Aug 30 European Union takes U.S. off safe travel list, recommends restricting American tourists By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press The European Union recommended Monday that its 27 nations reinstate restrictions on tourists from the U.S. because of rising coronavirus infections there. Continue reading
Aug 02 U.K. eases travel restrictions as industry lobbies for more By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Britain opened its borders to fully vaccinated travelers from the U.S. and the European Union on Monday. Continue reading
Jun 28 Hong Kong to ban passenger flights from UK to curb virus By Zen Soo, Associated Press Hong Kong said the U.K. has been classified as "extremely high risk" because of the "recent rebound of the epidemic situation in the U.K. and the widespread delta variant virus strain there."… Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 2:15 After eight months of waiting, American Samoa family reunited at home By Laura Fong After nearly a year of shutting down to flights due to the pandemic, American Samoa is beginning to repatriate its residents on flights back home under a strict quarantine protocol. NewsHour Weekend’s Laura Fong spoke to one of the hundreds… Continue watching
Jan 29 France closing borders to travelers outside European Union By Associated Press Castex ordered stepped up police checks of those who violate France’s 12-hour-a-day curfew, hold secret parties or reopen restaurants in defiance of a closure order in place since October. Continue reading
Jan 22 Belgium bans leisure travel for a month to combat pandemic By Raf Casert, Associated Press Prime Minister Alexander De Croo also says visitors from Britain, South Africa and South America will have to quarantine for ten days to make sure they don't bring dangerous variants into Belgium. Continue reading
Jun 12 Is it safe to stay in a hotel, cabin or rental home during the pandemic? By Elizabeth Marder, Paloma Beamer, The Conversation Taking a trip this summer? You can do a lot to prevent coronavirus exposure, but you cannot take away all risk. It's important to practice caution. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 5:45 Evaporation of travel sector threatens airlines' very survival By Paul Solman One of the business sectors hit hardest by the novel coronavirus pandemic has been air travel. Passenger volume is down a stunning 96 percent in the U.S., while airline losses have topped $300 billion worldwide. Despite canceled flights, travelers are… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 6:03 Trump's new visa, green card restrictions are 'about bigotry,' says critic On Friday, the Trump administration announced new restrictions on travel to the U.S. from six countries: Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Nigeria. It is also barring people from Sudan and Tanzania from participating in the U.S. Diversity Visa Program, which awards… Continue watching
Sep 23 Thousands of travelers stranded as UK firm Thomas Cook collapses By Gregory Katz, Carlo Piovano, Associated Press Overall, about 600,000 people were travelling with the company as of Sunday, though it was unclear how many of them would be left stranded… Continue reading