COVID-19 staff cluster in Olympic hotel hosting Brazilian delegation
TOKYO: A coronavirus cluster has been detected at a Japanese hotel where dozens of Brazilian Olympic team members are staying,...
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COVID-19 outbreaks at Olympic hotels sow frustration, stoke infection fears
TOKYO: Coronavirus outbreaks involving Olympic teams in Japan have turned small-town hotels into facilities on the frontline of the pandemic...
Phuket reports first overseas visitor with COVID-19 after reopening without quarantine requirements
BANGKOK: Thailand’s popular resort island Phuket reported its first COVID-19 case from overseas on Wednesday (Jul 7) after reopening to international...
COVID-19: Travel agencies’ reactions divided over new rules
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter While some travel agencies have started offering short-distance tours, others said that the Central...
KFC outlet, Don Don Donki food court among 16 F&B premises ordered to close for breaching COVID-19 rules
SINGAPORE: One KFC outlet, a Marche restaurant and a Don Don Donki food court were among 16 food and beverage...
Rising Delta COVID-19 virus, absent Brits dampen Europe’s tourism hopes
LISBON: While not a complete wash-out, the summer tourism season vital to southern Europe's economies will be less than sizzling...
Australia’s Victoria state to enter COVID-19 lockdown after ‘highly infectious’ outbreak
SYDNEY: Australia's second most populous state of Victoria will enter a one-week COVID-19 lockdown forcing its near 7 million residents to...
Chinese embassy in US says politicising COVID-19 origins hampers investigations
SHANGHAI: Politicising the origins of COVID-19 would hamper further investigations and undermine global efforts to curb the pandemic, China's US embassy...
Countries eager to reopen to travel as COVID-19 pandemic recedes
Countries reliant on tourism are racing to reopen borders and revive economies decimated by the pandemic.The World Travel and Tourism...
Hotels seeing staycation cancellations following new two-person COVID-19 restriction
SINGAPORE: Booking cancellations have gone up at some hotels, following the announcement last week that each room may only accommodate...
The Big Read: Frontline healthcare workers pushed to limits by non-stop, never-ending COVID-19 fight
SINGAPORE: It has been about eight months since Dr Wong Choo Wai ended his volunteer stint taking care of COVID-19 patients...
Taiwan evacuates hotel to sterilise it after rare COVID-19 outbreak
TAIPEI: Taiwan began moving more than 400 people to a centralised quarantine facility on Thursday (Apr 29) from an airport...
Hotel concierge on medical leave for symptoms related to COVID-19 left home to see friend, gets jail
SINGAPORE: A hotel concierge at Fullerton Hotel was given medical leave for five days after reporting a cough and runny...
Travellers grapple with extra cost, disrupted plans due to extended COVID-19 stay-home notice period
SINGAPORE: Many inbound travellers to Singapore are facing heftier costs for stay-home notice (SHN) dedicated facilities, after authorities announced on Tuesday...
Perth orders new lockdown after virus escapes COVID-19 quarantine hotel
PERTH: Australian authorities ordered a snap three-day lockdown in the western city of Perth on Friday (Apr 23) after the coronavirus escaped...
Why new hotels are still opening in Singapore despite the COVID-19 pandemic
SINGAPORE: After opening the doors to The Clan Hotel in the central business district last month, Far East Hospitality is already...
Man rides out Australia hotel COVID-19 quarantine by crafting paper horse, cowboy outfit
BRISBANE: By Day 3 of being confined to his Australian hotel room for quarantine, David Marriott was getting bored. He'd...
Ireland adds 26 countries to mandatory COVID-19 quarantine list, removes one
DUBLIN: The Irish government on Thursday (Apr 1) added 26 countries to a list of states subject to mandatory hotel quarantine...
Cambodia turns hotel into hospital as COVID-19 cases rise
PHNOM PENH: A defunct luxury hotel in Cambodia's capital finished conversion into a 500-room coronavirus hospital on Monday (Mar 8),...
Australia’s zero-tolerance covid-19 strategy must end for travel to return, experts say
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Australia has taken a hard-line approach to travel restrictions in its effort to...
