Credit: Newsflash Iconic tourist destination Machu Picchu will remain closed for the whole of July because of delays in setting up safety measures and because locals fear an influx of visitors could bring the coronavirus. The Management Unit of Machu Picchu (UGM) made the decision based on research from the…
Newsflash/@ConcelloSanxenxo Tourists could lose out on Spanish beaches after tourism officials created this social distancing system using roped-off squares that will mean up to 50 percent less people can enjoy a place in the sun. It was created to ensure tourists’ safety as the country prepares for the summer season…
Turkey’s controversial president is reportedly looking into converting Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia Museum back into a mosque. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is looking to turn the 1,400-year-old site, which is visited by millions of tourists every year, into a mosque, according to local newspaper Hurriyet. Erdogan reportedly told the leaders…
Visitors to beaches in British tourist hotspots in Turkey will be forced to wear face masks, restricted from smoking and made to socially distance using these spaced sunbeds. The new regulations have been brought in as a pilot programme at Konyaalti Beach in the popular British resort city of Antalya…
British tourist hotspot Majorca is set to reopen 300 hotels in July in a bid to reactivate the island's tourism industry as a "safe destination" in the coronavirus crisis. According to local newspaper Ultima Hora, the local authorities together with the local Association of Hotel Chains (ACH) and the Hotel…
