6 apps to boost your travel skills Kara SantosUpdated as of Mar 30 12:45 PM Why not take this downtime to gain new travel skills or knowledge for future trips? Here are a few apps you might want to consider downloading to pass the time at home while learning something new. Read more »
Travels around my home Updated as of Mar 29 02:08 PM For years, traveling was both work and passion for the Executive Class host—until the world came recently to a halt. Shifting into flâneuring mode but only within the confines of home, he discovers the familiar can unravel memories of locales far away. By DAVID CELDRAN Read more »
Japan suspends visas in Philippines, 10 other countries amid COVID-19 spread ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Mar 27 05:57 PM MANILA - Japan announced Friday it was suspending visas issued in the Philippines and 10 other countries in Southeast Asia, Middle East and Africa until the end of April due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Japanese foreign ministry said. Read more »
China cuts international flights, bars foreign residents Agence France-PressePosted at Mar 27 07:28 AM China will drastically cut its international flight routes and bar entry to returning foreigners based in the country to stem the spread of the coronavirus, authorities said Thursday. Read more »
Brunei bans entry of foreigners to curb COVID-19 spread ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Mar 26 02:58 PM Filipinos intending to travel to Brunei Darussalam are encouraged to suspend their trip after the Southeast Asian nation imposed a ban on foreigners to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Thursday. Read more »
THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 25, 2020 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Mar 26 12:44 AM Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »
China lifts travel restrictions to Hubei Noel Celis, AFPPosted at Mar 25 02:16 PM Passengers wearing face masks sleep as the train stops at the railway station in Macheng, in Chinaís central Hubei province on Wednesday. Read more »
Airlines beg for rescue as coronavirus hit soars to $250 billion Tim Hepher and Sarah Young, ReutersPosted at Mar 25 07:34 AM Global airlines urged governments on Tuesday to speed up bailouts to rescue the air transport industry as they doubled their estimate of 2020 revenue losses from the coronavirus crisis to more than $250 billion. Read more »
Australia bans all overseas travel, limits social gatherings amid COVID-19 pandemic Kyodo NewsPosted at Mar 24 11:15 PM Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced an outright ban on all overseas travel for Australians late Tuesday amid a raft of new restrictions designed to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. Read more »
Airlines double estimated hit from coronavirus to $250 billion Sarah Young and Laurence Frost, ReutersUpdated as of Mar 24 09:57 PM Global airlines urged governments on Tuesday to speed up bailouts to rescue the air transport industry as they doubled their estimate of 2020 revenue losses from the coronavirus crisis to more than $250 billion. Read more »
Cebu Pacific extends free rebooking, travel fund to June 30 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Mar 24 09:03 PM The airline said that while it plans to resume flights by April 15, passengers with confirmed bookings from April 15 to June 30 can rebook their flight for free or put it in a travel fund for future use. Read more »
Airbus says plants to reopen at slower production rate ReutersUpdated as of Mar 23 07:58 AM Airbus confirmed on Sunday it would resume only partial aircraft production when its French and Spanish factories reopen on Monday after a four-day shutdown to tackle health concerns over the coronavirus. Read more »
US airlines warn of 'draconian' steps if Congress fails to help Agence France-PressePosted at Mar 22 08:53 AM The chief executives of the largest US airline companies asked Congress Saturday for urgent help avoiding widespread layoffs among the industry's 750,000 employees. Read more »
HK warns it will ban employers from hiring domestic workers if not given isolation quarters Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Mar 22 01:42 PM Employers who fail to provide their own quarantine facilities or quarters for their arriving foreign domestic workers risk having their hired help and their future applications rejected by authorities, Hong Kong warned Saturday. Read more »
#SocialDistancing @ 37,000 feet! Buddy Gomez -- CyberbuddyPosted at Mar 22 01:05 AM At an altitude of 37,000 feet, I participated in this new call of the 21st century, “social distancing,” and at 600 miles per hour in air speed, too. Read more »
Poor Indians flee to villages as coronavirus measures take heavy toll Shilpa Jamkhandikar and Prashant Waydande, ReutersPosted at Mar 21 11:41 PM Thousands of poor city migrants whose livelihoods have collapsed due to India's coronavirus measures headed back to their villages on Saturday, raising fears that the exodus could carry the virus to the countryside. Read more »
THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 20, 2020 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Mar 21 03:30 AM Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »
San Miguel assigns SLEX priority lanes for goods, emergency health services ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Mar 20 05:41 PM The SMC Tolldways has assigned priority lanes at the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) to facilitate faster delivery of goods and transport of emergency health service around the capital during the COVID-19 lockdown, its parent San Miguel Corp said Friday. Read more »
Raincoats against COVID-19 Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Mar 20 02:22 PM Passengers wearing raincoats as protection have their documents checked at the departure area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport – Terminal 3 on Friday. Read more »
'Strings attached': Governments offer financial lifelines to airlines, at a price Jamie Freed and David Shepardson, Reuters Posted at Mar 20 02:19 PM Shattered airlines were left counting the cost of government support as politicians in the United States and New Zealand set out conditions for bailouts needed to absorb the shock of coronavirus. Read more »