France: Brehat Island implements visitor restrictions to combat overtourism

Jun 17, 2023, at 06:23 am

Brehat, a charming French island off the north coast, has taken a stand against "overtourism" by implementing restrictions on the number of visitors this summer. Concerns over waste management and environmental preservation prompted the island, along with several other destinations in France, to address the issue.

G20 leaders committed to strive to resume global travel in safe, orderly manner amid Covid

Nov 01, 2021, at 03:54 am

Rome/Sputnik: The leaders of the G20 countries committed on Sunday for making efforts to restart international travel in a safe and ordered manner amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the final communique obtained by Sputnik.

Nepal: Lack of Indian tourists hits business of Lumbini

Aug 22, 2020, at 04:37 am

Lumbini: Nepalese city of Lumbini, which is the birthplace of  Gautama Buddha, is hardly seeing tourist flow this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Singapore government tells citizens to avoid travelling to Maldives

Feb 07, 2018, at 08:05 pm

Singapore City, Feb 7 (IBNS): The Singapore government has urged all its citizens to avoid travelling to Maldives, as the latter is undergoing a state of emergency amid severe political crisis.

Canada imposes new air security measures

Apr 12, 2017, at 10:36 pm

Toronto, April 12 (IBNS) Transport Canada, the federal transportation governing body of Canada, imposed new airlines security measures on certain Canada-bound flights on Tuesday.