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elleng

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Sun May 10, 2020, 11:32 PM May 2020

The First Signs of Travel's Return? [View all]

'As Australia announces plans to revive tourism, we look at 10 top travel destinations and their timetables for reopening. The challenge: balancing safety with the need to reboot.

Covid-19 has upended daily life in much of the world for so long that the idea of traveling to another country or state seems like the stuff of dreams. But in the last week or so, as the idea of opening up to travelers has gained traction, some countries are taking concrete steps. Yesterday, Australia announced a three-stage plan to reopen the economy, which includes a focus on tourism. And some countries are forming regional alliances designed to minimize the risk of the virus, including an Australia-New Zealand travel “bubble,” and, in Europe, a travel “corridor” shared by Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. . .

Here is a look at 10 top tourist destinations and the beginnings of their plans for reopening in the weeks and months ahead.

Australia and New Zealand
Greece
Puerto Rico
Iceland
Mexico
France
Singapore
Hawaii
Italy

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/travel/travel-reopenings-virus.html?

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