Tourism

Austria has also imposed a travel warning for six western Balkans countries, Bosnia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro and Serbia, in view of high COVID-19 figures.

Thousands of people flocked to Greece and Croatia as the countries reopened to tourists.

They were reopened for the first time in more than three months.

Taiwan's transportation and health ministers removed a face mask from a sand sculpture at a ceremony in Taipei to kickstart a domestic tourism initiative.

The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a devastating blow to European and international travel, including aviation. Now, as the travel industry re-starts its engines, what challenges does it face in getting travellers on the move again?

Stricter check-in times, no breakfast buffets and remote controls in plastic: Greek hotels put in place new measures to attract tourists this summer

A favorite for Royalty, celebrities and sports stars, Shanghai Me transports its guests back in time to pre-war China. Taste discovers why this fine-dining restaurant has been voted one of the best in the gulf region.

Adventures joins social media star, Supercar Blondie, to test drive an F1 racing car in Dubai.

Postcards heads down to La Mer, Dubai's newest beachfront development to check out the vintage-style beach huts, water sports, restaurants, bars, fashion stores and street art.

Tour guides in Rome organised a flash mob in front of the Pantheon and a sit-in outside the Italian Parliament on Tuesday, in protest at what they see as a lack of government support for the tourism sector.

Coronavirus has caused havoc for businesses across Europe - here's how one recently launched gourmet restaurant in Spain is trying to cope

To all those dreaming of a holiday abroad this summer: the European Commission says it’s working hard to reopen borders in a coordinated manner.

Italy reopened its borders to European travellers on Wednesday, as the country attempts to rescue its tourist industry.

Just a few hundred people were expected at Italy's top tourism site.

Greek hotels are reopening and international flights will resume on June 15, with passengers from 'high-risk areas' subject to coronavirus testing and quarantine rules.

Europe's travel and tourism sectors are among the biggest economic casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss the challenges ahead with some of Europe's tourism chiefs.

Versailles used to welcome no less than 10 million visitors each year, but since 13 March it has been closed due to the coronavirus epidemic.

There were strict measures in place including temperature checks, one-way paths and spaced-out circles to keep people in queues apart.

Spain is opening up to foreign tourists in July and allowing its football league start back up behind closed doors in June. It's all part of a phasing out of restrictions.

Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey looks at the prospects for the airline industry after another bad week of relentlessly depressing news.

Socially-distanced sunbeds, anyone? EU ministers pledge to support the bloc's key tourism industry while taking measures to prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections.

Iceland has so far managed to contain COVID-19 and boasts that its vast open landscapes are ideal for social distancing.

Margaritis Schinas' comments come after Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania opened their internal borders to each other last week in a bid to give their economies a timely boost.