners, and the Economic Gains Could Be ‘Transformative'
Specific details of the new policy are yet to be seen, but it has the potential to spur greater investment in the UAE long term, experts say.
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Vacations May Bounce Back This Year While Business Trips Are Off, Report Finds
Leisure travel may begin to recover later this year, especially if vaccination efforts increase, but business travel might not regain former levels for years.
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Trump to Lift Some COVID-19 Travel Restrictions, a Move Biden Quickly Rejects
President Donald Trump on Monday said he is ending COVID-19 travel restrictions for air travelers from Europe and Brazil, a move that the incoming administration quickly rejected, NBC News reports.
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CDC Will Require Negative COVID-19 Tests for Flights Entering US
Starting Jan. 26, international travelers will be required to present a negative COVID-19 before boarding a flight to the U.S.
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More Than 20 Years of Airline Passenger Traffic Growth Got Erased in 2020, Report Finds
The Covid pandemic reduced airline passenger traffic to levels last seen in 1999, according to a new report by travel data and analytics company Cirium.
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US Could Be Missing New COVID Variant Because ‘Holes in Our Net Are Too Wide': Expert
A smaller sample of virus sequences means the new mutation could already be present in the country without having been detected, the CDC says.
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‘All We Can Do Is Carry On' — Brits Describe Life Under Lockdown as New Covid Strain Shatters Holiday Plans
Just days before Christmas, millions of Brits are feeling anxious, angry and alone as a new Covid strain spreads across the nation.
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Americans to Stay Home for the Holidays — Or Stick to Cars If Traveling
Most Americans intend to stay home for the December holidays, with fewer than a quarter or so taking to the roads, rails or skies amid the pandemic.
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Two Travel-Related Stocks Look Like Buys as Airlines, Hotels and Cruises Sell Off, Trader Says
“We like the hybrid approach,” said trader Quint Tatro, naming Uber and Lyft as two of his favorite plays.
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Sunday Is America's Busiest Travel Day of the Year
Maybe people have COVID fatigue, maybe people just miss seeing other people. The reasons aren’t clear. But nearly half of Americans surveyed say they feel that it’s safe enough to travel more now than they did three months ago. In fact, 28% of Americans will hit the road on Sunday, which is the busiest departure day of the year....
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Mostly Virus-Free Kauai Hit by Pandemic After Travel Resumes
The small, tight-knit community of about 72,000 people on Hawaii’s rural island of Kauai spent the first seven months of the pandemic mostly sheltered from the viral storm