Miyajima visitors to pay tourist tax

Miyajima visitors to pay tourist tax

Travelers heading to the island location of one of Japan’s most iconic sights will pay a tourist tax during their next visit.  The island of Miyajima in Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture has begun charging visitors 100 yen (67 cents). Miyajima is home to…

China drops Covid-test rule for incoming travelers

China drops Covid-test rule for incoming travelers

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China will no longer require a negative Covid-19 test result for incoming travelers starting Wednesday, a milestone in its reopening to the rest of the world after a three-year isolation that began with the country’s borders closing in…

Hong Kong eliminates some Covid rules, including vaccine passes

Hong Kong eliminates some Covid rules, including vaccine passes

Reopening to tourism for the first time in three years, Hong Kong has eliminated vaccine passes to enter bars and restaurants. Hong Kong also has lifted limits on group sizes in public, restaurant capacity constraints and social distancing requirements.  International travelers no…

China to resume issuing passports and visas

China to resume issuing passports and visas

BEIJING (AP) — China says it will resume issuing passports for tourism in another big step away from anti-virus controls that isolated the country for almost three years, setting up a potential flood of Chinese going abroad for next month’s Lunar New…

Will Indonesia's premarital sex law hurt tourism? So far it hasn't

Will Indonesia's premarital sex law hurt tourism? So far it hasn't

Companies with hotels, cruises and tours in Indonesia say there has been no concern from guests about the country’s recently passed law that will criminalize sex and cohabitation between unmarried individuals.  After tourism officials voiced concern about the controversial law’s potential impact,…

Japan to eliminate Covid entry testing for some visitors: Travel Weekly

Japan to eliminate Covid entry testing for some visitors: Travel Weekly

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday announced plans to ease border controls starting in early September by eliminating requirements for pre-departure Covid tests for travelers who have received at least three vaccine doses, and he will also consider…

Japan to allow limited foreign package tours as experiment: Travel Weekly

Japan to allow limited foreign package tours as experiment: Travel Weekly

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government announced Tuesday it will begin allowing small package tours from four countries later this month before gradually opening up to foreign tourism for the first time since it imposed tight border restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic….