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Pandemic life: Morocco’s carriage horses suffer as Covid-19 bars tourists

Abdenabi Nouidi sold his favourite horse for $150 to help feed the others on the team that pulls tourists in carriages through the buzzing streets…

Coronavirus: France’s Saint-Tropez resort makes masks mandatory outdoors, to fine $160 for not complying

The glamorous French Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez is requiring face masks outdoors starting Saturday, threatening to sober the mood in a place renowned for high-end,…

‘Love is not tourism,’ says couple separated for 6 months by coronavirus pandemic

Florian Mehler last saw his girlfriend in late January, when she left Germany for her native Brazil. His plans to join Renata Alves in late…

Amid coronavirus pandemic, Spain dives into deep recession, tourism woes bode ill for rebound

The coronavirus crisis has pulverised Spain’s economy, triggering its worst recession since the civil war, with collapsed tourism numbers boding ill for hopes of a…

Catalonia, Navarre, Aragon: Germany warns against travel to three coronavirus-hit Spanish regions

Germany’s foreign ministry advised the public on Friday against unnecessary tourist trips to the northern Spanish regions of Catalonia, Navarre and Aragon, as concerns grow…

‘Funky Pizza’ restaurant launches Spain’s first virtual waiter app amid Covid-19

A restaurant on Spain’s northeastern Mediterranean coast is pioneering a dining experience that allows customers to avoid most face-to-face contact with staff and minimise the…

Covid-19: Indigenous Australian group blocks Uluru access route over pandemic fears

Australia has closed the national park home to its revered indigenous site of Uluru after some in the community blocked an access route for fear…

Greece makes masks compulsory on ferry decks after rise in COVID-19 cases

Greece will make mask-wearing compulsory on the decks of ferries sailing to its islands, extending the requirement beyond indoor public spaces, after a sudden rise…

Decline of Singapore’s famed shopping strip shows city’s pain due to coronavirus pandemic

A walk down Orchard Road shows just how badly the coronavirus pandemic has hit Singapore’s famed shopping strip. Gone are popular restaurants like Modesto’s, which…

Sleeping lions, terrible pain: Amid Covid-19, a new world without tourism

With no American visitors to show around the D-Day beaches or the Loire Valley’s chateaux, and no work on the immediate horizon, Paris tour guide…