Category: Tourists

At Least 13 Tourists Found Dead After Boat Capsizes Off Central Vietnam

February 26, 2022
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HANOI—At least 13 tourists were found dead and four remained missing after a boat capsized off Vietnam’s central coast of Hoi An on Saturday, a city official said. “We are searching for the missing,” Nguyen Sinh, party chief of Cua Dai Ward in Hoi An City told Reuters. The accident happened when the boat was…

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Tourists Coming Back as Borders Open: PM

February 19, 2022
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Scott Morrison says the wait for Australia’s tourism industry is over with international borders opening up and tourists returning. Vaccinated international tourists will be able to fly into Australia from Monday for the first time in two years after being locked out because of the coronavirus pandemic. “We are going from COVID cautious to COVID…

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Iceland Rescuers Search for Missing Plane With 3 Tourists

February 4, 2022
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REYKJAVIK, Iceland—Rescue teams in Iceland were searching Friday for a small plane that is thought to have crashed while carrying three foreign tourists on a sightseeing trip. More than 500 members of Iceland’s Search and Rescue organization, along with boats, divers, and two Icelandic Coast Guard helicopters, were combing the Thingvellir National Park area in…

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WA to Spend $185M to Attract Tourists and International Students When Borders Open

December 2, 2021
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Western Australia (WA) has launched a $185 million marketing campaign to reconnect the state to the world once the state’s borders reopen, including incentives to woo back tourists and international students. It came as Australia announced it would delay reopening borders until Dec. 15 in the wake of new Omicron cases. Premier Mark McGowan said…

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EU Proposes Time Limit on COVID-19 Vaccine Passports for Tourists

November 25, 2021
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The European Union proposed that COVID-19 vaccine passports should expire after nine months for citizens traveling into and within the 27-member bloc, the executive arm of the union announced on Thursday. “The Commission is proposing a stronger focus on a ‘person-based’ approach to travel measures and a standard acceptance period for vaccination certificates of nine…

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St. Augustine: A Model on How to Thrive During a Pandemic

October 26, 2021
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Tourism dollars from the historic St. Augustine area help Florida’s St. Johns Count fund its schools, roads, and bridges. So when the CCP virus shut down the tourism industry in the United States and the world, the county faced the prospect of a devastating hit to its budget. Instead, the opposite happened all thanks to…

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Tourism Rebounds in Orange County

July 3, 2021
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The tourism industry in Orange County, Calif. is once again booming as more visitors make their way to its popular beaches and renowned attractions. “We are breathing a little easier around here now,” Jay Burress, president and chief executive of Visit Anaheim, told The Epoch Times. “Things are coming around.” Hotel occupancy in Anaheim—perhaps best known…

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China in Focus (May 3): Tourists Pack Chinese Sites During Holiday

May 3, 2021
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Record numbers of Chinese tourists are packing attractions across China, despite a variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus usually found in India being detected in the country. Beijing is mocking India’s virus death toll. But a post on a Chinese social media platform has backfired. One Chinese citizen discovers a hidden spy tool attached to…

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