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UK plans to ease quarantine rules for travel to US, EU

By Danica Kirka 2 hrs ago
LONDON (AP) — Britain said Thursday that it intends to relax pandemic travel restrictions by allowing people who are fully vaccinated to visit a wide range of...

A person walks through a casino area ahead of the opening of Resorts World Las Vegas, Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in Las Vegas. Even the chips have chips at the newest casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip. When Resorts World Las Vegas opens to guests and gamblers late Thursday, card players will bet with house chips implanted with sensors at tables that take cashless transactions and track every bet, split, double-down and side wager. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Casino tech: Even chips have chips at newest Vegas resort

By Ken Ritter 2 hrs ago

About $140 million in stimulus money targeted for tourism

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's tourism and entertainment businesses, hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, are getting some financial help to recover. ...

Abu Dhabi says no vaccines for tourists, changes app posting

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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 Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, people in the arrivals area at Heathrow Airport in London, during England's coronavirus lockdown. 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/Matt Dunham, FILE)
A look at travel rules in popular European destinations

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Diamond League cancels 2 Chinese events because of virus

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MONACO (AP) — The Diamond League track meet scheduled in Shanghai and a second in China were canceled Thursday because of coronavirus-related travel...

People wearing face masks stand along a street in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, June 24, 2021. Spain is easing its COVID-19 pandemic rules, permitting people to stop wearing masks outdoors and allowing sports fans back into stadiums. Almost a year after face masks became mandatory indoors and outdoors, people from Saturday will no longer be required to wear them outside as long as they can stay at least 1.5 meters (5 feet) apart. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
The Latest: US to send Afghanistan 3 million vaccine doses

By The Associated Press 11 hrs ago

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 11 hrs ago

Polish tourist Maciej Pol Ogrodnik and his wife Izabela pose after an interview, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Saturday, June 19, 2021. Hotels in Turkey's Antalya region, a destination beloved by holidaymakers, are preparing to finally resume operations as they expect the return of international tourists after months of setbacks caused by the pandemic that halted travel. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Turkey welcomes back tourists, hopes to recoup losses

By Mehmet Guzel And Zeynep Bilginsoy 15 hrs ago

House votes for 'vaccine passports,' Health secretary limits

By Mark Scolforo 24 hrs ago
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans in the Pennsylvania House on Wednesday voted to ban the use of so-called COVID-19 “vaccine passports” by colleges,...

Editorial Roundup: Kentucky

By The Associated Press 24 hrs ago
Bowling Green Daily News. June 20, 2021. Editorial: WKU failing when it comes to transparency Last week, we published...

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
(Charleston) The Post and Courier. June 20, 2021. Editorial: SC is finally focused on preventing flooding. Now we need to go deeper ...

Cars queue outside a COVID-19 testing station in Wellington, New Zealand, Wednesday, June, 23, 2021. After enjoying nearly four months without any community transmission of the coronavirus, New Zealanders were on edge Wednesday after health authorities said an infectious traveler from Australia had visited over the weekend. (Jack Crossland/NZ Herald via AP)
New Zealand on edge after virus-infected Australian visits

By Nick Perry Jun. 22, 2021 08:46 PM EDT

Mexico's Caribbean coast hit by heavy seaweed, more expected

Jun. 22, 2021 06:28 PM EDT
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Environmentalists and tourism operators on Mexico’s Caribbean coast are complaining about mounds of foul-smelling sargassum — a seaweed-like...

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2021 file photo, a passenger wears a face mask to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus as he waits for a Delta Airlines flight at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. Airlines have reported about 3,000 cases of disruptive passengers since Jan. 1, according to a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. It has gotten so bad that the airlines, flight attendants and pilots sent a letter to the U.S. Justice Department on Monday, June 21, urging “that more be done to deter egregious behavior.” (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
As passengers return to air travel, bad behavior skyrockets

By David Koenig Jun. 22, 2021 11:39 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

Bus bail out championed by Collins to start giving aid

By Patrick Whittle Jun. 22, 2021 09:53 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A program to help the U.S.'s bus companies survive the coronavirus pandemic that was championed by a Maine senator is now accepting...

Jared Wofford poses for photos at the Don Cesar hotel Thursday, June 17, 2021, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Wofford portrays a bartender at the hotel in the Amazon series "Life's Rewards," an original, scripted TV series commissioned by travel marketers in St. Petersburg and Clearwater, Florida, seeking to draw quarantine-weary tourists to the area's sugar sand beaches. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Florida beach town writes Amazon TV series to lure tourists

By Kelli Kennedy Jun. 22, 2021 09:04 AM EDT

First lady to visit Nashville, encourage vaccinations

Jun. 22, 2021 04:00 AM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden will travel to Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday as part of a national effort to get more Americans vaccinated...

A motorcycle delivery driver is inoculated with China's Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine at a drive-thru vaccination center in Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. The Philippine president has threatened to order the arrest of Filipinos who refuse COVID-19 vaccination and told them to leave the country for hard-hit countries like India and the United States if they would not cooperate with massive efforts to end the pandemic. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
The Latest: Guam launching COVID-19 vaccine tourism program

By The Associated Press Jun. 22, 2021 02:43 AM EDT