Praveen Menon, Reuters
This zero tolerance approach to risk is necessary because the country doesn't want to make any more mistakes. Will a three-week bookings hiatus be enough though?
2 months ago
Renju Jose, Reuters
School's in for winter, going by the country's decision to allow international students rather than tourists in for the remainder of the year. It must have been a difficult decision, but if there's one thing Australia has shown since the pandemic started, it's that it never compromises the health of its population.
3 months ago
Anirudh Saligrama, Reuters
In Australia, about a third of the approximately 60 racism complaints made to a state anti-discrimination watchdog this year have been related to the pandemic. No wonder many Chinese are concerned.
3 months ago
Colin Packham, Reuters
With the majority of state and territory border closures still in place, getting domestic tourism in Australia to pick up again remains difficult, let alone opening the national borders for international travel.
4 months ago
Daniel Hurst and Paul Karp, The Guardian
If Australia could successfully complete its phased reopening plan, it would pave a strong path to eventual recovery for international tourism — and a good model for other countries to replicate.
4 months ago
Rosie Spinks, Skift
Everyone wants to know when global travel will recover, but that is perhaps the wrong question. With the rise of the "travel bubble," the prospect of recovery is looking a lot more uneven. Who gets to welcome visitors first?
4 months ago
Rashmi Ashok, Reuters
Gaming companies are hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, but Melco seems to be suffering more than others — if its latest money-losing deal with Blackstone goes to shows.
5 months ago
Christopher Knaus, Guardian
Travel operators are no doubt suffering the impacts of Covid-19, but any abrupt changes to their refund policies and applying them retrospectively will certainly not win any loyalty from customers, even if these players survive the crisis.
5 months ago
Nick Perry, Associated Press
As a country with one of the world's highest chances of eliminating the virus, how New Zealand navigates its economy and tourism industry out of the pandemic will be closely watched by many. Will isolation travel packages lead the way forward?
5 months ago
Jamie Freed, Reuters
Will there be a last-minute lifeline for the embattled Virgin Australia? The clock is ticking away.
5 months ago
Sheldon Chanel, Guardian
Like other Pacific Island destinations that have been highly reliant on tourism — and typically just a few visitor source markets — it will be interesting to see how Fiji charts its course in the wake of global pandemic.
5 months ago
Yasmine Bjornum, Guardian
The coronavirus storm, if it makes landfall on these vulnerable Pacific island nations, could trigger a second wave of hardship for these tourism-oriented economies.
5 months ago
