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Travel and COVID-19: Australians unlikely to travel overseas (beyond New Zealand) again before 2021

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Major obstacles exist in opening up destinations other than New Zealand, which are considered to have poorly or inadequately managed the spread of the coronavirus, according to leading travel health experts. “It will depend on comparative stages of the outbreak in both the origin and destination of each traveller.”

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Travel employees laid-off due to cornavirus: Why aren’t Australians supporting them more?

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But do you care about travel? Oddly, I don’t see a lot of love out there for the people in the travel industry who have been affected by coronavirus lockdowns and movement bans. Travel was the first industry to be hit – it will be the last to recover. Travel is a luxury, of course. You should. I understand that.

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Traveller Letters: Tourists have ruined this town … and I was one of them

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We have been wondering how to help our favourite travel guides in Thailand, now that there is no-one to pay for day-trips, so no income in a country with no state welfare. However, we decided to offer to pre-book and pay for a couple of tours with this guide, to save for future travel. Full marks to Japan Airlines (JAL).

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Traveller letters: Having ‘gold’ status with an airline doesn’t mean much now

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Earlier last month my wife and I travelled to Thailand with a stay in Bangkok and Rayong. Ben Groundwater’s comment about postponing travel is all well and good ( Traveller , ) provided your travel specialist shows a little empathy for his clients instead of going into self-preservation mode.

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Plane travel and coronavirus: Passengers on UK airline Ryanair will need to ask permission to use the toilet

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The UK, which just left the bloc but remains a major hub for flights in the region, plans a 14-day quarantine on incoming travellers that executives have decried as tantamount to a ban. The UK plan casts doubt on a reopening plan of numerous European airlines that had planned to restart travel in coming months.

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Immunity passports, yellow fever and travel: What is it, and why it is different from coronavirus

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. “Social distancing”, “self-isolation”, “community spread” and “flattening the curve” slip easily into our conversations, and on the fringe, “immunity passports”, something that might change the way we travel. Is an immunity passport a realistic possibility for travellers?

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More Single Women Purchased Homes Last Quarter

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With record-low mortgage rates, more savings from less traveling or eating out and a desire for more space to work from home, buying a home during the pandemic made sense for many Americans, including higher-income women. Read More. . Demographics. Market Data + Trends. Demographics.

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