(CNN) – Austria has introduced unprecedented new Covid measures, Ireland is under a midnight curfew, but India has reopened to vaccinated tourists.
Here are some of the biggest travel developments this week:
It’s starting to look like… lockdown
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will impose a national lockdown Prime Minister Alexander Schallenberg announced it would become the first European country to do so this fall, November 22.
But things are up in Asia
India suffered a lot when it suffered a catastrophic second wave of Covid this spring, but it now has some of the lowest cases in the world, ranked 1st by the CDC. to low-risk tourism. On Monday, it Open borders to fully vaccinated foreign tourists on commercial flights for the first time since the pandemic began.
Ireland is now a state of Cinderella
The Irish players now need to get away from their Prince Charmings and hurry home after the ball. On Thursday, Ireland imposed a midnight curfew across bars, restaurants and nightclubs, just weeks after nightclubs reopened for the first time since March 2020.
Elsewhere in Europe, Netherlands has returned to partial lockdown and Hungary and the Czech Republic are among the four new additions on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s highest-risk travel category.
Ireland will impose a midnight curfew on bars, restaurants and nightclubs from November 18 as the country sees a fresh rise in the number of Covid-19 infections, despite has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world. CNN’s Becky Anderson sat down with Leo Varadkar, Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland, to discuss.
Thanksgiving travel will be close to pre-pandemic levels
In the United States, there will be more shared turkeys than last year, as holiday travel is expected to be almost back to the good old days of 2019. Our advice on handling the rush.
Some 53.4 million Americans are likely to move, among them Jamal Hinton, who will continue his tradition of visiting “Mrs. Wanda” in Arizona. The couple met in 2016 when Wanda Dench accidentally sent little boy Hinton a Thanksgiving invitation for her grandson and an unlikely friendship has blossomed.
Here’s What You Might Be Sitting For in 2025
When you’ve been sitting on your sofa for almost two years, the new era of business travel 2025 may seem far away – but designers have been working like Christmas elves on Luxury plane seats of the future. We’re talking about lightweight construction, more space, bigger and better screens, and plenty of wireless charging. Sustainability, ethical sourcing and carbon footprint reduction are key concerns.
Thailand’s Maya Bay will reopen
It’s not me, it’s you: Maya Bay needs a rest and recovery time with tourists.
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Officials in Thailand have announced the reopening date for one of the country’s most famous attractions. Maya Bay, a cove made famous by “The Beach” – a 2000 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio – will reopen to tourists on January 1, 2022. However, specific closures This is not related to Covid; It has been off-limits to tourists since 2018 when officials embarked on a rejuvenation program aimed at reviving the area’s dying coral.
A chance to meet
When a blizzard prevents Jennifer Lowther from flying to her best friend’s wedding, a complete stranger comes to her rescue, sending her on a dizzying journey and setting an action. the love story is still going strong after 18 years.
The hangar, but let’s make it come to life
Airport hangars can take years to build, but these inflatable models can be set up in hours. They have many benefits over traditional designs and can be used for disaster relief.
Isn’t the construction of traditional airport infrastructure a drag? That rigor can continue for year. Thank god inflatable hangar, can be up and running in no time.
In case you lost it
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CNN’s Natasha Chen, Karla Cripps, Stephanie Halasz, Tamara Hardingham-Gill, Niamh Kennedy, Lilit Marcus, Artemis Moshtaghian, Rob Picheta, Nadine Schmidt, Kristina Sgueglia, Francesca Street, Manveena Suri and John Walton contributed to this report.
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