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Thailand's eastern seaside tourist city Pattaya is imposing a temporary lockdown to keep out all visitors in sustained effort to stem the COVID-19 pandemic.
China's railway traffic picked up during the three-day Tomb-sweeping Day holiday through Monday as the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues to ease, the latest data showed.
Domestic passenger services at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport will resume on April 8 after a 76-day lockdown since Jan. 23 due to the novel coronavirus outbreak in the city, the Civil Aviation Administration of China stated.
Tourism at picturesque Huangshan Mountain was back in order on Monday after an emergency plan was put in place to guide the throng of visitors during the Tomb Sweeping holiday, or Qingming.
Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has recently reopened a tourist attraction of ancient Buddhist grottoes to the public, and visitors are allowed to buy tickets online in advance.
All hotels in Pattaya and elsewhere throughout Chonburi province in eastern Thailand have been ordered to temporarily close in a sustained effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
South China's island province of Hainan will develop horse racing without betting involved, local authorities told Xinhua reporters on Wednesday.
Hubei province has gradually reopened after two months of travel restrictions and a lockdown against COVID-19, as the area is now attracting a large number of local tourists.
Thailand's Phuket International Airport will be shut from April 10 to 30 after Phuket Province sealed its entry points by land and sea amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Danxia Mountain Scenic area will again open to the public from March 28, with a maximum visitor limit of 5,000 per day, its management committee announced Thursday.
Four tourist attractions including Jiuzhaigou National Park in southwest China's Sichuan Province will reopen on March 31 after being closed for around two months due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, local tourism authorities said Thursday.
Two world-renown cultural sites, the Mausoleum of Qinshihuang and Pingyao ancient city, reopened on Wednesday after they a two month closure due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Night scene of cherry blossoms at the Yuantouzhu (Turtle Head Isle) scenic spot in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. The special beauty draws thousands of viewers each year.
A 2.5-day weekend will finally happen in China as three provinces and cities announced plans to implement a more flexible working schedule to stimulate consumption after the COVID-19 outbreak.
Nearly 20 provinces and cities across China have reopened their tourist sites as the coronavirus outbreak subsides, Beijing Daily reported Wednesday.
A top destination for the world's panda lovers on Wednesday reopened to the public in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Both Beijing and Shanghai said they will adopt stricter novel coronavirus prevention measures for inbound travelers beginning Wednesday, as more domestically confirmed infections have been linked to imported cases.
A recent survey showed that close to half of respondents expect to travel before the end of June if the COVID-19 epidemic came to an end, China Youth Daily reported Tuesday.
U.S. San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has announced that China's major airlines are resuming flights to SFO from Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Beijing.
Myanmar's Foreign Affairs Ministry announced a temporary suspension of issuance of visas on arrival and e-visa for all countries from Saturday, according to a statement from the Foreign Affairs Ministry late Friday.
World heritage site, Mount Fanjing, in southwest China's Guizhou Province, exempted tickets for local medical workers aiding Hubei Province, the center of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, for a lifetime.
Aerial photo taken on March 17, 2020 shows cole flowers at Qianduo scenic spot in Xinghua City, east China's Jiangsu Province.
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to climb across the world, some Asian countries have rolled out stricter measures to fight the pandemic that has infected more than 240,000 people globally and killed nearly 10,000.
With the novel coronavirus outbreak gradually brought under control in China, an increasing number of industries including tourism have resumed operation. As of March 16, some 3,714 national A-level scenic spots have reopened to the public in China, a resumption rate over 30 percent, Gao Zheng, an official with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said at a press conference on Wednesday.
Australia's national carrier Qantas has halted all international flights and temporarily stood down two thirds of its workforce, in an effort to endure mass travel disruptions caused by COVID-19.
Virgin Australia airline announced Wednesday it would temporarily suspend all international flights as well as 50 percent of domestic services, in another blow to the industry by COVID-19.
Britain's Houses of Parliament were closed to visitors and tourists on Monday because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The Walt Disney Co. announced Monday that it will temporarily close all of its North American stores starting Tuesday over COVID-19 concerns.
The Walt Disney Co. announced Monday that it will temporarily close all of its North American stores starting Tuesday over COVID-19 concerns.
MGM Resorts International and Wynn Resorts Ltd., two major casino operators in Las Vegas, announced Sunday night they would temporarily shut down their properties as a precaution measure to contain the spread of novel coronavirus.
