Ireland Finds U.S. Tourists During Pandemic May Be Trouble. But So Is Their Absence There's a perception that Americans are resistant to wearing masks and are refusing to self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival. Still, one hotel workers says, "We are missing the Americans greatly."
KUOW Newsroom Rural Skamania County is cautious about reopening to visitors amid few confirmed Covid-19 cases While having more business activity sounds like good news, many Skamania County residents are worried about what lies ahead. Philip Watness, the editor of the Skamania County Pioneer newspaper, spoke to KUOW about those concerns.
The Record How are tourist towns doing during the stay at home order? During the brief period of sunny weather that Seattle offers, people flood to small Washington tourist towns like Langley. How will these towns survive during a pandemic?
Animals Roam Free In Petra Heritage Site Under Jordan's COVID-19 Lockdown Tourists' absence from the ancient city has made way for the cats, dogs, birds and other creatures to take over.
KUOW Newsroom Fun in the sun plans? Not this weekend. Stay home. Don’t travel. Stay healthy Paige Browning brings us the latest coronavirus updates
The Coronavirus Is Hurting Travel, So Greece Has Begun Offering Virtual Tourism Greece is looking at enormous losses in a main industry due to COVID-19. Authorities have launched a website for virtual visits "until we can all be together in person again," a tourism official says.
Why Pakistanis In The Otherworldly Highlands Aren't Happy To See Pakistani Tourists In the far northern region of snow-capped peaks, glaciers, rivers and orchards, domestic visitors are earning a bad reputation.
Colombia's Former Prison Island Gorgona Is Open For Tourists — And Snakes Nature has taken over this onetime penal colony turned national park, surrounded by waters popular with divers for their sharks, rays and whales. A resort manager calls it a "mini-Galápagos."
After Mass Shootings, Other Nations Issue Caution About 'Gun Society' In U.S. Earlier this week, Japan alerted its citizens in the U.S. to beware of "gunfire incidents," while Uruguay issued a travel warning citing the "indiscriminate possession of firearms" in America.
KUOW Newsroom 6 dead in float plane crash in Southeast Alaska UPDATE 5/15/2019: Two people missing after a midair collision of seaplanes in Southeast Alaska were found dead Tuesday, raising the death toll to six, the Coast Guard said.
