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Patrons dine at City Winery Thursday, June 24, 2021, in New York. Customers wanting to wine, dine and unwind to live music at the City Winery's flagship restaurant in New York must show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination to get in. But that's not required at most other dining establishments in the city. And it's not necessary at other City Winery sites around the U.S. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
States hesitant to adopt digital COVID vaccine verification

By David A. Lieb Jun. 26, 2021 11:34 AM EDT

Abu Dhabi says no vaccines for tourists, changes app posting

Jun. 24, 2021 11:21 AM EDT
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The capital of the United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday that it will not allow tourists flying into the emirate to...

FILE - In this file photo dated Friday, April 9, 2021, a woman walks past a poster depicting a scene from the famed movie " Roman Holiday" with Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn wearing surgical masks as riding a Lambretta scooter in Rome. The return of international travel is key to economic recovery across Europe, particularly for countries that rely more heavily on tourism, according to figures released Thursday June 24, 2021, from the World Travel and Tourism Council. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, FILE)
As pandemic restrictions wane, hopes rise for Europe travel

By Urooba Jamal Jun. 24, 2021 06:22 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2021 file photo, a man receives his Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine from a medical staffer at Guru Nanak Darbar temple in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, has apparently started offering free coronavirus vaccines to tourists flying into the emirate, a move that could entice travelers and help revive the country's struggling tourism industry. While no official announcement was made on the matter, the health authority's phone application showed updated criteria for vaccine access on Tuesday,  June 22, 2021, saying visitors to the capital could now get the COVID-19 shot by presenting their passports. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
UAE's capital apparently offering COVID vaccines to tourists

By Isabel Debre Jun. 22, 2021 10:11 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press Jun. 14, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
San Antonio Express-News. June 9, 2021. Editorial: Only authentic artifacts to remember the Alamo Immortalized by a...

A woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus takes photo of fake flowers at the GUM, the State Department store, near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 10, 2021. The Russian authorities reported a spike in coronavirus infections on Thursday, with new confirmed cases exceeding 11,000 for the first time since March. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
The Latest: Illinois lifting capacity limits for businesses

By The Associated Press Jun. 10, 2021 06:41 AM EDT

Danes present digital coronavirus passport for travel abroad

May. 28, 2021 07:32 AM EDT
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Danish government on Friday presented its digital coronavirus passport enabling people to travel abroad or, in Denmark, go to...

A man watches horses warm up before the first race at Freehold Raceway in Freehold N.J. on Friday, May 28, 2021, the day that New Jersey's indoor mask mandate ended. About 20% of early arrivers at the track were wearing masks. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
The Latest: China reports 16 new confirmed coronavirus cases

By The Associated Press May. 28, 2021 05:49 AM EDT

This image shows a screen grab of the NHS test and trace app, now featuring a vaccine status feature for travel, in London, Friday, May 21, 2021. Keen to avoid losing another summer of holiday revenue to the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union, some Asian governments and the airline industry are scrambling to develop so-called COVID-19 vaccine passports to help kickstart international travel. (AP Photo)
EXPLAINER: How vaccine passports for global travel will work

By Kelvin Chan May. 26, 2021 06:23 AM EDT

People enjoy their vacations at the pool of Nissi Blue hotel in southeast resort of Ayia Napa, in the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, Saturday, May 22, 2021. Cypriot hotel and other tourism-related business owners say they'd like to see the COVID-19 pandemic-induced uncertainty over travel bookings to the tourism-reliant island nation winding down by July when they're hoping authorities in Cyprus' main markets including the U.K., Russia, Germany and the Scandinavian countries will make it easier for their citizens to travel abroad. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Countries eager to reopen to travel as pandemic recedes

By David Koenig And Menelaos Hadjicostis May. 26, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

This May 25, 2021 photo shows a U.S. Passport cover in Washington.  The Biden administration says American citizens holding recently expired U.S. passports will be allowed to return home from abroad on that document until the end of year. (AP Photo/Eileen Putman)
US allows Americans with expired passports to return home

By Matthew Lee May. 25, 2021 11:15 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

By The Associated Press May. 17, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Omaha World-Herald. May 14, 2021. Editorial: Nebraska Passport program provides fun, helps local economies Tourism is a...

In this image for the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism, a blackboard at Lindy's Seafood Inc. in Woolford, Md., displays prices for crabs, April 21, 2021. The company relies on temporary workers from Mexico hired through the U.S. Department of Labor's H-2B visa program to help process crabs during high season. The government authorized more than 12,000 H-2B workers nationwide in 2019-20 for jobs at seafood plants. (Carmen Molina Acosta/University of Maryland via AP)
COVID-19 protections not offered to migrant seafood workers

By Vanessa Sánchez Pulla, Trisha Ahmed, Brittany Nicole Gaddy, Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, Carmen Molina Acosta, Sophia Sorensen And Aadit Tambe/The Howard Center For Investigative Journalism May. 12, 2021 12:36 PM EDT

Thomas H V Anthony poses for a photo after his interview with the Associated Press holding his daughter Katerina as his son Andrey stands next at their flat door in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 10, 2021. "My expectation was as things get better with the situation with the pandemic, gradually the consulate would open more and more and more," said Thomas H V Anthony, a U.S. citizen living in Russia with a baby daughter who has not yet received a U.S. passport. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Kremlin-imposed cuts at US Embassy leave thousands adrift

By Daniel Kozin And Jim Heintz May. 12, 2021 04:26 AM EDT

Luxury towers dominate the skyline in the Marina district, center, and the new Dubai Harbour development, right, are seen from the observation deck of "The View at The Palm Jumeirah" in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Foreign buyers flush with cash have flooded the high-end property market in Dubai even as coronavirus vaccines roll out unevenly across the world and waves of infections force countries to extend restrictions. It's one of the few places in the world where they can dine, shop and do business in person. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Dubai luxury home market soars as world's rich flee pandemic

By Isabel Debre May. 06, 2021 02:07 AM EDT

U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., center, tours T-Mobile Arena, Tuesday, May 4, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Sen. Rosen, head of new tourism panel, visits Vegas Strip

By Michelle L. Price May. 04, 2021 06:46 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on new coronavirus tests on Capitol Hill in Washington. Tim Scott is giving his party’s nationally televised response to President Joe Biden’s Wednesday night address to Congress. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)
AP FACT CHECK: Biden skews record on migrants; GOP on virus

By Elliot Spagat And Josh Boak Apr. 28, 2021 10:20 PM EDT

Alaska won't require vaccine passport for visitors, locals

Apr. 26, 2021 07:31 PM EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska will not require visitors to have a vaccine passport if they want to travel in the state. Republican Gov....

Bartender Denis Angelov, of Provincetown, Mass., left, serves sparking wine to Julie Skaller, left, and her husband David Skaller, right, both of Brewster, N.Y., at Tin Pan Alley restaurant, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Provincetown. Hotels, restaurants and other businesses in tourist destinations are warning that hiring challenges during the coronavirus pandemic could force them to pare back operating hours or curtail services just as they’re eyeing a bounce-back summer. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Help Wanted: In pandemic, worry about finding summer workers

By Philip Marcelo Apr. 26, 2021 01:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 6, 2020, file photo, a plane lands in Honolulu. Hawaii officials announced Tuesday, April 20, 2021, that they are moving forward with a plan to allow state residents who have been fully vaccinated to skip pre-travel coronavirus testing and quarantine requirements for flights between the islands. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)
Hawaii to begin vaccine passports for travel between islands

By Caleb Jones Apr. 20, 2021 09:26 PM EDT

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