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Turkey hopes for British tourists as German bookings fall
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Turkey hopes for British tourists as German bookings fall

Turkey's tourist sector is pinning its hopes on Britain removing it from a Covid-19 travel red list later in the week to assist it get over the pandemic, a spate of wildfires, and Germany's designation of Turkey as high risk. While Turkish tourism has seen a robust rebound from last year, with foreign visitor arrivals for July jumping fourfold to 4.36 million, it remains well below pre-pandemic levels. Many hotels within the southern Aegean region, which rely heavily on British tourists, may accessible the top of August if Britain doesn't remove Turkey from its red list, tourism officials say. Turkey's economy is heavily reliant on foreign currency revenues from Russian, German and British tourists. While the Russian market has performed well, Germany's classification of Turkey as a high-...
US Eases Travel Advisory For India: Report
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US Eases Travel Advisory For India: Report

    Washington: The us has improved the travel advisory for India, lowering it from the very best Level 4, which suggests no travel, to Level 3, which urges citizens to reconsider travel.It also eased travel recommendations on Pakistan from Level 4 to Level 3. The improvement of the travel advisories for India and Pakistan by the State Department on Monday comes in an acknowledgement of the COVID-19 pandemic situation within the region. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued A level 3 Travel Health Notice for India thanks to COVID-19, indicating a high level of COVID-19 within the country, the State Department said on Monday. "Your risk of contracting COVID-19 and developing severe symptoms could also be lower if you're fully vaccinated with an FDA authorised vacc...