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Poland’s government has announced the latest stage in the relaxation of its coronavirus restrictions. Among the new measures is the reopening of cinemas and hotels, as well as outdoor sports facilities and swimming pools.more

Foreign visitors to Spain plunged 77.3 percent in 2020 from a year earlier, official data showed Wednesday, as the pandemic and travel restrictions decimated tourism.more

Some wealthy Spaniards go to the United Arab Emirates to vaccinate there against Covid-19, even though officially foreign tourists were allowed to do so in the UAE until January 12, and currently, according to the country's embassy in Madrid, vaccines are currently only available to citizens and residents - the Spanish daily "ABC" reports.more

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is "optimistic" people will be able to have summer holidays this year - but it depends on certain things going well.more

Italy is to ease its coronavirus restrictions across most of the country, with the exception of five regions, from Monday 1 February (not from 31 January as was widely reported when the news first broke yesterday evening).more

London has seen off a number of gorgeous holiday destinations in Tripadvisor’s latest Travellers’ Choice Awards. The capital came second in the rankings, beaten only by the Indonesian island of Bali - placing ahead of a multitude of sweltering locations with white shores and clear skies.more

After the news that British residents arriving in England from Covid hotspots will have to quarantine in hotels, many would-be holidaymakers are thinking of opting for UK destinations this summer.more

It is “very unlikely” that Irish people will be able to go on foreign summer holidays this year as herd immunity is unlikely to have been achieved in time, Ireland’s deputy prime minister said on Wednesday.more

Brits hoping to be able to take their summer holidays in Spain have been dealt a blow after the country’s Prime Minister announced it won’t be ready to welcome back tourists until enough people have had the vaccine.dmore

A small stone, stolen by an anonymous tourist who regretted his deed, was returned to the archaeological park in Pompeii in southern Italy. The item was sent back to the city authorities with a short letter and an apology.more

Wraz z nasileniem epidemii popularne wśród urlopowiczów regiony mogą spodziewać się pogorszenia sytuacji gospodarczej - wynika z raportu hiszpańskiego rządu.more

Spain is in favor of introducing passports for people vaccinated on Covid-19 in European Union countries, said Spanish Industry, Trade and Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto at the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in Madrid.more

Staycations are expected to boom in 2021 after lockdown ends, UK holiday firms have said. more

Despite the growing number of coronavirus infections, Thailand is not changing the regulations that opened the borders for foreign tourists, introduced at the end of 2020, the local tourism office said today.more

Tourism in Italy has receded by 30 years in terms of customer numbers and revenues, underlined in an analysis of a market hit by a severe crisis due to the coronavirus epidemic.more

The number of foreign tourists in Spain between January and November 2020 decreased by 76.8 percent compared to the same period of 2019.more

About half of the Britons who were ordered to wait out their quarantine in the ski resort of Verbier have gone into hiding. Swiss authorities began to suspect something unusual when their meals were left untouched.more

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced that the capital’s world-famous New Year’s Eve event will be replaced with a unique broadcast moment to reflect on 2020 and look forward to 2021.more

Britannia, whose collection includes Scarborough's Grand Hotel, received an overall customer score of just 37%.more

After almost 9 years of construction, a new section of the underground has been opened in Berlin, leading through the historic center of the capital, informed the portal of the weekly "Stern". The route between the Brandenburg Gate and Alexanderplatz includes a new 2.2 km tunnel and three new stations - the Red Town Hall, Museum Island and Unter den Linden.more

Holiday firm Lastminute.com has agreed to repay more than £7m owed to customers whose package holidays were cancelled due to the Covid-19 crisis.more

President Emmanuel Macron announced "restrictions and deterrents" against French people wanting to ski abroad on Christmas Day. Prime Minister Jean Castex announced a 7-day quarantine for people returning from foreign resorts.more

The domestic airlines have announced resuming mountain view flights from next week after eight months of closure, as economic activities have started to pick-up again and return to normal, including all tourism-related activities.more

Some large hotel chains in Spain and Portugal have offered hotel stays paid monthly at a price lower than the cost of renting an apartment in these countries, the Spanish daily "El Mundo" informed yesterday.more

A new £55m cruise terminal is set to open in the port of Southampton, despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the travel industry.more