by Beth Holmes | Dec 19, 2022 | International, News, Politics, Technology
The travel tracing app will shut down as China relaxes their strict ‘zero-COVID’ policies amid outbreaks and protests. The travel tracing app was part of a package of apps required for all Chinese citizens, one that traced a user’s location relative...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 12, 2022 | Ethical Shopping, International, Politics, Travel, Travel tips
Domestic flights may be banned soon in France, after the European Commission has approved the move. Friday, it was announced that the EU would allow France to go through with their plan of banning short-distance domestic flights and severely restricting private...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 5, 2022 | International, News, Politics, Travel
World Cup fans are so inconvenienced by the championship’s setting–Doha, Qatar–that they’re taking daily flights into the city to see the games. Qatar built eight stadiums to host the 64 games of the FIFA World Cup, scattered around the capital city...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 21, 2022 | International, Places On Our Bucket List, Travel, Travel tips
French Polynesia is looking to cap the number of annual tourists allowed to come, encouraging ‘slow tourism’ instead of packed and damaged beaches. A five-year plan called Farira’s Manihini 2027 is being enacted to protect some of the most popular...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 31, 2022 | Ethical Shopping, International, News, Politics, Uncategorized
Rostourism, the Russian federal agency for tourism, has been abolished on order from President Vladimir Putin. Rostourism was only created 18 years ago, also by presidential degree from President Putin. But as of October 20th, the agency has been dissolved and its...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 3, 2022 | International, Travel, Travel tips
Canada will be dropping all COVID-19-related travel restrictions on October 1, according to officials. For most of a year, Canada has required masks on airplanes, COVID screenings of travelers, and pre-registration of health information on their wildly unpopular...