(CNN) — As businesses around the world adopt new practices due to coronavirus, one Japanese pub is taking a novel approach to customer safety. Visitors to Kichiri Shinjuku, a traditional Japanese-style pub known as an “izakaya,” are sprayed with a fine mist of disinfectant before they are allowed to enter. “We want customers to feel
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Airline stocks are getting a lift on signs demand is starting to pick up. Southwest and United are both up about 20% over the past week. Investors are watching the Southwest annual meeting for comments from executives that could shed more light on the rebound in bookings. CNBC’s Phil LeBeau reports. 03:32 13 minutes ago
Bangkok (CNN) — Every time I read a news story about a young traveler in hospital in Thailand struggling to get home following a horrible motorbike accident, my stomach twists into a knot. Pre-Covid, these incidents would hit the local headlines all too often, with accompanying social media comments from readers usually falling into three
A TSA officer wears a protective mask while screening travellers at Orlando International Airport. In the past 14 days across the nation, 58 TSA screening officers have tested positive for COVID-19, including 9 in Orlando. Paul Hennessy | Barcroft Media | Getty Images The Transportation Security Administration is tweaking some airport screening procedures to limit
(CNN) — As the world slowly eases its way out of the Covid-19 lockdown, we’re on the verge of a new era in air travel. We could soon encounter armies of robotic cleaners patrolling airport concourses, disinfecting check-in counters and ticket kiosks. We might see passengers wafting through security and baggage checkpoints without touching anything.
Visitors browse at the display of Expedia during the International Tourism Trade Fair in Berlin. Fabrizio Bensch | Retuers Expedia reported its first quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday, continuing to show the financial devastation the coronavirus is having on the travel industry. Shares initially dropped on the report as investors digested the news
The 23-year-old man was arrested for violating Hawaii’s mandatory 14-day quarantine rule and for “unsworn falsification to authority,” the Hawaii governor’s office said in a statement. He arrived in O’ahu on Monday and quickly posted numerous pictures of himself on the beach on Instagram. He allegedly used public transportation to get to the many places
Travelers the world over are asking: Where can I travel that’s safe? Sha Wellness Clinic, a medical clinic and hotel in southeastern Spain, has an answer. It’s requiring guests to provide a negative Covid-19 test result before they ever step foot in the door. “When we began to put together our preventative measures, there was
(CNN) — Sara hated the idea of leaving her boyfriend. Katie got a summer job. Maria didn’t think she could afford it after all. One by one, my big post-college trip started to fall apart. My plan had been to spend a month traveling around Spain and Italy with a few of my close friends,
Ground operations employees load baggage onto a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft on the tarmac at John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Santa Ana, California. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that new bookings are outpacing cancellations, a turning point in the pandemic that has devastated air travel demand. The Dallas-based
(CNN) — The Seychelles is taking the bold step of banning all cruise ship tourism through the end of 2021 as a measure to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. The East Africa island nation’s largest newspaper, the Seychelles Nation, reports that Didier Dogley, the country’s Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine,
Petar Chernaev Millions of people want a better idea of how to handle their money. Personal finance experts have lots of tips and info on managing your money, from sticking to a budget to avoiding credit cards. But is the advice out there always the right advice for you? Maybe not. Maybe a budget isn’t
(CNN) — The coronavirus pandemic has been the most financially disastrous force in the century-old history of commercial air travel. The crisis has also thrown up some unusual aviation landmarks, as airlines employ unprecedented measures for unprecedented times. In March, a Qantas A380 made an historic direct flight between Australia and London, to circumnavigate a
After Singapore Airlines posted its first ever loss, aviation analyst Brendan Sobie says the firm has sufficient liquidity to weather the pandemic, even if the crisis continues for more than a year. He also predicts that an aggressive price-cutting environment will arise in markets like Southeast Asia when lockdowns start to ease, as cash-strapped airlines
Venice, Italy (CNN) — A few days before Italy is set to lift restrictions across much of the country after being locked down since March 10, the streets of Venice are starting to spring back to life. There are no tourists here just yet. Instead the noise is from vacuum cleaners and sanitation crews inside
When renown fashion designer Sue Wong undertook the restoration of her beloved The Cedars, the breathtaking palazzo she calls home, no detail nor expense was spared nor overlooked in reinstituting its past grandeur. The Cedars was once the fabled Grande Dame, the epitome of Old Hollywood glamour and reputedly the most opulent home of its
With the summer holidays fast approaching following several months of lockdown, many of us are wondering when we might return to the skies. But even as some airlines move to resume service when countries ease coronavirus restrictions, it’s unlikely the experience will feel much like the type of flying we’ve come to know. Airlines have
Tourism Australia connected couches across the country with a live stream of crocodiles, cooking classes and Chris Hemsworth workouts. The virtual event, “Live from Aus,” is part of an ongoing push by Tourism Australia to inspire Aussies to travel locally when it is safe to do so. CNN’s Lynda Kinkade reports.