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The virus has spread to more than 15 countries (Credit: Chuttersnap / Unsplash)
China poised to end strict Covid quarantine rules early next year
Quarantine to end from 8 January, with the country ready to reopen to people with work or study visas, or who are seeking to visit family
Virgin Atlantic will debut the A330 in October
Virgin Atlantic suspends Heathrow-Hong Kong services
The airline has closed its Hong Kong office and flights will not resume in March as originally planned
Orangutan with a cub in Borneo, which is proving popular
How Asia is bouncing back and why it pays to book early
Confidence is returning in the Far East, although challenges remain in the region
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Hainan Airlines restores direct Manchester-China route
The service will operate weekly each Monday arriving at 10am and departing at 3pm
The aircraft crashed en route to Kerala (Credit: Naveed Ahmed / Unsplash)
India monitoring Boeing 737 aircraft after China crash
Country’s aviation regular to place aircraft under ’enhanced surveillance’ following China Eastern Airlines crash on Monday (21 March)
London faces new Tier 2 restrictions from this weekend
UK to admit more overseas visitors, including from China
UK to begin accepting Chinese vaccine passports along with those issued by a further 15 nations
Thailand's borders are currently shut to international leisure travellers (Credit: Sebastian Pichler / Unsplash)
Race to reopen: Asia's pursuit of a tourism rebound
The emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 saw caution prevail; so what prospects are there this year of UK holidaymakers getting back to Asia’s tropical paradises?
The virus has spread to more than 15 countries (Credit: Chuttersnap / Unsplash)
Wendy Wu boss: 'Nobody realised how bad it would get'
Glen Mintrim takes TTG through the Asia specialist’s Covid journey, from a zero departure forecast to the firm’s lucrative virtual ‘Party Revolution’
A night market in Taiwan
WTM London: Taiwan highlights its culture, sport and nature attractions
Nature, culture and local experiences will be some of the focuses for Taiwan in 2022 when the country eventually reopens its borders to international travellers
Wendy Wu hailed the benefits of hosting a programme of virtual travel events (Credit: Chris Montgomery / Unsplash)
ITT 2021: Virtual events 'kept travel dreams alive', says Wendy Wu
Asia specialist operator’s ’high performance’ events helped net the firm the best part of a million pounds in new business per event, founder reveals at ITT conference
Neil Taylor was among the first people to sell a holiday to Estonia after the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
Ex-Regent director given MBE for UK/Estonia services
Neil Taylor was among the first people to sell a holiday to Estonia after the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
Tui is set to resume operations in China
Tui boss: 'We must make 2020 holidays possible'
Fritz Joussen says EU member states must develop a roadmap to restore leisure travel in Europe by the end of the year, suggesting preparations in Greece, Cyprus and Portugal could put them ahead of the game
Virgin will operate eight medical cargo flights during April
Virgin Atlantic cargo flights deliver 3.5 million items of PPE
Sixth cargo charter from Shanghai due to arrive at Heathrow on Tuesday afternoon (21 April), with two more scheduled for the rest of April
Find out where your clients can go amid the coronavirus outbreak (Credit: Kyle Glenn/Unsplash)
LIVE: Your guide to destinations with travel restrictions and FCO advice
TTG’s guide to all the latest Foreign Office advice and other restrictions affecting destinations around the world owing to the coronavirus
The virus has spread to more than 15 countries (Credit: Chuttersnap / Unsplash)
Coronavirus: 'High risk' tourism recovery will take longer than after Sars – Pata
Concerns around the impact of the Covid-19 infection on tourism sector ’increasing daily’, says association
BA has temporarily cut capacity on its Heathrow-Hong Kong route
British Airways merges double-daily Heathrow-Hong Kong service
Demand hit by coronavirus outbreak, carrier admits
Responsible Travel believes its time to tax polluters more heavily – including airlines
Asia Pacific tourism slows down amid coronavirus crisis
Coronavirus has now killed more than 1,300 people in China
The coronavirus started in Wuhan in China
More cruise lines join battle against coronavirus spread
They have banned anyone who has recently visited mainland China from boarding its ships
There have been 174 coronavirus cases onboard Diamond Princess
Coronavirus: Further 36 cases confirmed onboard Diamond Princess
Princess ship set to remain under quarantine for a further week off the coast of Japan
Club Med ski winter 2018
Club Med claims UK sales increase amid new resort openings
Online drives Club Med sales increase
Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas
Royal Caribbean lifts ban on Chinese passport holders
This comes as government advice on coronavirus has been clarified
Qatar Airways jet over the ocean
Qatar Airways flies coronavirus supplies to China for free
An initial batch included 100,000 respiratory masks and 2,700 disposable latex gloves
InsideJapan is now focusing on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
InsideJapan and InsideAsia launch coronavirus portal
Asia specialists say client safety remains their foremost concern
The virus has spread to more than 15 countries (Credit: Chuttersnap / Unsplash)
Wendy Wu praises trade for coronavirus support
Asia specialist ready to return to China as soon as situation improves